‘Married…With Children Vs The World’ book cover and author Richard Gurman.Photo:Alex Berliner/BEI/Shutterstock; Permuted Press
Alex Berliner/BEI/Shutterstock; Permuted Press
A new book is offering a behind-the-scenes look atMarried… with Children.
In the book, Gurman provides a “remarkable inside account” into working with the show’s creators, Michael Moye and Ron Leavitt, as well as former Fox CEO Barry Diller. The book will detail how the creators “butted heads with network standards” in order to bring their vision to broadcast on the network, according to a press release shared with PEOPLE.
Gurman noted that the show provided audiences with “something they couldn’t find on the established networks” — a more hardened, but “satirical” take on everyday family life — which was in stark contrast to other more traditional family shows at the time.
MARRIED…WITH CHILDREN, (aka MARRIED WITH CHILDREN), from left: Ed O’Neill, Katey Sagal, David Faustino, Christina Applegate, (Season 1), 1987-1997.Everett
Everett
Married… with Childrenaired for 11 seasons from 1987 to 1997 and followed the life of a suburban Chicago family, including Al Bundy (Ed O’Neill), his wife Peggy (Katey Sagal), their daughter Kelly (Christina Applegate) and son Bud (David Faustino).
It featured topics that strayed from the normal family sitcom formula including marital problems and working class family struggles, which viewers were drawn to and propelled the show to new heights.
“Married… With Children VS. the Worldcelebrates the rebellious, satirical vision of the show and the battle to keep it alive that paved the way for the tremendous diversity in family comedy style we see today,” the publisher says.
MARRIED…WITH CHILDREN, (aka MARRIED WITH CHILDREN), from left: Katey Sagal, Amanda Bearse, 1987-1997.Everett
The book will include cast interviews with actors O’Neill, Sagal, David Faustino, Amanda Bearse and David Garrison and interviews with media moguls and former network executives.
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MARRIED…WITH CHILDREN, (aka MARRIED WITH CHILDREN), from left: Ted McGinley, Ed O’Neill, 1987-1997.Everett
Married… with Children vs. The Worldhits shelves on April 23, and pre-orders are now available.
source: people.com
