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TV Sets: Fantasy Blueprints of Classic TV Homes

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Author and artist Mark Bennett compiles his entertaining collection of blueprints extrapolated from the storylines and sets of the 1950s to 1980s television sitcom homes millions of Americans grew up with. An extraordinary work of imagination, these blueprints of TV homes that are as familiar to us as our neighbor's den and backyard give us a fascinating "real life" view that the camera angles never offered.

From Ward and June Cleaver's house to Rob and Laura Petrie's apartment to Mary Richards's Minneapolis bachelorette apartment to the Jetson's "house" in the clouds, each home is lovingly recreated with painstaking precision in the fine blue lines of architectural blueprints.


PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:

Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.45750973
EAN: 9781575000176
ISBN: 1575000172
Label: TV Books
Manufacturer: TV Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: 1998-02-01
Publisher: TV Books
Studio: TV Books


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CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

Flawed but interesting -
As others have written, it makes no sense to criticize Mark Bennett for his drafting prowess or lack thereof. He draws blueprints as well as can be hoped for for an amateur draftsman. That is, he draws better than most of us can hope to do. Even Franz Joseph Schnaubelt, who was a professional, had numerous inaccuracies in his historic "Booklet of General Plans" (a.k.a. Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise blueprints). There's only so much you can do with fantasy plans. Aside from the sets changing often, people have to remember that these were never real houses. They were sets. As such, they often had extremely unrealistic interiors that would never have fit together inside a real house. I think he did a very good job on one of my favorite homes, the Brady house featured on the cover. (You know; the house that looked like a single-story ranch from the outside yet had a second floor and an attic. Prime example of why fantasy houses can't be drawn precisely.)

That said, some of his blueprints do have significant errors. The Jupiter 2 from "Lost in Space" seems completely wrong. Many rooms and items are on the wrong level altogether. The Jetsons' home is also much too small, taking up an entire floor of what should be a large apartment complex in the sky. Ditto for Gilligan's Island, which he makes about the size of a city block. On this island, the castaways would never have gotten lost, as they often did, nor could strangers have hidden, again as they often did. Also ignored was the first season set for the Odd Couple, which was copied from the movie set. Instead, Bennett describes the season 2 through 5 set as the only apartment. Disappointingly, some very familiar but non-residential sets were not covered. How about the Batcave and Wayne Manor? The newsroom from Kolchak: The Night Stalker? Barney Miller's squad room? Then there's also the Three's Company apartment. Major Nelson's house from "I Dream of Jeannie," both the original and the season 5 renovation. Anyone up for Volume 2? Somebody get that man some DVDs. Stat!

blueprints of your favorite homes -
Reall a fun romp into the old past favorites. I really loved seeing the plans for the Addams family and Mr. Ed. If you always wondered, now you'll know whats behind that door!

Great! -
This book is as close as you'll get to actually entering the beloved houses of the programs we all loved as kids. Neat-o!!!

50/50 -
Im half happy an half not. As a classic tv fan the book fules highly my interest in the past but does so at the cost of inteligent architecture. The author is supposed to be a good drafter but clearly did not do his homework. All one has to do is watch old episodes and differences between this books plans and the actual sets stand out like lava in the artic.

good, but some errors -
Ok... I liked the book,but i am a BIG fan of mash, and he had this totally wrong. The Conels office was attached to the same building as the hospital, and the recovery ward.

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