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Summary: YEEEHAW..!!..
Review: A must for any Dukes fan. I am actually learning things about the show I never heard before.
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Summary: Much interesting inside info, but limited scenery
Review: An EXCELLENT synopsis of all 145 episodes, laden with background and backstage gritz'n'grease which kept me awake until 2:30 a.m. checking it all out. The only thing keeping it from 5 starz was, although there are photo-shots galore of the cast, there was little else by way of visual viagra. For instance, no display of Main Street Hazzard County, or the Boar's Nest, Flash, Daisy's jeep Dixie, or even a full-length of the General. We have the partial on the cover in front of (a partial of) the Hazzard Garage, but that's it. Still, this old boy's worth its shillings for its literary content, after all, it IS an "unofficial" companion. Hot pursuit!
Rating:
Summary: Much interesting inside info, but limited scenery
Review: An EXCELLENT synopsis of all 145 episodes, laden with background and backstage gritz'n'grease which kept me awake until 2:30 a.m. checking it all out. The only thing keeping it from 5 starz was, although there are photo-shots galore of the cast, there was little else by way of visual viagra. For instance, no display of Main Street Hazzard County, or the Boar's Nest, Flash, Daisy's jeep Dixie, or even a full-length of the General. We have the partial on the cover in front of (a partial of) the Hazzard Garage, but that's it. Still, this old boy's worth its shillings for its literary content, after all, it IS an "unofficial" companion. Hot pursuit!
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Summary: Dutch Duke
Review: Being a huge dutch Dukes fan, triggered by the second re-run here in the Netherlands, I started looking around for background info on the series. Bought the book second hand here on Amazon. It's an absolute must-read for any Dukes fan; great book.
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Summary: One of the best TV books
Review: David Hofstede did an excellent job on his look back at the Dukes. From the history behind the scenes before the show premiered all the way to what the cast members are doing now, David leaves no stone unturned and no creek unjumped.Most every living cast member from the series was interviewed (well, the important ones at least). The book also features interviews with the late Denver Pyle and a fun foreword with anecdotes from Daisy Duke herself, Cathy Bach.
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Summary: Great for Dukes Of Hazzard Fans
Review: I gave this book to my son for his birthday. He and my younger son are die hard Dukes of Hazzard Fans. The series started when my youngest son was about 5, and he LIVED to watch it every Friday night. He loved the book.
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Summary: Great for Dukes Of Hazzard Fans
Review: I gave this book to my son for his birthday. He and my younger son are die hard Dukes of Hazzard Fans. The series started when my youngest son was about 5, and he LIVED to watch it every Friday night. He loved the book.
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Summary: I worked on Dukes of Hazzard
Review: I was production coordinator on
"Dukes" for the first season and
again for several weeks during other
seasons .. not going to read the
book .. I am sure it is fun .. so
was working on "Dukes" .. Crashed cars
daily by 2nd unit .. transportation
with my help trying to find replacements
for shooting early in a.m. .. YIKES ..
it was a time I shall never forget ..
But my words were not wanted for the
book or at least no one asked for them...
sooo I cannot review it well .. only
that it was a fun show to work on
as were many of the other shows ..
some classic and some not..which I
worked on...
Rating:
Summary: I worked on Dukes of Hazzard
Review: I was production coordinator on
"Dukes" for the first season and
again for several weeks during other
seasons .. not going to read the
book .. I am sure it is fun .. so
was working on "Dukes" .. Crashed cars
daily by 2nd unit .. transportation
with my help trying to find replacements
for shooting early in a.m. .. YIKES ..
it was a time I shall never forget ..
But my words were not wanted for the
book or at least no one asked for them...
sooo I cannot review it well .. only
that it was a fun show to work on
as were many of the other shows ..
some classic and some not..which I
worked on...
Rating:
Summary: Generation X: Re-live the Friday Nights of your Youth!
Review: In the late 1970s, the highlight of the week for most 4th and 5th Graders at Huegel Elementary School in Madison, WI was the Friday night TV lineup on CBS: The Incredible Hulk, The Dukes of Hazzard, and Dallas. Of this trio, "The Dukes" was truly the "alpha TV show". Any youngster not prepared to discuss the past weekend's Dukes episode on Monday morning was clearly an outcast. Yours truly, an educated suburban professional who lives far from the back woods of the deep south where the "Dukes" was set, proudly pleads guilty to occasionally tuning in to cable's Nashville Network to catch an episode. Watching the show brings back memories of childhood innocence, and the show is, in fact, laugh-out-loud hilarious. David Hofstede brings back those childhood memories in his guide to "The Dukes". Hofstede argues that although the show was never a hit with culturally elite intellectual snobs, it was a big hit in middle America . . . and the author points out, correctly, that the show embodied noble themes of: family values: the genuine affection within the Duke family and their friends doing what's right: Uncle Jesse and the Duke boys and Cooter always helped those in need and were always honest good triumphing over evil: Boss Hogg always lost . . . and even as the bad guy, Boss Hogg never had any schemes that posed physical harm to others or involved drugs or other "heavy duty" crime. Moreover, the show had its theatrical merits . . .Hofstede agreed with what I've always said when forced to defend my enjoyment of the show, which is that Boss Hogg and Roscoe were one of the funniest comedy duos in the history of television. The book includes a complete episode guide. Also quite interesting is a detailed discussion of when John Schneider and Tom Wopat (Bo and Luke) went on strike for the majority of one of the seasons, and were replaced by look-alikes Vance and Coy. Vance and Coy never developed any chemistry with each other, other cast members, or the viewers. Although his retrospective is mainly one of fondness for the show, Hofstede does not hesitate to provide criticism where it is due. For example, in the synopsis of episode 143, "Strange Visitor to Hazzard", one of the more ridiculous episodes (featuring a little green alien who lands in Hazzard), the author warns viewers to keep a barf bag nearby for when Luke calls the space man "L'il cousin". Loyal visitors will enjoy ample trivia about the show, retrospectives from many of the actors and actresses, a good collection of photos, and "where are they now" tidbits about the cast. Thumbs up.
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