{"product_id":"the-best-saturdays-of-our-lives-9781491755082","title":"The Best Saturdays of Our Lives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark McCray\u003c\/b\u003e wasn't the only boy who loved Saturday morning cartoons, but he may have been the only one to call the networks and tell them what he liked and disliked about them.\u003cbr\u003e For instance, he was blown away by the direction Hanna-Barbera took with \u003ci\u003eJosie and the Pussycats\u003c\/i\u003e, the kids in the wrong place at the wrong time who rose to the occasion and saved the day. \u003cbr\u003e It wasn't long before he was writing his own newsletter, titled \u003ci\u003eThe Best Saturdays of Our Lives\u003c\/i\u003e, which he circulated to animation and television executives, networks, studios, and comic book publishers.\u003cbr\u003e The newsletters chronicle the origins of competitive Saturday morning programming-from the 1966-67 season straight through to the 1990s-and they're compiled in one place for easy reference in this book. \u003cbr\u003e You'll get an insider's look at the inner workings of the cartoon and television industries, competition between broadcast networks, and how the industry has changed over the years.\u003cbr\u003e Mark's curiosity, probing insights and love of television, come together to create \u003ci\u003eThe Best Saturdays of Our Lives\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781491755082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Mark McCray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36653532643484,"sku":"9781491755082","price":11.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a6effa7b-6a77-469b-b6d1-eada61228e7f.jpg?v=1603881892","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-best-saturdays-of-our-lives-9781491755082","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}