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ORDER YOUR COPY OF THE ULTIMATE BINGE GUIDE NOW!
So… much… damn… TV. Where… do… I… even… start? Ugh, fine… I guess I’ll just re-watch The Office again.
World, we hear you.
Call it the Golden Age of Television, the era of Peak TV, or any other grandiose-sounding thing, it is a moment of intense delight for the TV fan – all those awesome shows – but also, frequently, intense struggle. Because, well: all those awesome shows!
We’re here to help. For more than two decades now, our trusty Tomatometer and Audience Scores have been there for you when choosing what to watch at the movies and at home; now, we’re continuing that mission with a brand-new book that will help you move through our saturated TV and streaming world like a Fresh-focused ninja. (And it will look very pretty on your coffee table, too.)
The Ultimate Binge Guide is just that: a bingeable bucket list of the shows you need to see before you die. They’re the best shows; the most influential shows; the funniest and scariest and most tear-jerkiest shows; the game-changers and classics; and the shows that broke molds and pushed the form forward.
They’re the shows you need to watch – period.
The guide is broken down into 10 sections that speak to the genres of the series featured as well as their place in TV history. Each recommendation comes with a sharp and insightful write-up from a member of the Rotten Tomatoes editorial team and other great writers that explains why it’s a must-see; a select few get the deep-dive treatment. (Want to know, in delightful detail, how The Boys is revolutionizing superhero TV? We got you.)
Our chapters include:
As well as guiding you through our era of Way Too Much Choice with expert recommendations, The Ultimate Binge Guide also offers a fascinating look at how TV has evolved, with sections of the book digging into the impact of major industry changes (the rise of HBO and Netflix, for example); introducing you to the super producers shaping the biggest hits of today, from Greg Berlanti to Shonda Rhimes; and exploring the rise of the “binge” and what it’s doing to our brains.
The Ultimate Binge Guide is available as a hardcover or ebook. Order your copy now.
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The guide is broken up into 10 chapters that speak to genres and the evolution of TV storytelling, such as our chapter focusing on the rise of antiheroes.
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Throughout, you’ll find “Binge Battles” in which we finally settle the hottest TV debates and competitions, like which really is the best Office series: The US or the UK version?
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For a selection of influential shows and hidden gems deserving of the spotlight, we’ve written insightful deep dives on why they’re must-sees and how they’ve pushed TV forward.
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Between chapters, we feature illustrations and punchy breakdowns that trace the evolution of television – both in terms of technology and storytelling – and spotlight some of the most innovative creators in the game.
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Sometimes, a picture helps you move through the streaming landscape more than a thousand words would. In some sections, you’ll find infographics to navigate subgenres (teen dramas!) as well as TV universes like Star Trek and The Arrowverse.
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Rotten Tomatoes team:
Jacqueline Coley (Deep Dives: Insecure, The Boondocks); Debbie Day (Deep Dives: Justified, The Expanse); Ryan Fujitani (Deep Dive: Planet Earth); Courtney Kawata (Design and Illustration for interstitials: Choosing the Right Arrowverse Show For You, Star Trek Starter Kit, Mini Milestones); Joel Meares (Deep Dives: The Golden Girls, The Good Wife/The Good Fight, The Americans, Buffy the Vampire Slayer); Eileen Rivera (Want More K-Drama?), Yerania Sanchez (Design and Illustration for interstitials: Bingeing Before the Binge, Back to School, From Playing Cards to Hashtags); Alex Vo (Deep Dives: Police Squad!, It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Batman: The Animated Series)
Additional contributors:
Erik Amaya (Choosing the Right Arrowverse Show For You, Star Trek Starter Kit); Tre’vell Anderson (Deep Dive: Pose); Jean Bentley (Five Ways HBO Changed TV Forever, Know Your Very Special Episodes, Five Ways Netflix Changed TV Forever, Know Your TV Superproducers); Manuel Betancourt (Mini Milestones, From Playing Cards to Hashtags, Deep Dives: The Boys, The Leftovers); Robert Daniels (Deep Dive: The Watchmen); Whitney Friedlander; Benjamin Lindsay (The Law & Order Case Files, Deep Dives: The Returned, Dark); Tim Lowery (Deep Dive: Mindhunter); Kimberly Potts (Those Were the Days: The Groundbreaking 1970s Comedy of Norman Lear, Back to School, Deep Dive: Ramy); Yasmin Tayag (The Science of Binge Watching)
The Ultimate Binge Guide is available as a hardcover or ebook. Order your copy now.
