The Dukes of Hazzard: The Unofficial Companion
by David Hofstede
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Author: David HofstedeForeword: Catherine Bach
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-08-01
ISBN: 031235374X
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
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Book Review: Dukes of Hazzard from a historical perspective
Summary: 5 Stars
For many of us during 1970s and early 1980s, the highlight of the week was to watch this TV show on CBS. Like most fans, I enjoyed every second of this show and we owe this tremendous opportunity to a group of talented show creators on television, and crew and cast who did their jobs wonderfully. In this book the author narrates the story from a historical perspective. The book may be broadly classified into two sections; one, the history of making this show and the way the actors were casted, and second section describes the episodes (storylines) aired over seven seasons.
In the first section we get an opportunity to read the work of all the actors prior to this TV experience and how they reacted to becoming a part of the show. John Schneider, in 1970s and 1980s came on several talk-shows and described his experience on the set. Many fans are aware that he is from New York, but certain tricks pulled during the audition (cow boy hat, pick-up truck borrowed from a friend, chewing tobacco, etc.) helped him to pass himself as a southerner. The creator's thought that he is great for the role of Bo Duke. Tom Wopat who had experience in country music brought his guitar for the audition and the two actors became good friends since then. The Another piece of history is the well publicized quarrel between John and Tom with show producers since they did not share the large volume of revenue (from selling various products related to the show and other paraphernalia) with the two actors as they had originally contracted with them. But they were not alone, at various stages, Sonny Shroyer (Enos) Ben Jones (Cooter), James Best (Sheriff Roscoe Coltrane) and Sorrell Booke (Boss Hogg) had to walk out of the set for various reasons and they were brought back. The show had some turbulence but at the end it worked out greatly for the fans.
Another piece of history that is interesting to me is that the show was first shot on location in Covington, Georgia, and later at the end of first season the show was moved to California, and they were shot on location in Sherwood, and Valencia (near Santa Clarita), California. Much has changed since then, these locations where the great car chases of the show were shot are no longer there because of significant real estate developments.
There are many episodes that are my personal favorites which include "Swamp Molly,"
"Miss Tri-Counties," My son, Bo Hogg, The Law and Jessie Duke, The Hazzardville Horror," "The Great Santa Clause Chase" (incidentally this is the only Christmas episode of this show), "Dear Diary, "The Big Heist" and many other episodes. The author discusses each episode in some detail and provides information about guest actors and actresses of each episode, with additional notes and interesting trivia. I think this is a treasure; although some information about the show is also available on internet.
1. The Dukes of Hazzard - The Complete TV Series (Seasons 1-7)
Summary of The Dukes of Hazzard: The Unofficial Companion
Following in the successful wake of The Beverly Hillbillies and Green Acres, The Dukes of Hazzard debuted in January 1979 and quickly became a staple of CBS-TV's Friday night lineup. With its wild mix of wacky car chases and spectacular vehicle wrecks, bumbling sheriffs, greedy politicians, and its rambunctious lead players (the Duke boys and curvaceous Daisy Duke), it's little wonder the program developed such a strong and loyal viewership.
This is the first book devoted to the genesis and production of the hit program, tracing its 1970s origin through to its recent, highly-rated "reunion" movie on CBS-TV. The author conducted extensive interviews with cast and technical talent to explore this beloved show - revealing for the first time many behind-the-scenes anecdotes about the week-to-week filming of the series.
In this lively and factual presentation of the long-running TV series (1979-85), no trivia point is left unanswered about the amazing clan of Dukes and their colorful nemeses Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane and Boss Hogg.
This is the first book devoted to the genesis and production of the hit program, tracing its 1970s origin through to its recent, highly-rated "reunion" movie on CBS-TV. The author conducted extensive interviews with cast and technical talent to explore this beloved show - revealing for the first time many behind-the-scenes anecdotes about the week-to-week filming of the series.
In this lively and factual presentation of the long-running TV series (1979-85), no trivia point is left unanswered about the amazing clan of Dukes and their colorful nemeses Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane and Boss Hogg.
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