Jul 29, 2013

"Slimming Down!" Nick's story, told by the people who made it happen.

Time has passed so fast that it could be said that the cable channel Nickelodeon had a "golden age" as well. Matthew Klickstein's forthcoming book, Slimed! An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age. An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age" is an oral history of how Nickelodeon (the first kids' network) started as a DIY startup in the late 70s. It is an amazingly complex, wonderfully nostalgic, and movingly compelling look at how Nickelodeon (the first kids' network) started as a DIY startup in the late 70s and moved forward with a small band of young artists and filmmakers that would change everything in cable TV, television in general, animation, and children's entertainment through the early 80s. and tells a movingly compelling story!

Klickstein interviewed over 250 people for the oral history, and the 320-page book will be available September 24. The list price is $20, but it can be pre-ordered on Amazon for $15.41. A supplement to the book is available on the Facebook page of The Slimed!