An exhaustive and only occasionally tedious account of how HBO’s executives, producers and creators built an indelible brand.

Gossipy, cameo-padded.

Revealing picture of a cultural and business institution from its beginnings to the challenges it now faces.

Media-focused readers may enjoy the executives’, actors’, directors’, and producers’ personal accounts and the abbreviated storylines that review salient aspects of popular culture and iconic shows..

Gillette and Koblin snappily tell the story of cable network HBO.

Comprehensive and brisk.

Though their brisk narrative is straightforward, it contains plenty of business melodrama.