“Two Aspirins and a Comedy is best evaluated, perhaps, as sociologically informed social criticism. As such, it has a lot to offer. … Sociologists trying to understand popular religious discourses in the media will certainly benefit by reading this provocative and insightful book.” —Stephen Harold Riggins, Memorial University of Newfoundland, in Canadian Journal of Sociology “An extraordinary book which makes a vital contribution to our understanding of the potential power for healing and goodness in 'television entertainment.' Personally I hate the ads, the violence, the speed, the escapism of American television, but I’ve learned a very great deal from this book about 'the other side' of TV.” —Arlie Hochschild, author of The Time Bind: When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work (Owl Books, 2001)
