Pop This! The Best Pops from the Creators of VH1s Pop-Up Video

By Tad Low

"Pop-Up Video" is the highest-rated show on VH-1, airing 32 times a week with 11.2 million viewers. Peppered with memorable pop-up facts and topped off with a comprehensive index, this is the complete... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671027247
• ISBN13: 9780671027247
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: MTV
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.3" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Good Book

Some of the pictures aren't HQ but all in all this was a really entertaining book.

Very good!

In 1996, American cable channel VH-1 was moving away from rock-and-roll videos, and towards other shows. However, on October 27 of that year, there came a big turn around, with the premier of the hit show Pop-Up Videos! Pop-Up Videos shows a music video, and throughout pops up little bubbles with factoids or witty little comments - each accompanied by a telltale "bloop" sound. It was a great show! In 1999, the VH-1 people came up with this book. Some of the pages have a picture of an entertainer, who is surrounded by a constellation of bubbles from Pop-Up Videos. Also, some of the pages actually contain a string of images from a music video, complete with the bubbles that were included. Actually, I must admit that it was my daughter who got this book. She's a newly-minted videos fan, loves Pop-Up Videos, and really enjoyed this book. I have read it, and enjoyed it just as much as she did. Though, I must admit that the images from the videos are a bit small making the bubbles somewhat hard to read. But, that said, we did enjoy this book, and recommend it you all Pop-Up Videos fans!

fun book! if you like the tv show, you'll love this

this is a really fun book! i enjoyed reading and rereading it! pure fun

"Pop-This" effectively exposes the naked truth with a smile.

If you love Pop-Up Video, you'll love this book. All the trivial facts and clever commentary you'd ever want to know about Madonna, Jewel, U2, etc. This little page turner allowed me to catch up on all the "info nuggets" and searing humor from the show. The whole Pop-Up phenomenon has taken off over the past few years, and this collection adds to the original show's success. Can you say "visual sniglets?" "Pop-This" is absolutely essential bathroom reading for music junkies and vidiots like me!

Off-the-wall Information in our Information Age

My wife recently presented me with a random and unexpected gift: a copy of "Pop This: A Behind the Scenes Look at the Best of Pop Up Videos." She knows me as a dedicated VH-1 viewer and one of many other closet Pop-Up Video fans. With this book came her explanation: she saw the book, and knew I had to have it.And what an unexpected treat it has been. Upon receiving my gift, I immediately snuck off to my private reading room (my bathroom) to delve into this rather substantial and colorful book. And "Pop This" did not disappoint: it is packed with original, witty facts about truly original artists and their music videos. Best of all, I find myself returning frequently to my "office" to read it at my own casual pace. Great off-the-wall information in our information age. Thompson and Lowe are doing something right!Looking forward to "Part II."