Showrunners: A Documentary Film is the first ever feature length documentary to explore the fascinating world of US television showrunners and the creative forces aligned around them. These people are responsible for creating, writing and overseeing every element of production on one of the United State's biggest exports - television drama and comedy series. The film takes audiences behind the scenes of the chaotic world of the showrunner to reveal the incredible amount of work that goes into making sure their favorite TV series airs on time as well as the challenges that showrunners must overcome to ensure a new series makes it onto the schedules at all.
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Some of the talent appearing in Showrunners: A Documentary Film include:
- Joss Whedon - Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly
- J.J. Abrams - Lost, Alias, Fringe
- Damon Lindelof - Lost
- Terence Winter - Boardwalk Empire
- Bill Prady - The Big Bang Theory
- Kurt Sutter - Sons of Anarchy
- Hart Hanson - Bones
- Janet Tamaro - Rizzoli & Isles
- Shawn Ryan- The Shield
- Steven S. DeKnight - Spartacus
- Mark Schwahn - One Tree Hill
- Jane Espenson - Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Caprica
- J.H. Wyman - Fringe
- Matthew Carnahan - House of Lies
- David Shore - House
- Dee Johnson - Boss
- Dean Devlin - Leverage
- Ronald D. Moore - Battlestar Galactica
- James Duff - The Closer
- Mikey Kelley - Revenge
- Jonathan Nolan - Person of Interest
Showrunners: A Documentary Film comes to theaters in 2013 and stars Kurt Sutter, Jason O'Mara, Ray Romano, Anthony LaPaglia, Damon Lindelof, Shawn Ryan, Terence Winter, Ronald D. Moore. The film is directed by Des Doyle.
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TheStonedReviewer
Finally some credit for the writers the most talented people on the planet IMO, I meen yeah Jim Parsons is great at being sheldon cooper but people never think about the incredible writing that goes into making a character like that. just an example.
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Nicholaus XX
@bawnian-dexeus -- It'll be all right. You showed up near the end of the show, wait 'til the climax.
5 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
@ejk1 Reading the Electro one first. Good lord, I sure missed some candy
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ejk1
@bawnian-dexeus did you go to the spider-man stories yet? those were really fun, lol
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Bawnian©-Dexeus
@XxNickTheFilmCriticXx@thedude-abides@ejk1 Being treated like a slave at work and all the fun I here I missed. :/
5 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
Josh
Lots of great talent in that list. I'll definitely be checking this out. Great idea for a doc.
6 months agoby @shuabertFlag
Nicholaus XX
@thedude-abides -- All right. I was going to watch it, too, but I heard it should be watched after the show. I'm still contemplating the decision.
Here's another source. Not that it really matters; just a heads up.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110413160609AAIt1QO
6 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
thedude-abides
@XxNickTheFilmCriticXx I'm gonna watch that Serenity movie this week. I'll let you know how it is.
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Nicholaus XX
@thedude-abides -- Indeed. "The Avengers" just left me with such a bad taste in my mouth. I don't know if I'd watch any of the guy's shows.
6 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
thedude-abides
@XxNickTheFilmCriticXx I'm not a fan, let's put it that way. I just think it's too early to say for sure.
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Nicholaus XX
@ejk1 -- Ah, all right. The Walking Dead is a show that continuously grows on me. I don't like it, and then it redeems itself in terms of enjoyment. I believe it was episode 3 that reassured me, once again. The episode that introduced the best actor in the series; the villain.
Any way, have you ever got around to watching Breaking Bad?
6 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
Nicholaus XX
@thedude-abides -- Seems like you're indifferent, if anything. At least, that's what I'm getting.
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ejk1
@XxNickTheFilmCriticXx No thanks. I find all my shows to be relevant to my life. No need for others at the moment.
6 months agoby @ejk1Flag
thedude-abides
@ejk1@XxNickTheFilmCriticXx Rofl!
@XxNickTheFilmCriticXx Well, I thought the Avengers was just okay. Granted, to say I was impressed with how seemlessly Whedon pulled all those characters together would be a huge understatement. That said, I thought the film itself was just your typical summer blockbuster. I'd like to see more of him as a director before I cast aspersions upon his abilities, but at this point, I'm not crazy about him. He's definitely not the director most people on this site make him out to be.
6 months agoby @thedude-abidesFlag
Nicholaus XX
@ejk1 -- A mediocre guilty-pleasure. Nice choice. May I suggest something more...refined?
6 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
ejk1
@XxNickTheFilmCriticXx Aww, Nicky doesn't want to play no more? Okay, that's cool. I'm gonna watch The Walking Dead anyways.
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Dan
You know you watch entirely too much TV when you've seen a majority of these shows, and quite a few in their entirety or at least current.
6 months agoby @dan1Flag
Nicholaus XX
@ejk1 -- Toying dismissed.
6 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
ejk1
@thedude-abides I don't think he knows at the moment.
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Nicholaus XX
@thedude-abides -- Aha! What's your stance on the guy?
6 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
Dan
F*cking awesome, goddamnit.
6 months agoby @dan1Flag
thedude-abides
@XxNickTheFilmCriticXx Lol... Go ahead and tell us how you really feel :P
6 months agoby @thedude-abidesFlag
Nicholaus XX
Joss Whedon. I think I'm going to be sick.
6 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
skywise
I really love some of those shows mentioned above just about as much as I hate some of the others.
I do love good television though and I love behind the scenes featurettes. Its combining two of my favorite things.
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