Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show (2014)
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- 1h 30min
- Documentary, Biography
- 17 Oct 2014 (Ireland)
- Movie
A documentary that explores the world of U.S. television showrunners and the creative forces aligned around them.
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- 1 nomination.
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Cast
| J.J. Abrams | ... |
Self - Alias & Felicity, Creator / Showrunner
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| Joss Whedon | ... |
Self - Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Creator / Showrunner
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| Jeff Pinkner | ... |
Self - Fringe, Co-Showrunner
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| J.H. Wyman | ... |
Self - Fringe, Co-Showrunner
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| Jonathan Nolan | ... |
Self - Person Interest, Co-Showrunner
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| Greg Plageman | ... |
Self - Person Interest, Co-Showrunner
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| Ali LeRoi | ... |
Self - Everybody Hates Chris, Co-Creator / Showrunner
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| Janet Tamaro | ... |
Self - Rizzoli & Isles, Developer / Showrunner
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| Ronald D. Moore | ... |
Self - Battlestar Galactica, Developer / Showrunner
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| Bill Prady | ... |
Self - The Big Bang Theory, Co-Creator / Executive Producer
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| Jeff Melvoin | ... |
Self - Founder, WGA Showrunner Training Program / Army Wives, Showrunner
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| Michael Wright | ... |
Self - TNT, TBS, TCM, President & Head of Programming
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| Steven S. DeKnight | ... |
Self - Spartacus, Creator / Showrunner
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| Hart Hanson | ... |
Self - Bones, Creator / Showrunner
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| Matthew Carnahan | ... |
Self - House of Lies & Dirt, Creator / Showrunner
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| Mike Royce | ... |
Self - Men of a Certain Age, Co-Creator / Showrunner
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Robert King | ... |
Self - The Good Wife, Co-Creator / Co-Showrunner
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| Michelle King | ... |
Self - The Good Wife, Co-Creator / Co-Showrunner
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| Kurt Sutter | ... |
Self - Sons of Anarchy, Creator / Showrunner
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| Damon Lindelof | ... |
Self - Lost, Co-Creator / Co-Showrunner
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| Jonathan Collier | ... |
Self - Bones, Executive Producer
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| Stephen Nathan | ... |
Self - Bones, Executive Producer
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| Mike Kelley | ... |
Self - Revenge & Swingtown, Creator / Showrunner
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David C. Cobb | ... |
Self - Spartacus, Writer's Assistant
(as Dave Cobb)
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Todd Helbing | ... |
Self - Spartacus, Story Editor
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Aaron Helbing | ... |
Self - Spartacus, Story Editor
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| Misha Green | ... |
Self - Spartacus, Story Editor
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Brent Fletcher | ... |
Self - Spartacus, Co-Producer
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| Jed Whedon | ... |
Self - Spartacus, Co-Producer
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| Shawn Ryan | ... |
Self - The Shield, Creator / Showrunner
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| David Nevins | ... |
Self - Showtime, President of Entertainment
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| Terence Winter | ... |
Self - Boardwalk Empire, Creator / Showrunner
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| John Rogers | ... |
Self - Leverage, Co-Creator / Co-Showrunner
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| Chris Downey | ... |
Self - Leverage, Co-Creator / Co-Showrunner
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| Milan Cheylov | ... |
Self - Bones, Director
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| Jessika Borsiczky | ... |
Self - House of Lies, Executive Producer
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| Ray Romano | ... |
Self - Men of a Certain Age, Co-Creator / Executive Producer
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| David Boreanaz | ... |
Self - Bones, Actor & Director
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| Emily Deschanel | ... |
Self - Bones, Actress
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| Jason O'Mara | ... |
Self - Terra Nova & The Good Wife, Actor
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| Anthony LaPaglia | ... |
Self - Without a Trace, Actor
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| Kristen Bell | ... |
Self - House of Lies, Actress
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| Jane Espenson | ... |
Self - Husbands, Co-Creator / Co-Showrunner
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| Brad Bell | ... |
Self - Husbands, Co-Creator / Co-Showrunner
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| Jonathan Schwartz | ... |
Self - House of Lies, Editor
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Sasha Alexander | ... |
Self - Actress, Rizzoli & Isles (archiveFootage)
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| Steven Bochco | ... |
Self - Hill Street Blues, Creator (archiveFootage)
(as Stephen Bochco)
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| David Chase | ... |
Self - The Sopranos, Creator (archiveFootage)
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| Michael Chiklis | ... |
Self - The Shield, Actor (archiveFootage)
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| Courteney Cox | ... |
Self - Actress, Dirt (archiveFootage)
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| Carlton Cuse | ... |
Self - Lost, Co-Showrunner (archiveFootage)
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| Lena Dunham | ... |
Self - Girls, Creator (archiveFootage)
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| Tina Fey | ... |
Self - 30 Rock, Creator (archiveFootage)
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| Angie Harmon | ... |
Self - Actress, Rizzoli & Isles (archiveFootage)
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| Jimmy Kimmel | ... |
Self - Host, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (archiveFootage)
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| Boris Kodjoe | ... |
Self - Undercovers, Actor (archiveFootage)
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John Landgraf | ... |
Self - President, FX Networks (archiveFootage)
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| Chuck Lorre | ... |
Self - The Big Bang Theory, Co-Creator (archiveFootage)
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| David Lynch | ... |
Self - Twin Peaks, Co-Creator / Co-Showrunner (archiveFootage)
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| Gugu Mbatha-Raw | ... |
Self - Undercovers, Actress (archiveFootage)
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| Steven Molaro | ... |
Self - The Big Bang Theory, Showrunner (archiveFootage)
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| Leslie Moonves | ... |
Self - President of CBS (archiveFootage)
(as Les Moonves)
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| Paul Newman | ... |
Self - Actor (archiveFootage)
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Michael Piller | ... |
Self - Star Trek: TNG, Executive Producer (archiveFootage)
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| Gene Roddenberry | ... |
Self - Star Trek, Creator (archiveFootage)
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| Hank Steinberg | ... |
Self - Without A Trace, Creator / Showrunner (archiveFootage)
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| Joanne Woodward | ... |
Self - Actress (archiveFootage)
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| Don Cheadle | ... |
Self - House of Lies, Actor (uncredited)
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| Joseph Paul Franklin | ... |
Self - Serial Killer (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Josh Lawson | ... |
Self - House of Lies, Actor (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Des Doyle | ||
Written by
| Des Doyle | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Christof Bove | ... | co-executive producer |
| Ryan Patrick McGuffey | ... | co-producer |
| Jimmy Nguyen | ... | executive producer |
| Jason Rose | ... | executive producer |
| Rock Shaink Jr. | ... | producer |
| John Wallace | ... | producer |
Music by
| Jeremy Little | ||
Cinematography by
| Alan Calzatti | ||
Editing by
| John Murphy | ||
Editorial Department
| Charlie Chappell | ... | additional editor (as Wes Chappell) |
| Michael Higgins | ... | assistant editor |
| Mick Mahon | ... | additional editor |
| Eugene McCrystal | ... | colorist |
Production Management
| Coco Quinn | ... | production manager (as Courtney Quinn) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ryan Patrick McGuffey | ... | second unit director |
Art Department
| Mick Brennan | ... | cinematic director: title sequence |
| Joe Kilbride | ... | motion graphics artist |
| Jennifer Markham | ... | motion graphics artist |
Sound Department
| A. Tad Chamberlain | ... | sound recordist |
| Killian Fitzgerald | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Chris Howland | ... | additional sound recording |
| Ben Templin | ... | additional sound recording |
| Canaan Triplett | ... | sound recordist |
| Sabi Tulok | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Steven Moreno | ... | second unit: director of photography |
| Skyler Rousselet | ... | assistant camera |
| Elle Schneider | ... | additional camera |
| Dennis Tzeng | ... | camera operator |
Additional Crew
| Julie Ryan | ... | clearance coordinator |
Thanks
| Kristen Bell | ... | thanks |
| Manu Bennett | ... | thanks |
| David Boreanaz | ... | thanks (as David Boreneaz) |
| Blair Brown | ... | thanks |
| Dan Bucatinsky | ... | very special thanks |
| Matthew Carnahan | ... | thanks |
| Sarah 'Stevin' Abrams Char | ... | thanks (as Sarah Char) |
| Don Cheadle | ... | thanks |
| Jon Cryer | ... | thanks |
| Pam Davis | ... | thanks |
| Steven S. DeKnight | ... | thanks |
| Emily Deschanel | ... | thanks |
| Dean Devlin | ... | thanks |
| Ann Doyle | ... | very special thanks |
| R. Michael Fierro | ... | thanks |
| Greg Germann | ... | thanks |
| Timothy Hutton | ... | thanks |
| Joshua Jackson | ... | thanks |
| Lucy Lawless | ... | thanks |
| Josh Lawson | ... | thanks |
| Jonathan Loughran | ... | very special thanks |
| Heather Mason | ... | very special thanks |
| Liam McIntyre | ... | thanks |
| John Noble | ... | thanks |
| Mekhi Phifer | ... | thanks |
| Lance Reddick | ... | thanks |
| Wally Schrass | ... | thanks |
| Ben Schwartz | ... | thanks |
| David Shore | ... | very special thanks |
| Jamie Tarses | ... | very special thanks |
| Anna Torv | ... | thanks |
| Tate Wittenberg | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Black Sheep Productions
- Romark Entertainment
- Junto Entertainment
- Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board (support)
Distributors
- Submarine Deluxe (2014) (United States) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Axiom Images (stock footage)
- Compact Media Group (collection account management)
- Emberlight (titles)
- Stray Angel Films (camera equipment provided by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
'Showrunners' is the first ever feature length documentary film 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 intends to show audiences the huge amount of work that goes into making sure their favorite TV series airs on time as well as the many challenges that showrunners have to overcome to make sure a new series makes it onto the schedules at all! Featuring candid interviews with Showrunners such as J.J. Abrams, Joss Whedon, Bill Prady, Terence Winter, Damon Lindelof, Hart Hanson, Steven S. DeKnight. Written by Anonymous |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Filmmakers Des Doyle and Ryan Patrick McGuffey have said that they had almost given up on getting Joss Whedon in the film after trying for a year to reach him. Then one morning after leaving a meeting with Bad Robot they literally ran into him in the parking lot and pitched him then and there. Incredibly he agreed to take part. However when they filmed his interview approx 2 months later (on the Monday morning after The Avengers opening weekend) they had literally just 1 hour to shoot before Joss was leaving for his first vacation in 2 years. Just as filming commenced workers started cutting down a large tree outside which lead to a traffic jam. Doyle was terrified that the sound from the interview would be unusable but had to proceed anyway. Remarkably the Sound Post-Production team in Dublin were able to remove all of the distracting background noise allowing the filmmakers to use Joss' interview. See more » |
| Quotes |
Matthew Carnahan:
It's just a fuckin' grind, is the truth. See more » |