Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show
Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: October 31, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
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Generally favorable reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
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80
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenOct 30, 2014
For wannabe, seasoned pro and curious observer alike, these tales from the creative front lines are, like good TV, as insightful as they are entertaining. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerOct 28, 2014
Doyle overstuffs some of the content, jumping through dozens of interviews without allowing us enough time to process them. Still, the director and editor John Murphy manage to give all the material a solid through-line, making the many voices echo into one underlying argument: Showrunning sucks, but it may be the greatest job in entertainment today. Read full review
70
Village VoiceChris PackhamOct 28, 2014
Unstudied to the point of utilitarianism, the film nonetheless has wide scope, and Doyle effectively gets his arms around this huge, nebulous, weird job. Read full review
60
VarietyBrian LowryOct 30, 2014
The producers, obviously, are good storytellers, and there is something to be said — touched on here — about their shifting roles as TV has embraced an auteur quality. Still, the resulting doc finally feels like less than the sum of its anecdotes. Read full review
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