tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post1292076164841118621..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: How to be a good showrunnerBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5017198150301217012012-11-11T13:05:07.690-08:002012-11-11T13:05:07.690-08:00Iron Fist, the Network and Studio Executives never...Iron Fist, the Network and Studio Executives never stop having approval of the scripts (and the outlines and the premises that precede them), but as you gain trust through successfully prooduced seasons, mincro-managing *may* ease up. Or it may not. GHornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38970399592069209612012-11-10T17:26:56.500-08:002012-11-10T17:26:56.500-08:00Can somebody more experienced answer this question...Can somebody more experienced answer this question: Let's say you're in season 2. Do the network and cable executives personally approve the script of each episode or they trust the showrunner? VillainLabshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264412484792630470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18757659497215278082012-11-10T16:44:44.023-08:002012-11-10T16:44:44.023-08:00And what about when you're in the room?And what about when you're in the room?Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88641515347855637532012-11-10T13:41:34.920-08:002012-11-10T13:41:34.920-08:00Well said. That holds true for every project. They...Well said. That holds true for every project. They need to be managed. <br />And study the history of colossal budgets overruns, like Cleopatra and Heaven's Gate. Director M. Cimino never compromised his artistic vision, and bankrupted United Artists in the 80s. <br /><br /><i>United Artists gave Michael Cimino a budget of about $12 million to make Heaven’s Gate. Forty-four million dollars later, his story of a Wyoming land feud was complete. He had taken the risk that the genius so evident in The Deer Hunter would carry him through one more time—and then came the reviews. Even the usually mild Vincent Canby, then the lead film critic of The New York Times, said, “[It] fails so completely that you might suspect Mr. Cimino sold his soul to the devil to obtain the success of The Deer Hunter,and the devil has just come around to collect … an unqualified disaster.”<br /><br />The failure of the movie was blamed for the collapse of United Artists, the once venerable studio eventually folded into Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Taking his revenge, United Artists executive Steven Bach wrote an entire book devoted to the topic, Final Cut: Art, Money, and Ego in the Making of Heaven’s Gate, the Film That Sank United Artists. The title just about sums it up. </i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/classic/features/ciminos-final-cut-200203" rel="nofollow">Vanity Fair-Cimino interview </a> Milwaukeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-79505485511198925812012-11-10T09:58:49.218-08:002012-11-10T09:58:49.218-08:00How about "put all your money in the bank&quo...How about "put all your money in the bank" since most shows don't last more than a season.Larrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-4214824938578218182012-11-10T09:42:26.848-08:002012-11-10T09:42:26.848-08:00Natalie Wood, Oh Yeah!Natalie Wood, Oh Yeah!ddatch54https://www.blogger.com/profile/08942920992749633981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-16795526276058174802012-11-10T09:13:53.900-08:002012-11-10T09:13:53.900-08:00All of these are exactly true, both for show runne...All of these are exactly true, both for show runners and anyone doing TV production. As a writer and producer (of mostly commercials) for the past 25 years, I can tell you that bringing the production in on budget is imperative. In my business the overages often come out of my own pocket, so you can imagine how organized I try to be when it comes to budgeting. <br /><br />One point to add is that bringing the show in on time is as important as any of the other items. Writers and producers who are late with scripts or the finished project get a reputation for unreliability that is very hard to shake. I've heard that writers are sometimes hired as much for their reliability to deliver as for their creative brilliance.David Schwartznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12257928287338864832012-11-10T07:46:40.282-08:002012-11-10T07:46:40.282-08:00Some of which you can even repeat in public...Some of which you can even repeat in public...Paul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78006127650650478842012-11-10T06:41:54.540-08:002012-11-10T06:41:54.540-08:00Mitchell - there are SEVERAL terms for Jewish moth...Mitchell - there are SEVERAL terms for Jewish mothers.....LouOCNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151395857835632917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-52228234812091528232012-11-10T06:39:47.754-08:002012-11-10T06:39:47.754-08:00Isn't nudge/noodge the technical term for a Je...Isn't nudge/noodge the technical term for a Jewish mother?Mitchell Hundrednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48765361914203358312012-11-10T06:14:31.197-08:002012-11-10T06:14:31.197-08:00The term for what HOMELAND did is called a 'bo...The term for what HOMELAND did is called a 'bottle show', no? Trek did that all the time - a couple of relatively SF heavy shows, then an episode like "The Conscience of the King", which had bare minimum effects, which could be covered by stock. LouOCNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151395857835632917noreply@blogger.com