- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Quill (Oct 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060932023
- ISBN-13: 978-0060932022
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.2 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,111,838 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
How big money, big power, and big egos determine what we see on the tube and how it effects our culture at the millenium. Great inside stories of how and why the policy decisions get made and those that make them. An expertly researched and written book of great general interest. Destined to be another best seller for the author who is a smart, perceptive observer of what's popular and why.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Great TV Book That Is Well Worth Reading Even Outside L.A.
16 Nov 1999
Format:Hardcover
It starts with "He's a pinball wizard" and ends with "it turns out that there are other things ro run besides TV shows". This is is great story about the TV industry that has quickly reached best seller proportions in Hollywood. It deserves to be read by anyone with a TV set. Great interviews and insight into the business and the mindset of TV showrunners.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Great Reality Check of TV
10 Nov 1999
Format:Hardcover
Fresh, astute, and straight on look at what TV is made of by a respected reviewer of the scene. Get away from the set and read this book!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
A Must-Read For TV Lovers!
5 Oct 1999
Format:Hardcover
It's tough to find a good book about the real inner-workings of television. Few people have the access, and when they do, it's often one-sided and tough to see the whole picture. But David Wild's "Showrunners" is one of the few that not only manages a balanced look at the inner-sanctum of TV, but a broad view as well.
This book is great for newcomers, who can find a heavy doses of reality in the tales of producers of shows like "Cupid" and "NewsRadio," and should be an interesting look at the biz for the professional, who sometimes can lose sight of all the individual stories that exist in the television industry.
Are there slow parts? A few. But with insights into the inner-workings of shows like "7th Heaven," "Will & Grace," "Dilbert," "7 Days," "Friends," "Cupid," "NewsRadio" and "It's like, you know..." (among others), there's just about something for everyone here. A must-read!
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