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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter One
Birth of the Showrunner
Showrunner 101
What Makes a Good Showrunner
Not All Writers Are Good Showrunners
The Co-Showrunning Paradigm
When Conflict Creates Disharmony
What a Network and Studio Expect
How the Showrunner Job Has Gotten More Complex
In Depth:
WGA Showrunners Training program
Chapter Two
The Script is King
Pilot Season 101
Basic TV Act Structure
Comedy vs. Dramas and Serialized vs. Procedural
Staffing a TV Series Writers’ Room
Working with Writers
Lessons in Practice
In Depth:
Coming Up The Sopranos Way with Terence Winter
Chapter Three
Starting Out
In Depth:
Women and Minority Showrunners
Chapter Four
Ideas vs. Income
The Perception of Broadcast vs. Cable
Is Premium the Gold Standard
Stuck in the Middle
In Depth:
Original Voices in Cable
Chapter Five
Showrun-Yin and Yang
The Worst Parts of Showrunning
Long Hours? You Betcha!
The Care and Feeding of Your Actors
When Your Show Fails
In Depth:
How Lost Changed Showrunning
Chapter Six
Connecting to the Matrix
Fan Feedback
Showrunners as Celebs
Is Twitter a Writer’s Friend or Foe?
Ending a Series
The Future
Web Series
A Showrunner’s Path
The Crystal Ball
Showrunner Biographies
Acknowledgments
Television and Writing Resources
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