Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show - Softcover

Bennett, Tara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1783293578 ISBN 13: 9781783293575

Publisher: Titan Books, 2014

Synopsis

Collected from a truly expansive exploration of television’s most creative minds, Showrunners is an insider’s guide to creating and maintaining a hit show in today’s golden age of television. The official companion to the documentary Showrunners, this highly informative book features exclusive interviews with such acclaimed and popular showrunners as Joss Whedon, Damon Lindelof, Ronald D.Moore, Terence Winter, Bill Prady, Shawn Ryan, David Shore, and Jane Espenson.

About this title

About the Author:

TaraBennett is a New York Times Bestselling author and entertainment journalist. As an author, or co-author, she's written more than 20 official movieand TV companion books including Sons of Anarchy: The Official Collector's Edition, Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show, The Official Making of Big Trouble in Little China, Fringe: September's Notebook (an Amazon best book of 2014), Lost Encyclopedia, The Art of Ice Age, and many more. Tara is also a contributing writer for SCI FI Magazine, Total Film, Blastr.com and is a U.S. editor for SFX Magazine. She is an adjunct TV writing professor at Rowan University.

Review:

"This book really does have something for everyone. Whether you’re a huge fan, an aspiring writer, or just a casual viewer, you will learn way more than you ever thought you could." - Fanbolt

"A documentary in book form" - Cinema Sentries

"As fun and entertaining as your favorite television show." - Entertainment Buddha 

"I recommend it to anyone who’s a fan of TV and wants to know more about the behind the scenes world." -  Movie Waffler 

"An invaluable tool for the aspiring TV writer." - The Slanted

"By turns informative and entertaining" - Next Projection 

"The wealth of experience in the book is worth it for anyone who is even remotely thinking of a career in the industry." - Indiewire

"Tara Bennet does a great job of capturing both the delights and dramas in the life of a Showrunner." -  Fangirl Nation

"The companion book to the documentary, Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show, features even more fascinating questions and answers from the top showrunners in the industry." - Suvudu

"This is fantastic, honest, and intriguing book – and coming from someone who has a read a lot of industry books, this one backs it all up" - City of Films

"A great book full of great facts on your favorite television shows straight from the individuals who ran them!" - BGG

"I was engulfed by the stories of Joss Whedon and J.H. Wyman to the point of reading nearly a hundred pages in one night. If you are at all interested in becoming a writer for TV or for film, this book is for you." - Nerdology

"I would highly recommend this read to anyone who enjoys watching television shows." - MuggleNet

About this edition

• Publisher: Titan Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1783293578
• ISBN 13: 9781783293575
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240