Hidden Gem – The TV Set
- Title: The TV Set
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“I’m fucking freaked because this show, it’s not Shakespeare I know. It’s not The Sopranos, but it’s my show and if I don’t worry about the content of my show, if I just sit back and let them turn it into another cannibalized piece of shit then I’m part of the problem. I am the one who’s responsible for pumping shit into people’s living rooms. I’m making the world more mediocre.”
Mike Klein (David Duchovny) should be on top of the world. He and his wife (Justine Bateman) are expecting their first child and a television network is interested in this script for a new comedy based on the aftermath of his brother’s suicide. So what’s the problem? Well, this is Hollywood.
At every turn Mike is forced to make concessions to casting, shooting, and script which slowly chip away at the original premise until it is almost unrecognizable. Here’s a great look at how talented people get roped into bad television shows, and how the power does not come from the actors, directors or writers, but the network.
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