From sexual positions to smoking monkeys our roundtable guests share their craziest feed back from their networks. They also share how they address swearing on their shows.
'Anger Showrunner' Bruce Helford breaks down his preparation and shooting schedule for his comedy and how the process has changed since his days working on 'The Drew Carey Show.'
Our roundtable guests Mike Schur (Parks and Recreation), Matthew Carnahan (House of Lies), Greg Daniels (The Office), Bruce Helford (Anger Management), Liz Meriwether (New Girl), Steve Molaro (The Big Bang Theory) all discuss the Nielsen ratings, Hulu and the struggles facing network television.
A voyeur's look through the bleary eyes of TV's busiest movers and shakers -- Ann Biderman, Jason Katims, Hart Hanson and Stephen Nathan, Scott M. Gimple, Armando Iannucci, Greg Berlanti, Kerry Ehrin, Jeff and Jackie Schaffer and Terence Winter. READ MORE
THR's annual list of TV's top writer-producers reveals the latest swings in the revolving door of who's on top -- and what it takes to stay there. READ MORE
"Convincing security to let me back on the lot," jokes "Community's" Dan Harmon of his biggest accomplishment as he and other hit-makers open up about wins, losses and the toughest scene they had to write this year. READ MORE
"Masters of Sex's" Michelle Ashford, "Sleepy Hollow's" Roberto Orci, Len Wiseman, Alex Kurtzman and Mark Goffman and other high-profile names set to make a big impact. READ MORE
The anxiety-ridden showrunner on what he's mulling (a Western film), saying no to dozens of film pitches and how Jeffrey Katzenberg courted him, even as he admits "the odds of winning the lottery [twice] are pretty infinitesimal." READ MORE
The "Breaking Bad" creator gets encouragement from Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof, Chris Carter, Shawn Ryan and this line from Aaron Sorkin: "It feels like the first line of your obit's already been written -- it hasn't." READ MORE
As movie producers lament their lack of clout, TV producers are poised to command even more power as different platforms -- ahem, Netflix -- vie for their services. READ MORE
TV veterans including Alex Gansa, D.B. Weiss and Kevin Williamson and newbie Beau Willimon also reveal who consults with the CIA, who wants to write for "Girls" and what it's like when a show falls into someone else's hands. READ MORE
Kevin Williamson ("The Following") and Alex Gansa (Homeland) address the hot topic of what -- if any -- effect dramatized violence has on real life.
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From a new character taking on an unexpectedly larger role to spotting chemistry between their actors, top showrunners share how they incorporate this potential into their shows. READ MORE
Our guests discuss violence in television, the constant changes in scripts, shows changing their showrunners and plenty more. THR talks to Alex Gansa, (Homeland), Aaron Sorkin (The Newsroom), D.B. Weiss (Game of Thrones), Beau Willimon (House of Cards), Kevin Williamson (The Following), Matt Weiner (Mad Men). READ MORE
Ken Levine, of "Cheers" and "M*A*S*H" fame, spills his secrets to THR -- including hiring writers who bathe, not abusing assistants and (guffaw!) listening to your actors. READ MORE
From what to wear (a lucky shirt, a nice suit) to how to prepare (hit the gym, avoid coffee), words of wisdom from Betsy Beers, Shawn Ryan, Greg Berlanti, Howard Gordon and more as pitch season hits full swing. READ MORE
TV's most influential writer-producers come clean about the credits they'd like scrubbed from their résumés, their most absurd notes from execs, their television mentors and the ways they cure writer's block. READ MORE
