Horizontal Hold: The Making and Breaking of a Network Television Pilot
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (856 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1504029836 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 228 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Absurdly funny, trenchant, and provocative, this outside-looking-in account of the stillbirth of one particular television series is a must read for every serious and not-so-serious television viewer.
From Publishers Weekly The author of The Imperfect Mirror: Reflections of Television Newswomen has already made it clear that he doesn't think much of network TV fare, and this devastating chronicle of an aborted series offers ample justification for his attitude. Elsewhere ) and his co-workers than it does to the reader. Paisner details the genesis of a pilot episode about a group of presidential speechwriters who work near the White House, a concept that evidently sounded better to originator Bruce Paltrow (fresh from his triumph with St. . But the story of its dea
Mediaman said Interesting Look At TV Pilot-Making Process. This 199"Interesting Look At TV Pilot-Making Process" according to Mediaman. This 1992 book (which appears to have been republished in 2000) tells the story of how a failed show from the St. Elsewhere producers goes from idea to pilot to rejection. It's nice that the author had access to some of the major Hollywood TV players, but the picture that he paints is one of Hollywood elitists who don't understand what viewers are interested in watching.The main characters include the late Bruce Paltrow, who was the St. Elsewhere producer that the author cl. book (which appears to have been republished in "Interesting Look At TV Pilot-Making Process" according to Mediaman. This 1992 book (which appears to have been republished in 2000) tells the story of how a failed show from the St. Elsewhere producers goes from idea to pilot to rejection. It's nice that the author had access to some of the major Hollywood TV players, but the picture that he paints is one of Hollywood elitists who don't understand what viewers are interested in watching.The main characters include the late Bruce Paltrow, who was the St. Elsewhere producer that the author cl. 000) tells the story of how a failed show from the St. Elsewhere producers goes from idea to pilot to rejection. It's nice that the author had access to some of the major Hollywood TV players, but the picture that he paints is one of Hollywood elitists who don't understand what viewers are interested in watching.The main characters include the late Bruce Paltrow, who was the St. Elsewhere producer that the author cl