The Showrunner Show

Part 2 of our series exploring the 5 different functions your pilot script will need to play at different phases of the process. You can watch this episode on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/1toILPRoW9U For more, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com .

This week we talk about your Pilot script - or more specifically, the 5 primary functions of your pilot script, and how those 5 functions might not all fit into the same 1 script at the same time.

How do you shoot a television show in fewer hours a day, let your cast and crew feel more rested, get a better final product,  and save money? Inspired by working in France, John, Drew, and Stacy explain how they've pushed for shorter shooting days on their sets and how that has worked out. (Spoiler: It's gone very well.) For more showrunning goodness, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com .

In this "Best Practices" Episode, we talk about the "No Sides on Set 'Rule'" that keeps scripts off set. For more showrunning goodness, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com.  

This week, Linda Rogers-Ambury talks us through the two types of TV budgets that you need to understand, how they're different, and why it's important to understand them. For more, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com .  

Allocation of money and time are critical to your show running smoothly. This week, Linda Rogers-Ambury will help us solve the "money puzzles" to help us make sure the money is spent in the best places. For more Showrunner goodness, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com .  

Nelson Greaves joins John and Stacy to talk about the pleasure and pain of rewriting episodes of television. Alone the way, they share some of their favorite rewriting tricks and workflows. For more showrunning goodness, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com . Nelson Greaves @nelsongreaves

Writer and Producer Nelson Greaves joins John and Stacy for a conversation about all of the things they wish they knew in their first writers' rooms. For more Showrunner Show Goodness™, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com . Nelson Greaves @nelsongreaves

Andrew Gettens and Lauren Mackenzie return to the show to talk about the ups and down of being a writing duo. Also, they whole crew laughs a lot. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/z93eAepMaIQ For more of The Showrunner Show, visit  www.theshowrunnershow.com . Lauren MacKenzie @lomactv  Andrew Gettens @andrewgettens 

Lauren MacKenzie and Andrew Gettens come on the show to talk about the best ways for new writers to get into a writers' room. They are some of the best in the business and their experience as a writing/producing duo means that they have plenty to share from a variety of perspectives. You'll definitely want to take some notes. For more of The Showrunner Show, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com . Laure...

The journey from the world of cinema to television can seem mysterious. To help shed some light on it, John, Drew and Stacy discuss their journey from making movies to making television, exploring the subtle but profound differences in the mediums. They also offer some perspective on the unique challenges and rewards each medium presents. For more of The Showrunner Show, visit www.theshowrunnersho...

Almost every TV show has a showrunner, but very few people fully realize what a showrunner actually does. Even fewer people understand how to become a showrunner. In this episode, John, Drew, and Stacy define what a showrunner actually does.  For more Showrunner Show, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com .