Ep. 39 - James Manos: Dexter and The Sopranos - Enough Said

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2014

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Have you ever wondered who the brilliant minds are behind some of the biggest hits in the entertainment industry?Well, today we have a special treat for you...Today one of the masterminds behind several hit series including, "The Sopranos," "The Shield," and "Dexter," James Manos, joins The James Altucher Show.For the most part we can all say that we have enjoyed the "happily ever after" stories... But something has happened to the American culture that has altered the way we view entertainment.One event that has caused such a fluctuation to our culture according to James Manos was 9/11.You'll hear how reality has made a huge impact on the creativity behind the entertainment industry.HBO is known to have some of the best series... how do they acquire these "big hits"?Here, the truth behind one of America's favorite cable networks is revealed...Plus, if you have ever wanted to know how some of these successful writers were able to create such amazing careers?Well... look no further.James shares how all of his previous careers and experiences have molded him into a unique success. ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.
0:06.0	This is the James Alteter Show on the Stansbury Radio Network.
0:11.0	I'm here with Jim Meadows Jr. creator of Dexter.
0:18.0	You wrote and produced the first episode of one of my favorite shows Dexter.
0:22.0	You also were a co-producer on the sopranos and wrote...
0:26.0	I was the consulting producer on the sopranos.
0:29.0	But you did write one of the best episodes ever, not just of the sopranos, but of all time.
0:36.0	I remember it well, the college episode when Tony soprano takes meadow up to college.
0:42.0	And at the same time, essentially does his first by his own hands killing.
0:48.0	So I want to ask you about that later.
0:51.0	But first, thank you for coming on the show. I'm really glad you're here.
0:56.0	And thank you very much for having me. I appreciate it.
0:59.0	So I have kind of a bigger question to ask about these shows and kind of the genre of shows that sort of started with the sopranos.
1:08.0	Which is, you know, it seems like the best shows these days.
1:12.0	Mad Men, Breaking Bad, sopranos, Dexter, The Shield, which you also were a producer on.
1:20.0	These shows all celebrate the anti-hero.
1:24.0	Not even the non-hero. Like, let's say, let's say, sign felt like non-heroes.
1:29.0	But the anti-hero is someone you wouldn't want to have in your living room.
1:33.0	And yet, everybody became obsessed with having all these characters in their living room every week.
1:40.0	What do you think changed in our culture or society that sort of switched this, you know, that sort of created this massive genre of television that became the best genre of television?
1:52.0	Well, I'm not really sure. I mean, I'm no sociologist. I just come up with stories.
1:57.0	I'm accusing you of being a sociologist, though.
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