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🗓️ 1 September 2015
⏱️ 60 minutes
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How does a studio or network know whether or not a show is right for them? What happens when multiple executives from different companies want the same series? Hear from a panel of network, cable, and platform executives responsonsible for buying content. These individuals will discuss what makes them unique, as well as, how they form and buy series. Featuring Kathleen McCaffrey (HBO), Ken Segna (Starz), David Sleven (NBC Entertainment), and Grant Gish (20th Century Fox Animation).
Moderated by Lesley Goldberg (TV News Editor, The Hollywood Reporter).
Recorded Friday, June 5, 2015 at ATX.
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0:00.0 | You wanted more live nerdist writers panels. You've got more live nerdist writers panels. |
0:05.0 | We've got a bunch coming up in September and October and in August. |
0:11.0 | Here they are. Los Angeles. August 23rd at Meltdown with Mark Guggenheim, the co-creator of Arrow and the upcoming Legends of Tomorrow, as well as a comic book writer, and he's done a ton of cool stuff. Corinne Marshall, the creator of Casey |
0:25.0 | undercover and a great sitcom writer. Evan Blyweiss, who has written on, he started out on the |
0:30.4 | Shield, and he's done a bunch of other cool shows. Laura Valdivia, who currently wrote on weird loners, |
0:39.6 | and she wrote on Ben and Caten, is very funny. Of course, it benefits 826 L.A. That's August 23rd. |
0:47.3 | Also in Los Angeles, September 13th at Meltdown. Our old pal Damon Lindeloff is back, |
0:53.5 | the co-creator of Lost and the showrunner of The Leftovers. |
0:57.4 | We'll talk about that show and anything you want to talk about. We've also got Andrew Kreisberg, |
1:01.6 | the co-creator of Supergirl, Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow, great guy. Noel of Valdivia, |
1:09.6 | the sister of Laura, who writes a drama. |
1:13.3 | She's currently on Manhattan and wrote for Masters of Sex. |
1:17.3 | And finally, Kit Boss, who's written for Bob's Burgers. |
1:20.5 | He's on I-Zombie now. |
1:22.1 | Really good guy. |
1:23.4 | That's September 13th at Meltdown. |
1:26.5 | August 31st, let's back it up. |
1:28.9 | August 31st at Brookline Booksmith, I'm talking with Joe Hill, author, short story writer, comic book writer, raconteur, hilarious dude, scary dude, maybe. |
1:41.6 | Let's find out. |
1:42.6 | Benefits 826 Boston. |
1:48.1 | That's on August 31st, my old hometown. |
1:58.5 | And then finally, this big one, September 21st at Largo at the Coronet, we're doing an evening of the Masters of the Family sitcom. |
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