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Award-winning television creators and writers discuss the evolution of TV storytelling in these lively conversations from the acclaimed PBS series On Story.

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This book features something for everyone. Pop culture fans will enjoy the inside stories about their favorite programs; details about casting, relationships, and story development are often as entertaining as the shows themselves. Writers will draw inspiration from the creative processes used and challenges faced by the biggest names in the business. Scholars will appreciate the contribution the interviews make to our study of television. * Popular Culture Studies Journal *

Table of Contents
  • Foreword by Noah Hawley
  • Acknowledgments
  • Biographies
  • Introduction by Maya Perez
  • 1. COMEDIES
    • Up Close with Garry Shandling (2004)
    • Up Close with Greg Daniels (2008)
    • Arrested Development: A Conversation with Mitchell Hurwitz, Moderated by Paul Feig (2009)
    • A Conversation with Alec Berg, Moderated by Pat Hazell (2011)
    • Orange Is the New Black: Up Close with Jenji Kohan (2013)
    • Web Series to HBO: Up Close with Issa Rae (2015)
    • A Conversation with Carl Reiner, Moderated by Barry Josephson (2015)
    • A Conversation with Marta Kauffman, Moderated by Barbara Morgan (2016)
    • New Girl: A Conversation with Elizabeth Meriwether, Moderated by Beau Willimon (2016)
    • Up Close with Paula Pell (2016)
    • Up Close with Alan Yang (2017)
  • 2. DRAMAS
    • Oz: Up Close with Tom Fontana (2003)
    • The X-Files: A Conversation with Chris Carter, Moderated by Damon Lindelof (2012)
    • A Conversation with David Chase, Moderated by Barry Josephson (2012)
    • Lost: Up Close with Damon Lindelof (2012)
    • Up Close with Marti Noxon (2012)
    • Breaking Bad: A Conversation with Vince Gilligan, Moderated by Barry Josephson (2013)
    • A Conversation with Vince Gilligan, Moderated by Álvaro Rodríguez (2013)
    • Rectify: A Conversation with Ray McKinnon, Moderated by Barbara Morgan (2013)
    • House: Up Close with David Shore (2013)
    • Justified: Up Close with Wendy Calhoun (2014)
    • The 10-Hour Movie: A Conversation with Cary Fukunaga and Noah Hawley (2014)
    • Mad Men: A Conversation with Matthew Weiner, Moderated by Robert Draper (2014)
    • Better Call Saul: A Conversation with Peter Gould, Moderated by Barbara Morgan (2015)

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    Publisher: University of Texas Press
    Publication Date: 03/10/2018
    ISBN13: 9781477316948, 978-1477316948
    ISBN10: 1477316949

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Award-winning television creators and writers discuss the evolution of TV storytelling in these lively conversations from the acclaimed PBS series On Story.

    Trade Review
    This book features something for everyone. Pop culture fans will enjoy the inside stories about their favorite programs; details about casting, relationships, and story development are often as entertaining as the shows themselves. Writers will draw inspiration from the creative processes used and challenges faced by the biggest names in the business. Scholars will appreciate the contribution the interviews make to our study of television. * Popular Culture Studies Journal *

    Table of Contents
    • Foreword by Noah Hawley
    • Acknowledgments
    • Biographies
    • Introduction by Maya Perez
    • 1. COMEDIES
      • Up Close with Garry Shandling (2004)
      • Up Close with Greg Daniels (2008)
      • Arrested Development: A Conversation with Mitchell Hurwitz, Moderated by Paul Feig (2009)
      • A Conversation with Alec Berg, Moderated by Pat Hazell (2011)
      • Orange Is the New Black: Up Close with Jenji Kohan (2013)
      • Web Series to HBO: Up Close with Issa Rae (2015)
      • A Conversation with Carl Reiner, Moderated by Barry Josephson (2015)
      • A Conversation with Marta Kauffman, Moderated by Barbara Morgan (2016)
      • New Girl: A Conversation with Elizabeth Meriwether, Moderated by Beau Willimon (2016)
      • Up Close with Paula Pell (2016)
      • Up Close with Alan Yang (2017)
    • 2. DRAMAS
      • Oz: Up Close with Tom Fontana (2003)
      • The X-Files: A Conversation with Chris Carter, Moderated by Damon Lindelof (2012)
      • A Conversation with David Chase, Moderated by Barry Josephson (2012)
      • Lost: Up Close with Damon Lindelof (2012)
      • Up Close with Marti Noxon (2012)
      • Breaking Bad: A Conversation with Vince Gilligan, Moderated by Barry Josephson (2013)
      • A Conversation with Vince Gilligan, Moderated by Álvaro Rodríguez (2013)
      • Rectify: A Conversation with Ray McKinnon, Moderated by Barbara Morgan (2013)
      • House: Up Close with David Shore (2013)
      • Justified: Up Close with Wendy Calhoun (2014)
      • The 10-Hour Movie: A Conversation with Cary Fukunaga and Noah Hawley (2014)
      • Mad Men: A Conversation with Matthew Weiner, Moderated by Robert Draper (2014)
      • Better Call Saul: A Conversation with Peter Gould, Moderated by Barbara Morgan (2015)

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