An all-star cast bites the hand that feeds them in a sophisticated satire of network programming. The story follows a TV pilot as it goes through the production process. Mike (Duchovny) is fighting to put his sitcom into development, his vision, of a guy who, following his brother's suicide, rediscovers his joy in life, is slowly eroded by a network executive (Weaver) who favours trashy reality programming. Every crass suggestion she makes improves the show's response from test audiences and brings the show a step closer to getting on the air. Sometimes the satire... is so close to the naked reality of TV development that it's more documentary than comedy, but Weaver gives an inspired performance that skirts truth and satire so adroitly it makes your skin tingle. [show more]
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Comedy drama satirising the world of television production. David Duchovny stars as Mike Kline, a scriptwriter who has written a quirky sitcom based on his own traumatic life experiences. When a studio takes up the script and begins work on a pilot for the series, Mike is forced to compromise his artistic integrity to an alarming degree. Sigourney Weaver and Judy Greer co-star.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play An all-star cast bites the hand that feeds them in The TV Set an insightful and fast-moving satirical look at the world of network television development The TV Set follows an idealistic writer Mike (Duchovny) as he tries to navigate his TV pilot down the mine-laden path from script through production to the madness of prime-time scheduling Along the way he has to juggle the agendas of a domineering network executive Lenny (Weaver) volatile young stars a pregnant wife and an ever-optimistic personal manager His vision of a guy brought back to his home town by his brother s suicide and rediscovers his joy in life is slowly eroded by a Lenny who favors trashy reality programming like Slut Wars The irony is that every crass suggestion she makes improves the show s response from test audiences and thus brings the show a step closer to getting on the air Desperate to get his show aired can Mike stay true to his vision?
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