Running The Show, Jeff Melvoin
Running The Show, Jeff Melvoin
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Running The Show
Television from the Inside

Author: Jeff Melvoin

Narrator: Patrick Loos

Unabridged: 9 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/26/2023

Synopsis

"Running the Show takes you inside building a show from the ground up and what a showrunner's life looks like in Hollywood. This unique job covers aspects from the creative to the managerial and everything in between. Seasoned showrunner Jeffrey Melvoin shares his fascinating insider's perspective on how to call the shots and make the final decisions when choosing and writing scripts, hiring staff, casting, making the budget, and juggling schedules. Along with the managerial responsibilities that keep the show afloat, they are also the visionary for the series and the characters. Melvoin describes how to confidently communicate abstract ideas so they can become the show's reality. Running the Show reveals the ethical side of show running and writing with humor, integrity, and wisdom. "

About Jeff Melvoin

Jeff Melvoin is a writer and producer who has worked on more than a dozen series, contributing to over 375 hours of one-hour drama as a showrunner. He’s worked in every platform on Emmy award-winning shows. He has taught at USC, UCLA, and Harvard and led workshops at the Sundance Institute, the American Film Institute, and Northwestern. For the past twenty years, he has chaired the Writers Guild of America’s Showrunner Training Program, a six-week master class for emerging writer-producers.

About Patrick Loos

Patrick Loos studied theater and voice at Wayne State University. A professional actor and audiobook narrator, he currently resides in Detroit, Michigan.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lee on October 14, 2023

I have to admit some biases from the get-go — I’ve known the author for years and we had the same mentor in TV business, Remington Steele showrunner Michael Gleason. So it’s probably no surprise that I loved this book..but I am sure I would have regardless of my biases. It’s a long overdue, nuts-and......more

Goodreads review by Janna on September 22, 2023

So you want to be a TV producer? The first thing you should do is buy this book by award-winning producer-showrunner Jeff Melvoin. The second thing you should do is read it — carefully and slowly — enabling you to learn from the author’s decades-long experience in television. Mr. Melvoin has worked o......more

Goodreads review by G on March 04, 2025

If you love the entertainment industry and are interested at all in the process of writing and showrunning, this book is absolutely indispensable. The writer draws from decades of experience and provides insightful information and blends it well with interesting anecdotes from his career. This book......more

Goodreads review by Vanni on December 28, 2023

Wow, incredibly informative in demystifying what goes on during the development and production of a TV show. A must read for anyone working in TV, especially aspiring TV writers (esp of underrepresented communities) for which inside baseball knowledge is so often gatekept.......more

Goodreads review by Aaron on December 08, 2023

An absolute MUST READ for all professional and aspiring writers.......more

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