CTPR 410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Billy Bob Thornton, Hbo Go, Talent Agent
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2nd assistant to a talent agent in the afternoons. Wanted to be in the feature business o. Fx - wanted to do a basic cable version of hbo. Manage the day to day activities of the show. Original programming was run by john langraf: very special - background in theater and dramatic television shows. Oversee all the original programming for fx. Manage the development of this shows o o o. Been there for 16 years because he is always getting and trying new things: dramas need to be about something. Going to be the longest running live action sitcom in television history. Putting job on the line every time you debate whether or not to make a show. Kohan brothers had to bless the show in order for them to make it. Cbs pilot years ago that never went anywhere. Wanted to make it a darkly comedic tale.
