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Brian Cronin
10-02-2005, 03:57 AM
Who is running the show?

In TV parlance, the "show-runner" is the one person (sometimes more than one, but generally one) who is in charge of the creative vision of a show on a day to day basis. The showrunner has a massive influence upon the style of the show, and a change in showrunners generally marks a drastic change in the style of the show (note the differences in Buffy when Whedon was replaced by Marti Noxon, or the changes in Angel, which had multiple showrunners over its 5-year run). For each person, name the current TV program that they are the current showrunner for!

1. Anthony Zuiker
2. Christopher Chulack
3. Bill Lawrence
4. Brad Kern
5. Carol Mendelsohn
6. Neal Baer
7. Chuck Lorre
8. Ann Lewis Hamilton
9. Ann Donahue
10. Matthew Carlson
11. Ron Moore
12. John Wells
13. Tom Spezialy
14. Josh Schwartz
15. David Milch
16. Meredith Stiehm
17. Manny Coto
18. Mitchell Hurwitz
19. Alex Herschlag
20. Rene Balcer

Good luck, and have fun! :)

-Brian
Nitmo
10-02-2005, 11:24 AM
[QUOTE=Brian Cronin]Who is running the show?

In TV parlance, the "show-runner" is the one person (sometimes more than one, but generally one) who is in charge of the creative vision of a show on a day to day basis. The showrunner has a massive influence upon the style of the show, and a change in showrunners generally marks a drastic change in the style of the show (note the differences in Buffy when Whedon was replaced by Marti Noxon, or the changes in Angel, which had multiple showrunners over its 5-year run). For each person, name the current TV program that they are the current showrunner for!

1. Anthony Zuiker
2. Christopher Chulack
3. Bill Lawrence
4. Brad Kern
5. Carol Mendelsohn
6. Neal Baer
7. Chuck Lorre > Two and a half Men
8. Ann Lewis Hamilton
9. Ann Donahue
10. Matthew Carlson
11. Ron Moore
12. John Wells
13. Tom Spezialy
14. Josh Schwartz
15. David Milch
16. Meredith Stiehm
17. Manny Coto
18. Mitchell Hurwitz
19. Alex Herschlag
20. Rene Balcer > Medium?
Brian Cronin
10-03-2005, 02:52 PM
Remember, folks, there were TWO weeks' worth of TV quizzes this time around! :)

-Brian
Son of Shadow
10-03-2005, 03:10 PM
Here's what I've got.

1. Anthony Zuiker-CSI
3. Bill Lawrence-Scrubs
7. Chuck Lorre-Two and Half Men
11. Ron Moore-Battlestar Galactica
12. John Wells-The West Wing
14. Josh Schwartz-The OC
15. David Milch-Deadwood
18. Mitchell Hurwitz-Arrested Development
20. Rene Balcer-L&O:CI