Review of Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show (2014) by Lance C — 28 Sep 2015

Fascinating inside into what it is really like to do television.

This review of Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show (2014) was written by Lance C on 28 Sep 2015.

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