The TV Set

Movie
German title	The TV Set
Original title	The TV Set
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2006
length	85 minutes
Age rating	FSK 0
Rod
Director	Jake Kasdan
script	Jake Kasdan
production	Judd Apatow , Jake Kasdan, Aaron Ryder
music	Michael Andrews
camera	Uta Briesewitz
cut	Tara Timpone
occupation
David Duchovny : Mike Klein Sigourney Weaver : Lenny Ioan Gruffudd : Richard McCallister Judy Greer : Alice Fran Kranz : Zach Harper Lindsay Sloane : Laurel Simon Justine Bateman : Natalie Klein Lucy Davis : Chloe McCallister Willie Garson : Brian MC Gainey : Hutch Wendle Josepher : AD Kaitlin Doubleday : Jesse Filmore Andrea Martin : Becky Charlotte Salt : Sarah Vernee Watson-Johnson : Barbara Molly Bryant : Peggy Wallace Aidan Mitchell : Simon McCallister Philip Baker Hall : Vernon Maxwell Alan Blumenfeld : Dr. Black Bree Turner : Carla

The TV Set is an American drama set in 2006 . Directed by Jake Kasdan , who also wrote the script.

action

The screenwriter Mike Klein is developing the pilot episode of a television series that includes autobiographical elements. In as The Wexler Chronicles titled series is about a man who overcomes the suicide of his brother. Klein's wife Natalie is pregnant.

There is a difference of opinion between Klein and the president of the station Lenny about the casting of the main role, which then gets the problem-causing Zach Harper. The program director Richard McCallister promised the author that his concept would be retained, but changes were made.

Reviews

Frank Scheck wrote in The Hollywood Reporter on May 4, 2006 that the "precise observation-based portrait" offered the perspective of an insider. However, the film fails in comparison with such predecessors as Network . The “excellent” cast includes the “virtuoso” Sigourney Weaver.

Jay Weissberg described the film in Variety magazine on May 10, 2006 as a mild parody that could not keep the balance between the caricature and the serious elements ( “mild parody of the process behind tube pilot development, but can't quite balance caricature with more serious side elements " ). The result is "toothless" , with too many repetitions and too little originality. Weaver make the most of her part; Duchovny play solid, but colorless.

"Bitter angry look behind the scenes of the television entertainment business, which is condensed into a knowledgeable media satire with excellent actors."

- Lexicon of international film

backgrounds

The film was in Los Angeles - including in Hollywood , in Burbank and Pasadena ( California turned). The world premiere took place on April 28, 2006 at the Tribeca Film Festival , which was followed by numerous other film festivals. The film grossed approximately $ 265,000 in US cinemas .

Web links

• The TV Set in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The TV Set at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
• The TV Set at Metacritic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Release certificate for The TV Set . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , January 2009 (PDF; test number: 116 736 DVD).
2. ^ Frank Scheck's film review in The Hollywood Reporter , accessed April 9, 2008
3. ↑ Film review by Jay Weissberg ( Memento of the original from February 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in Variety , accessed April 9, 2008 
4. ^ The TV Set. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .  
5. ↑ Filming locations for The TV Set , accessed April 9, 2008
6. ^ Opening dates for The TV Set , accessed April 9, 2008
7. ↑ Box office results for The TV Set , accessed April 9, 2008