A television network is making a pilot of Mike's quirky comedy based on the aftermath of his brother's suicide. As the network suits ask for change after change, and as Mike struggles with compromise, there are strains on families, execs who show rushes to their children, leads who feel each other out, and assistants who put a smile on everything. Can an honest show get made in the world of reality TV chasing an audience of teen-aged boys?... (Full plot summary below)
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A television network is making a pilot of Mike's quirky comedy based on the aftermath of his brother's suicide. As the network suits ask for change after change, and as Mike struggles with compromise, there are strains on families, execs who show rushes to their children, leads who feel each other out, and assistants who put a smile on everything. Can an honest show get made in the world of reality TV chasing an audience of teen-aged boys?
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| New York PostKyle SmithSatire is merciless; it demands that mocker be superior to mockee. |
| Salon.comAndrew O'HehirThis is a tepidly amusing film that will offend no one, including those it claims to skewer. |
| San Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinA wickedly funny satire about the vast wasteland takes the position that shows aren't born dumb. They get that way because of network meddling and a widely held assumption that audiences prefer pabulum. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumIf only for the comedy glory of Sigourney Weaver as a TV network president who confuses acid reflux with gut instinct, this very smart, very funny movie about the making of a network sitcom is a cut-glass gem of a showbiz conceit. |
| Boston GlobeTy BurrA tart, smart, closely observed satire of the television industry. |
| Zertinet MoviesSteven SnyderIs it a travesty? A farce? Utterly preposterous? Exactly. |
| Washington PostAnn HornadayThe TV Set, written and directed by Jake Kasdan, often possesses the gimlet-eyed wit of The Player or the mock docs of Christopher Guest. |
| FilmJerk.comEdward Havens[Except for Sigourney Weaver] everyone else looks so damn solemn, it's as if neither they nor their director understood this was meant to be a parody. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerA pointed satire of the dumbing down of network TV with a sour tone and a broad execution. |
| New York Magazine/VultureDavid EdelsteinIt's deftly calibrated and acted with relish: Kasdan is really good! |
