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"I grew up and killed my childhood hero"

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it's good to have a team of people who can tell you that you're taking it too far

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oftentimes writers gravitate towards writing shows on subjects they're familiar with/experienced

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sometimes shows take off right away, have a slower build up, or never make it past episode 2

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most of America won't know you're the person behind the magic

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if you follow your dreams, if you want to do this, you will.

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endings are the hardest part

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showrunners gained their recognition through the spread of the internet (branding)

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"I am a writer, first and foremost"

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feels like you're never doing a good enough job

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relationships need to work or the show will in fact fail

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it's too good to quit, but too hard to do

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burnout is 100% for showrunners

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it's not important to have your name on every script

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look at the series as a whole opposed to how they are as individual episodes

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women NEED to STEP UP and DIRECT

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things are going well when people are starting to get annoyed with you

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arrogant
ignorant
over budget
late

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life is serialized. life is not procedural.

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reward returning viewers each week without punishing new viewers

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find the actor that embodies the role

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there is always a decision to be made no matter how hard it can be to say 'no'

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Quality. Scripts. On. Time.