The TV Set

Die-hard fans of network television are sure to get a kick out of "The TV Set," a rib-tickling parody about the making (and possible unmaking) of a TV pilot. Mike Klein (David Duchovny) is the writer who has high hopes for... Full review

I was very interested to see THE TV SET given how fast it flopped despite the awards-season buzz that surrounded Sigourney Weaver's performance. That and it had a seemingly excellent premise with room for any number of comic possibilities. Also... Full review

I really liked the idea for this movie, cast was great (especially David Duchovny and Judy Greer), but when I was expecting the plot to move in the most interesting parts of the TV series production suddenly the end titles... Full review

I thought this film was okay, but not great.Certainly, it is a topic that can be mined for great comedy and social commentary. How does Hollywood, which has so many talented people in it, churn out such crap to put... Full review

Wow! Seeing it for the first time, a real fun story to watch, a docu-ciomedy which appeals to all, a good comedy of work.... Full review

I readily related to the central plight of David Duchovny's character - writing and submitting what we're to assume is a perfectly good, heartfelt and sincere script only to be asked to compromise it's most significant and defining characteristics in... Full review

Moral - The sell-out and let down of tv pilots. End result, a slow, drawn out let down of a movie, where one character sells his soul for alcohol and pills, and the other opps for his position over his family.... Full review

Ever wonder what a writer goes through between the writing and the production of a TV series? This will give you a comic insight. I paid to see this movie at an art house theater and left thinking that not only... Full review

I absoulutely loved this movie. It was really funny and had a wonderful cast. David Duchovny was great as a tv writer who watches his vision become slowly and painfully altered beyond his recognition. The whole cast was great-- Sigourney Weaver,... Full review

I thought this parody of the network TV business was a riot. Just watching each character sell out their principles was classic. Go.... Full review

The movie was released to good if not ecstatic reviews and paltry box-office. The T.V Set was Executive Produced by Judd Apatow, who doubles as the inspiration for the lead character, a writer/creator played by David Duchovny. ... Full Review

This is not an awful movie but it's also not even a very good one. Hopefully, in a perfect world, David Duchovny will make a good film, "Slut Wars" will come to American television and movies such as this wouldn't exist except in some writers mind. ... Full Review

Though sharp and amusing, this is a placeholder for Kasdan, whose terrific debut film, Zero Effect (1998), showed promise far beyond industry carping (however justified).....Kasdan is more detached but equally cynical.....with a pregnant wife and a kid at home, he can't afford to walk away with his artistic dignity intact.....That The TV Set is executive-produced by Judd Apatow will only come as a surprise in light of the film's relative obscurity (it got an inauspicious limited release in early 2007, befor ... Full Review

A shrewd, savvy satire" ( People ), The TV Set shows that there is as much entertainment behind the camera as there is in front. A smart, brisk and engaging comedy chronicling the perilous journey of an idealistic television writer as he tries to steer his pilot to a coveted spot on the prime-time television schedule, The TV Set bows on DVD September 25 from Fox Home Entertainment. ... Full Review

The TV Set takes us on a humorous walk through of the process of getting a television show written, casted and ultimately aired. The TV Set does a great job of giving a sneak peak into the underbelly of network television (although there are a few creative liberties taken in the name of comedy). ... Full Review

Jake Kasdan ("The TV Set," "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story") has signed on to direct "Burt Dickenson: The Most Powerful Magician on Planet Earth" for New Line Cinema says The Hollywood Reporter . ... Full Article

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At 7:45, Showtime2 has David Duchovny in The TV Set . At 8, CBS has a new Million Dollar Password . Disney has a new Hannah Montana at 8, then a new Wizards of Waverly Place . ... Full Article

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If you ever want to get a good idea about how a TV series comes into being, see the movie The TV Set , which stars David Duchovny as a schlumpy writer whose autobiographical series gets picked up by a... ... Full Article