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The Writers' Room

The Writers' Room

Description: Academy Award-winning screenwriter ("The Descendants") and actor/comic ("Community") Jim Rash hosts "The Writers' Room," which opens doors into the minds of TV's creative thinkers. Each episode visits the writing team for one of television's pop-culture-defining scripted shows, among them "Breaking Bad," "Parks and Recreation," "Dexter," "Game of Thrones," "New Girl" and "American Horror Story." The round-table discussions -- both hilarious and candid in tone -- reveal rare insights behind plot points, tough decisions and big mistakes. Key cast members -- including Bryan Cranston, Amy Poehler, Michael C. Hall and Jake Johnson -- join the conversations as well.
Genre: Short, Talk-Show
Year Released: 2013
Number of seasons: 2
Number of episodes: 12
First episode air date: July 29, 2013
Presented By: Jim Rash
Network: Sundance TV

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