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The TV Set

Play trailer Poster for The TV Set R,  2007,  1h 28m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Stream Now Watchlist 64% 75 Reviews Tomatometer 58% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
64% Tomatometer 75 Reviews 58% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Mike Klein (David Duchovny), the creator of a TV pilot called "The Wexler Chronicles," learns the hard way about how television shows evolve from concept to reality. Though Mike's concept involves serious subject, a network executive (Sigourney Weaver) and her cohorts have other plans to lighten up and dumb down the show to appeal to a broader audience.
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Critics Consensus

Offering both broad and insider jokes, The TV Set is a sharp satire that will please both the average moviegoers and pop culture aficionados.

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Dana Stevens Slate Aug 18, 2007
The TV Set is a little wonder of a movie, as smart and sad and true as any comedy I've seen this year. Go to Full Review
Eleanor Ringel Cater Atlanta Journal-Constitution May 10, 2007
B-
A facile but likable send-up of how things (don't) work in Hollywood. Go to Full Review
Jeff Strickler Minneapolis Star Tribune May 5, 2007
2.5/4
This satire settles for simply restating the obvious. Go to Full Review
Bullz-Eye.com Jan 7, 2012
3.5/5
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Apr 10, 2008
3/4
...an intriguing, occasionally horrifying look at the behind-the-scenes shenanigans within the network-television world. Go to Full Review
Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope Jan 23, 2008
C
Sad, slow and rather boring story about how writers get dumped on and smart television shows get dumbed down. Go to Full Review
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Jake Kasdan

Director

David Duchovny

Mike

Sigourney Weaver

Lenny

Judy Greer

Alice

Fran Kranz

Zach Harper

Lindsay Sloane

Laurel Simon

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Synopsis Mike Klein (David Duchovny), the creator of a TV pilot called "The Wexler Chronicles," learns the hard way about how television shows evolve from concept to reality. Though Mike's concept involves serious subject, a network executive (Sigourney Weaver) and her cohorts have other plans to lighten up and dumb down the show to appeal to a broader audience.
Director
Jake Kasdan
Producer
Jake Kasdan, Aaron Ryder
Screenwriter
Jake Kasdan
Distributor
ThinkFilm
Production Co
The TV Set Holding Company
Rating
R (Language)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 6, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 11, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$265.6K
Runtime
1h 28m
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