Previously known as the Museum of Television and Radio, Paley Center for Media regularly hosts events that focuses on the creative process of great TV shows and movies. I found their interviews / panel events fascinating. Most entertainment shows focus on the celebrity of the show or the shows happenings. The stories are most of the time are engineered to entice the audience to watch the show. The events at the Paley Center however, involve the creative sources which provide the words and stories behind the movies and TV shows as well as it's stars, who provide the voice and acting. Short clips can be found at center's screening room. The good stuff is at their YouTube channel.
The most important thing is that the center treats TV shows with respect.
While TV is always viewed as the movies poor cousins, they are definitely more creative when it comes to popular entertainment. The challenge is greater too. Trying to think of something new every week is not easy. So it is extremely interesting to see the creative process being laid bare in some of these discussions. There are tons of material at the YouTube channel. The most interesting stories are about how the actors are cast. This is because it happens early on in the show's creation when the show is not solid and things change for whatever reason. Concept changes, character renaming, all are laid bare. The two clips here are the cast and producers and writers from House and Bones. They give a good sense of how the other clips are. The panel is relaxed and in almost all cases, funny. At the channel there are more clips from shows like the Office, ER, CSI and so much more.
Definitely worth coming back to for more.
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