David Duchovny as the writer delivers a turn so listless and bland, you want to goose him with a cattle prod.
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04/06/07
The TV Set (2007)
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Reviews Counted:73
Fresh:47
Rotten:26
Average Rating:6.3/10
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.
Theatrical Release:Apr 6, 2007 Limited
Box Office: $34,531
Synopsis: Go to any bar in Hollywood and you're sure to find a hard-done-by writer who is drowning his or her sorrows after being chewed up and spat out by the network television system. In THE TV SET, Mike... [More]
Starring: David Duchovny, Sigourney Weaver, Ioan Gruffudd, Judy Greer
Director: Jake Kasdan
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Reviews for The TV Set
... a pointed satire of the dumbing down of network TV with a sour tone and a broad execution.
04/19/07
A mostly lightweight endeavor that never builds any genuine emotional traction. And you have to wonder if it's just a little too 'inside' to resonate with a sizable audience.
04/20/07
Not a backstage film for the ages, but it manages to be a bit more useful than the vast bulk of its stablemates.
09/20/07
A clever satire on the dynamics of prime-time television in America with its sleazy programs and its slavery to ratings and ad dollars.
04/05/07
Kasdan wisely doesn't make this about the big, bad bosses vs. the creative geniuses who won't compromise. It's a well-balanced look at a process, which, from the outside seems arbitrary and convoluted, but from the inside makes sense.
04/27/07
Top CriticA tart, smart, closely observed satire of the television industry.
04/20/07
Top CriticYes, it’s funny because it’s true. But it’s also sad for just the same reason.
05/04/07
if Kasdan's point was to use the film as metaphor, its attitude towards the audience is spiteful at best
04/05/07
What rescues The TV Set is the character work.
10/03/07
... wickedly funny ...
04/09/07
Top CriticKasdan has the narrative vision (and the b*lls) to let most of the fun derive from what isn’t there rather than what is.
04/05/07
The satire is unrelenting but not too broad; it stays close to common observation.
04/09/07
Top CriticIt’s deftly calibrated and acted with relish: [writer-director] Kasdan is really good!
04/02/07
Top CriticDavid Duchovny, Justine Bateman, Ioan Gruffudd and Sigourney Weaver star in this biting look at the creatively draining world of TV sitcom production.
05/10/07
At its best, The TV Set is wry and even laugh-out-loud funny about the messy tangle of art, commerce and family, as talented creative types try to stay true to themselves and put food on the table.
04/05/07
A facile but likable send-up of how things (don't) work in Hollywood.
05/10/07
Top CriticMuch like the television pilot it revolves around, the pale satire The TV Set doesn't quite know what it wants to be.
04/06/07
What with its utter lack of passion, it's difficult to say if the film wants to be taken as satire, but if it does then this one counts as a toothless dog.
03/25/07
It gets high ratings for razor sharp writing and direction as well as a wonderful ensemble cast delivering terrific performances.
04/06/07
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