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''Episodes'' is a British-American satirical SitCom created by David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik, and starring Stephen Mangan (Series/GreenWing), Tamsin Greig (Series/BlackBooks) and [[Creator/MattLeBlanc Matt [=LeBlanc=]]].
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''Episodes'' is a British-American satirical SitCom created by David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik, and starring Stephen Mangan (Series/GreenWing), (''Series/GreenWing''), Tamsin Greig (Series/BlackBooks) (''Series/BlackBooks'') and [[Creator/MattLeBlanc Matt [=LeBlanc=]]].
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%%* ShowWithinAShow: ''Pucks!''...followed in season 5 by reality game show "The Box" [[spoiler: after Pucks' cancellation.]]
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%%* ShowWithinAShow: ''Pucks!''
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%%* ShowWithinAShow: ''Pucks!''''Pucks!''...followed in season 5 by reality game show "The Box" [[spoiler: after Pucks' cancellation.]]
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* DawsonCasting: InUniverse, the "kids!" on ''Pucks!''. It gets lampshaded when Sean and Beverly hear from one of the actors about his divorce leading to their surprise at how old he is, leading him to say:
-->'''Actor''': You should see the guys on ''Series/{{Glee}}'', they're like 50.
-->'''Actor''': You should see the guys on ''Series/{{Glee}}'', they're like 50.
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* CreatorBacklash: InUniverse -- Beverly openly states in the fourth episode that she hates what their show was turned into.
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* CreatorBacklash: InUniverse -- Beverly [[invoked]]Beverly openly states in the fourth episode that she hates what their show was turned into.into. For the rest of the show, she repeatedly makes her dislike of working in Hollywood known.
* CreatorCouple: InUniverse, Sean and Beverly are a husband and wife writing team who created ''Lyman's Boys'', the show adapted as ''Pucks!''.
* CreatorCouple: InUniverse, Sean and Beverly are a husband and wife writing team who created ''Lyman's Boys'', the show adapted as ''Pucks!''.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Invoked in-universe, and is in fact the main subject of the show. Each of the three bosses featured on the show, in their own ways, all have the fairly respectable desire for their network to produce original shows and a disrespect for the bandwagon thinking and LowestCommonDenominator appeal seen everywhere in Hollywood. Unfortunately however, they each have their own issues:
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Invoked [[invoked]]Explored in-universe, and is in fact the main subject of the show. Each of the three bosses featured on the show, in their own ways, all have the fairly respectable desire for their network to produce original shows and a disrespect for the bandwagon thinking and LowestCommonDenominator appeal seen everywhere in Hollywood. Unfortunately however, they each have their own issues:
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Invoked in-universe, and is in fact the main subject of the show. Each of the three bosses featured on the show, in their own ways, all have the fairly respectable desire for their network to produce original shows and a disrespect for the bandwagon thinking and LowestCommonDenominator appeal seen everywhere in Hollywood. Unfortunately however, they each have their own issues:
** Merc Lapidus is so crippled by a complete lack of originality himself and a need to get instant gratification in the ratings that he turns every show he gets his hands on into the same bland dross he complains about.
** Castor Sotto has a slew of mental issues he has more and more trouble keeping a lid on, leading to erratic behavior and random decisions.
** Helen Basch's apparent competence is quickly offset by her spitefulness and tendency to let her personal feelings interfere with her job.
** Merc Lapidus is so crippled by a complete lack of originality himself and a need to get instant gratification in the ratings that he turns every show he gets his hands on into the same bland dross he complains about.
** Castor Sotto has a slew of mental issues he has more and more trouble keeping a lid on, leading to erratic behavior and random decisions.
** Helen Basch's apparent competence is quickly offset by her spitefulness and tendency to let her personal feelings interfere with her job.
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* ShippingBedDeath: Explicitly invoked by Matt in defense of a change in the show's romantic dynamics.
