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So Help Me Todd
''So Help Me Todd'' is an American legal drama television series, created by Scott Prendergast, that premiered on September 29, 2022, on CBS. The series follows a talented but directionless private investigator, who begrudgingly agrees to work at his overbearing mother's law firm. It stars Marcia Gay Harden, Skylar Astin, Madeline Wise, Tristen J. Winger, Inga Schlingmann, and Rosa Arrendondo. Premise ''So Help Me Todd'' follows Todd, whose instincts as a private investigator are good, but he lacks direction and is the black sheep of his family. At the insistence of his strong-willed mother, Margaret, Todd reluctantly agrees to work at her Portland, Oregon, law firm as an in-house investigator. Margaret believes in strictly adhering to the law, which is at complete odds with Todd's tendency to bend the law to navigate sticky situations. Cast * Marcia Gay Harden as Margaret, a defense attorney who completed her Juris Doctor degree after the death of her first husband, who was ...
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Legal Drama
A legal drama is a genre of film and television that generally focuses on narratives regarding legal practice and the justice system. The American Film Institute (AFI) defines "courtroom drama" as a genre of film in which a system of justice plays a critical role in the film's narrative. Legal dramas have also followed the lives of the fictional Lawyer, attorneys, defendants, plaintiffs, or other persons related to the practice of law present in television show or film. Legal drama is distinct from Police procedural, police crime drama or detective fiction, which typically focus on police officers or detectives investigating and solving crimes. The focal point of legal dramas, more often, are events occurring within a courtroom, but may include any phases of legal procedure, such as jury deliberations or work done at law firms. Some legal dramas Film à clef, fictionalize real cases that have been litigated, such as the play-turned-movie, Inherit the Wind (play), ''Inherit the Wind ...
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The Futon Critic
''The Futon Critic'' is a website that provides articles and information regarding prime time programming on broadcast and cable networks in the United States. The site publishes reviews of prime time programming and interviews of people in the television industry, as well as republishing Nielsen ratings data reports and press releases provided by television networks. ''The Futon Critic'' was founded by Brian Ford Sullivan in 1997. History Brian Ford Sullivan, CEO of Futon Media, registered ''The Futon Critic'' on January 14, 1997. From its founding, the site has published reviews on prime time programming, as well as interviews its staff conducted with members of the television industry. The site also contains sections of articles dedicated to republishing press releases, network schedules and Nielsen ratings data, which have been cited by articles on websites such as ''The Huffington Post'' and TV by the Numbers. Its publications of Nielsen ratings data have also been used a ...
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Geena Davis
Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956) is an American actor"United States: US Senators Make New Effort to Ratify Women's Treaty"
''Asia News Monitor''. Bangkok. November 19, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2021. "Geena Davis brought some media attention to Thursday's proceedings. First, she explained she should be called an actor, rather than an actress. 'The dictionary definition of actor is a person who acts, so we do not actually need ''actress''. It is going to sound soon as quaint as ''doctoress'', or ''poetess'', or ''authoress''.'"
and producer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an and a

TVLine
''TVLine'' is a website devoted to information, news, and spoilers of television programs. History In late 2010, ''Entertainment Weekly''s Michael Ausiello announced that he would be leaving ''EW'' after nearly two years in their employ to establish a TV-centered website with PMC, the media company founded by Jay Penske. He later announced that fellow ''EW'' writer Michael Slezak, E! Online's Megan Masters, and ''TV Guide''s Matt Mitovich would be joining him in the venture. The site debuted January 5, 2011, and more than tripled initial expectations for internet traffic in its first six days. In early 2011 a report by TV by the Numbers analyzed the pageview ratings for four television websites: ''TVLine'', its sister site ''Deadline'', ''TheWrap'', and TV by the Numbers itself. With a high of just over 1 million daily pageviews, ''TVLine'' beat all three competitors. A similar report in summer 2012 compared ''TVLine'' again to three other websites: ''Deadline'', ''The Holly ...
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Showrunner
A showrunner (or colloquially a helmer) is the top-level executive producer of a television series production who has creative and management authority through combining the responsibilities of employer and, in comedy or dramas, typically also the head writer, script and story editor. They consult with network and studio bosses and lead the artistic vision of the show, including the writers room, editing department, as well as select the set design, staff, cast members, and each actor's wardrobe and hairstyle. In many instances, the showrunner also created the show, and subsequent seasons could feature different showrunners. While the director has creative control over a film's production, and the executive producer's role is limited to investing, in television shows, the showrunner outranks the episodic directors. History In a January 1990 submission to the United States Congress House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Adminis ...
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Phil McGraw
Phillip Calvin McGraw (born September 1, 1950), known professionally as Dr. Phil, is an American television personality and author, best known for hosting the talk show '' Dr. Phil''. He holds a doctorate in clinical psychology, though he ceased renewing his license to practice psychology in 2006. McGraw rose to fame with appearances on ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' in the late 1990s. Oprah Winfrey then helped McGraw launch his own program, ''Dr. Phil'', in September 2002. The show is formatted as an advice show. Early life and education McGraw was born in Vinita, Oklahoma, on September 1, 1950, the son of Joseph J. McGraw Jr. and his wife, Anne Geraldine "Jerry" (''née'' Stevens). He grew up with two older sisters, Deana and Donna, and younger sister Brenda in the oilfields of North Texas where his father was an equipment supplier. At age 13, he worked at an A&W Root Beer stand and a local chain called Pizza Planet in Oklahoma City. McGraw moved to Kansas with his father as ...
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Wendey Stanzler
Wendey Stanzler is an American film editor and television director. She was co-editor and associate producer of Michael Moore's documentary ''Roger & Me'', in 1989. She also co-edited Moore's only fiction film, ''Canadian Bacon'' (1993). Stanzler was hired as an editor for ''Sex and the City'' and went on to become a guest director during the final season of the series. Stanzler has also edited for the series, '' Ed'' and ''Now and Again'' and the romantic comedy film Gray Matters (2007), directed by Sue Kramer, starring Heather Graham, Tom Cavanagh and Bridget Moynahan. She has directed several episodes of ''Grey's Anatomy'', ''Desperate Housewives'', '' The Middle'' and ''Ugly Betty'', all on ABC as well as ''The Vampire Diaries'', ''Pretty Little Liars'', ''Parks and Recreation'' among other series. Stanzler was producer and director on the first season of the CW series '' 90210'' in 2008–2009. In 2011, she directed the pilot episode of the ABC Family series ''The Nine Liv ...
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Ali LeRoi
Ali LeRoi (born February 12, 1962) is an Emmy-award-winning"Ali LeRoi"
''Emmys'' website, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Television Academy, retrieved October 21, 2022
American television producer, director, writer and actor. He is best known as the co-creator of the Chris Rock semi-autobiographical sitcom ''Everybody Hates Chris'', for which he won the NAACP Image Awards, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series in 2008."Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series,"
in "2008 Awards," "Image Awards (NAACP)", Internet Movie Database, retrieved October 21, 2022
LeRoi met Rock during the set on The Chris Rock Show, hi ...
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Kabir Akhtar
Kabir Akhtar (born January 11, 1975) is an American television director and editor, who won an Emmy Award in 2016. His credits include work for ''Arrested Development'', ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'', ''Never Have I Ever'', ''Behind the Music'', and the ''Academy Awards''. Akhtar is also the creator of The Tool Pag the oldest website about the band Tool (band), Tool. He ran the website (also known as "toolshed") from 1994 to 2016; it predated many popular sites, including mainstays Google, YouTube, and Yahoo!. Akhtar was an early innovator on the web, and gained some notoriety for being the source of several April Fools' Day pranks. Career Before becoming a director, Akhtar began his career as an editor, working primarily on music and documentary series, including ''Behind the Music''. He has edited the pilot episodes of ten series, including '' Speechless,'' '' Alex, Inc.,'' and ''I'm With Busey.'' He also directed the pilot episodes of the MTV series ''8th & Ocean'' and the 2009 r ...
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Randy Zisk
Randall "Randy" Zisk is an American television director and producer. He graduated from the University of Southern California and is a native of Dallas, Texas, where he graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas. His brother, Craig Zisk, also works in television. As both a director and producer, he has worked most substantially on the television series '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' and ''Monk''. He also wrote the 2006 film ''Maybe It's in the Water'', and two episodes of ''Midnight Caller''. Zisk was nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award, in 2005. Directing credits *'' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' (6 episodes, 1993–1995) *''NYPD Blue'' (2 episodes, 1996–1997) *''Early Edition'' (3 episodes, 1996–1998) *''Chicago Hope'' (1 episode, 1997) *''Providence'' (3 episodes, 1999–2002) *'' Felicity'' (1 episode, 2000) *''Strong Medicine'' (1 episode, 2001) *''American Dreams'' (4 episodes, 2002–2004) *''Without a Trace'' (6 episodes, 2002– ...
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Andy Berman
Andrew Mark "Andy" Berman (born February 24, 1968) is an American actor, director, producer, writer, and comedian. He is best known for his role as Dib Membrane in ''Invader Zim'', Dennis in ''The Jamie Foxx Show'' (1996-1997), Chuck in ''The Wonder Years'' (1991-1993), and Guy in ''Psych'' (2006-2014). Early life Berman was born Andrew Mark Berman in Chicago, Illinois, on February 24, 1968. He is the brother of Lauren Berman Rawitz, herself a theatre and television actress whose credits include appearances on ''Mr. Belvedere'' and ''The Young and the Restless.'' Career Berman produced and wrote for some various television series, such as being the director, executive producer, and writer for ''Psych'' and as the writer for '' Freddie''. He voiced Dib Membrane on the animated television series ''Invader Zim''. After the show's cancellation, he would reprise his role in the crossover video game '' SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom'', and later in the Netfl ...
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Keith Powell
Keith Powell (born August 12, 1979) is an American television actor, writer, director, and web series creator, known for his role as James "Toofer" Spurlock on ''30 Rock'', and for creating and starring in the web series '' Keith Broke His Leg'', for which he won several Indie Series Awards in 2016. Early life and education Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Powell later moved to California before graduating from St. Mark's High School in Wilmington, Delaware. Powell then earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 2001. Career Powell was the Producing Artistic Director of Contemporary Stage Company, a summer theater in Wilmington, Delaware. His producing credits include New York productions of ''The Mouse That Roared, Enter Pissarro, Indra & Agni Collide'' and a workshop of ''Kidding Jane'' with Ellen McLaughlin and William Charles Mitchell. Powell was the resident director for Equalogy, a professional touring company promoting social c ...
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