Ashley Gable is an American

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and producer who has worked on a variety of well-known television series including ''

Buffy the Vampire Slayer ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. It is based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film), 1992 film of the same name, also written by W ...

'' and ''

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''. She was an executive producer on the

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crime drama ''

The Mentalist ''The Mentalist'' is an American drama television series that ran from September 23, 2008, until February 18, 2015, broadcasting 151 episodes over seven seasons, on CBS. Created by Bruno Heller, who was also its executive producer, the show fol ...

'' for its first four seasons.

Career

Gable's television career began in 1996 when she was recruited onto the writing staff of the first season of Joss Whedon's ''

''. She (and her then-writing partner Thomas A. Swyden) wrote two of the twelve episodes for the season. Gable has worked on a number of other shows as a writer and producer, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2008 she was hired to work on ''

'' as a co-executive producer under creator

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and became an executive producer. She left that show after four seasons and subsequently served as co-executive producer on the CBS drama series ''

''. In 2019, Gable joined other WGA members in firing her agents as part of the Guild's stand against the ATA after the two sides were unable to come to an agreement on a new "Code of Conduct" that addressed the unfair practice of

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Filmography

''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' episodes

* 1.08 " I, Robot... You, Jane" * 1.11 " Out of Mind, Out of Sight"

''The Mentalist'' episodes

* 1.03 "

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" * 1.09 " Flame Red" * 1.18 " Russet Potatoes" * 2.03 " Red Badge" * 2.08 " His Red Right Hand" * 2.19 "

Blood Money Blood money may refer to: * Blood money (restitution), money paid to the family of a murder victim Films * Blood Money (1917 film), ''Blood Money'' (1917 film), a film starring Harry Carey * Blood Money (1921 film), ''Blood Money'' (1921 film ...

" * 3.02 " Cackle-Bladder Blood" * 3.07 " Red Hot" * 3.23 " Strawberries and Cream (Part 1)" * 4.03 " Pretty Red Balloon" * 4.11 " Always Bet on Red" * 4.22 " So Long, And Thanks for All the Red Snapper"

References

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