The Business
'Episodes' Creators Break Free of Playing "the Stupid Game"
David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik hit the TV jackpot with shows like Friends and Mad About You. They mined their experience of years in network TV to make the Emmy-nominated Showtime satire Episodes, now headed into its fifth season.
By Kim Masters • • 29m ListenJeffrey Klarik and David Crane have no fear of burning bridges. In the 1990's Crane co-created Friends and Klarik produced Mad About You. Now, they've got the freedom to do whatever they want creatively. In their show Episodes, a co-production off the BBC and Showtime, they pull no punches making fun of the televison industry they know so well. They're also not shy in suggesting ways Showtime could show their series a little more love.
Photo: (L-R) David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik with Mircea Monroe, behind the scenes on Episodes. (Patrick Wymore/Showtime)
