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    Life on the Bubble

    If a TV show isn't getting good ratings it goes "on the bubble."  So how do the writers cope with the threat of cancellation hanging over their heads, and what happens when the bubble pops? We talk with two TV producers Liz Heldens and Scott Rosenbaum, who know life on the bubble all too well.

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    By Kim Masters • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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      Producer

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      Liz Heldens

      Creator, NBC drama 'Mercy'

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      Scott Rosenbaum

      Show-runner, ABC's sci-fi series 'V'

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