ABSTRACT
Television writers definitely know the writers' room, and based on their experiences, they have created several popular series that depict different types of rooms. The quality of this collaboration begins when showrunners hire the writing staff. While they generally have a great deal of autonomy in making these decisions, writers are usually subject to approval by studio and network. The writers' room is generally closed to all but the writing staff - this includes executives from the studio and the network, as well as actors and everyone involved in the physical production. However, this writers-only rule has one important exception: most writers' rooms have a writers' assistant whose job is to take notes on everything discussed in the room. Once production on a series begins, the pace of work for the writers is relentless. Scripts must be ready on time or the entire production staff has nothing to do.
