Demme, Scorsese, Bigelow – Big-Name Movie Directors Head To Small Screen

“This pilot season, with heightened pressure on networks to make sure new shows break through the clutter and compete with hundreds of cable channels, Netflix and the DVR, the big-four networks have increasingly turned to feature-film directors. Adjusting to TV isn’t always easy. Unlike in film, where auteurs impart their vision, in TV the writers rule.”