Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles
available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The 15th PGA
Golden Laurel Awards, given on 17 January 2004, honored the best film
and television producers of 2003. The primary role of a television
producer is to control all aspects of production, ranging from show idea
development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking. It
is often the producer who is responsible for the show's overall quality
and survivability, though the roles depend on the particular show or
organization. Some producers take more of an executive role, in that
they conceive new programs and pitch them to the networks, but upon
acceptance they focus on business matters, such as budgets and
contracts. Other producers are more involved with the day-to-day
workings, participating in activities such as screenwriting, set design,
casting, and even directing. In television, there are a variety of
different producers on a show.
