4 ms·

> there are seven words no competent showrunner should ever say: "I'll know it when I see it." > To say "I'll know it when I see it" is to abdicate the hard wo

> there are seven words no competent showrunner should ever say: "I'll know it when I see it." > To say "I'll know it when I see it" is to abdicate the hard work of creation while hoarding the authority to declare what is or isn't good. critical product leadership advice. listen to users yes, but at any given point you have to know what your vision is and how features speak to strategy stuff on p6 about defining problems and decision aversion on 7 also very good.

Animats 5y ago
That's from the "Nice version". The "Mean version" no longer seems to be available on the web for free, but I read it years ago. In the "Mean version", he points out that many showrunners feel they're impostors. A showrunner who says "I'll know it when I see it" is an impostor, because their job is to have a clear vision of the project and be able to communicate it to the crew.
- sgentle 5y ago
  I found the mean version: http://okbjgm.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/5/0/31506003/11_laws_of_showrunning.pdf http://okbjgm.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/5/0/31506003/11_laws_of...
  - Animats 5y ago
    Ah. Thanks. Here's the "mean version" of the quote to which I was referring: Well... it is true that not everyone believes that knowing what they want, and reaching out to those who need to know it in order to perform, is a necessity for success in the world of television... and this is the part where they come out from their slimy, shit-stained hole and excuse their lack of vision (or their unwillingness to impart that vision) with a defense I consider to be the most cowardly and thieving seven words in the showrunner's lexicon: "I'll know it when I see it." If you ever find yourself saying that, kindly consider the possibility that - and I mean this, from the heart - your impostor syndrome is most likely real and you are, in fact, a shrill, shrieking fraud.
    - awinter-py 5y ago
      I LOVE THIS

Animats 5y ago

That's from the "Nice version". The "Mean version" no longer seems to be available on the web for free, but I read it years ago. In the "Mean version", he points out that many showrunners feel they're impostors. A showrunner who says "I'll know it when I see it" is an impostor, because their job is to have a clear vision of the project and be able to communicate it to the crew.

sgentle 5y ago
I found the mean version: http://okbjgm.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/5/0/31506003/11_laws_of_showrunning.pdf http://okbjgm.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/5/0/31506003/11_laws_of...
- Animats 5y ago
  Ah. Thanks. Here's the "mean version" of the quote to which I was referring: Well... it is true that not everyone believes that knowing what they want, and reaching out to those who need to know it in order to perform, is a necessity for success in the world of television... and this is the part where they come out from their slimy, shit-stained hole and excuse their lack of vision (or their unwillingness to impart that vision) with a defense I consider to be the most cowardly and thieving seven words in the showrunner's lexicon: "I'll know it when I see it." If you ever find yourself saying that, kindly consider the possibility that - and I mean this, from the heart - your impostor syndrome is most likely real and you are, in fact, a shrill, shrieking fraud.
  - awinter-py 5y ago
    I LOVE THIS