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The show-runners should know better than to let even the more heated tweets get under their skin, but from what I hear, they're only human.

Ask Matt: Supernatural, USA vs. NBC, Lights Out, Nikita, Criminal Minds and More! 2011

But then, think how invested the show-runners are.

Ask Matt: Supernatural, USA vs. NBC, Lights Out, Nikita, Criminal Minds and More! 2011

It makes me wonder if the writers and show-runners have ever even visited DC!

Ask Matt: NCIS Without Gibbs? Plus Human Target, Shameless and midseason TV 2011

This episode should be used as a lesson to other show-runners and writers on how to play with romantic and sexual tension without dragging it out too long.

Ask Matt: The Grey's Baby, NCIS: LA, Castle, Friday Night Lights & More 2011

The show has gone through some behind the scenes shake-ups this season with two of its show-runners getting the axe earlier in the season on Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies, Wonderfalls) coming in to resuscitate the show.

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The show is obviously shot in Toronto, but it's clear the show-runners and cinematographers have made an extra effort to shoot in and around D.C. and Langley.

Ask Matt: NCIS Without Gibbs? Plus Human Target, Shameless and midseason TV 2011

But I'm an even bigger believer in letting show-runners run their show, taking risks that sometimes pay off and other times blow up in their faces.

Ask Matt: Once Upon a Time, Grey's, Fringe, More on Laugh Tracks and More! 2011

For long-running shows on the bubble or midseason shows that may have produced the bulk of its episodes before the reviews and ratings come in, it's usually up to the show-runners to decide how much of a cliffhanger to put in their finales.

Ask Matt: The Cancellation Blues, Finales, and Other TV Matters 2011

But this year, given the very public creative and contractual issues with the show-runners of their three biggest hit shows, and even the split with the creator of Rubicon, I'm not sure if I want to commit to another show that, in success, will likely be screwed around with by its incompetent network.

Ask Matt: Walking Dead, Homeland, Revenge and More! 2011

The show has gone through some behind the scenes shake-ups this season with two of its show-runners getting the axe earlier in the season on Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies, Wonderfalls) coming in to resuscitate the show.

Weekly Update – NBC Exec Promises 4th Season for Heroes 2009