10 Fall Shows To Be Excited About, 10 To Give A Chance, And 4 To Avoid

BuzzFeed - There are some pleasant surprises coming this year — and yes, some disasters. Here are the fall 2014 shows of distinction, good and bad, in handy chronological order! Anna Martemucci Starz Shane Dawson Starz Starz, In Progress, Saturdays at 11 p.m. This 10-part documentary series is not for everybody; it definitely tilts toward film nerds. Its conceit is that two first-time directors, Shane Dawson and Anna Martemucci, each get the opportunity to direct a feature from the same script (that they can change) on a $600,000 budget. In Pittsburgh, in the middle of winter. The competition aspect is hazy to me — somehow, one of them will "win" based on audience feedback and will get $250,000. But that is irrelevant. Having watched the first half of the season (Starz has made five episodes available On Demand), I'm obsessed with this show! The two directors' sensibilities are opposite: Martemucci has a traditional indie background, and went to NYU for screenwriting; Dawso