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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Project Greenlight Season 2 Episode 7 - Episode #19
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    #1 - Episode #19

    S2:E7

    The first day begins with creative differences and an awkward scene, but Ackerman shows he's up to the task. A casting dilemma is solved when Bill Sadler accepts the role of Abe. With an ambitious schedule in front of them, the team braces for a crucial emotional scene.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Project Greenlight Season 2 Episode 8 - Episode #20
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    #2 - Episode #20

    S2:E8

    Erica decides to play a more active role on set after there's an unscripted shot. Technical problems push the production behind schedule and the directors make more script changes without consulting Erica, who vents her frustrations.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Project Greenlight Season 2 Episode 11 - Episode #23
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    #3 - Episode #23

    S2:E11

    Kyle and Efram begin post-production now that their film's in the can. Within two weeks they screen a rough cut for Chris, Jeff and Erica, who question the tone - is it a drama or a comedy? Miramax exec Rick Schwartz see the next cut and feels the same ambiguity. After four grueling days, Kyle and Efram barely get their tape to the pivotal test screening on time.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Project Greenlight Season 2 Episode 12 - Episode #24
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    #4 - Episode #24

    S2:E12

    The producers decide that the film will be a comedy after the test-screening results are in. Protests from Kyle and Efram go unheeded. Kyle and Efram agonize over several new cuts but finally deliver a version they hope will meet with Rick's approval.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Project Greenlight Season 2 Episode 13 - Episode #25
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    #5 - Episode #25

    S2:E13

    Will it be released or not? Everyone waits anxiously as Miramax debates whether The Battle of Shaker Heights will open in N.Y. and L.A. Chris appeals to Harvey Weinstein to release it in more cities. As the premiere date approaches, the team makes some finishing touches and waits to hear from Miramax. Will they pull out the big guns and open with a bang? Or will they surrender to a limited release and give up the battle for Shaker Heights?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Project Greenlight Season 3 Episode 1 - Box Office or Bust
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    #6 - Box Office or Bust

    S3:E1

    The executive producers and Dimension executives sat down and interviewed the top 3 writers and the top 3 directors. Coming to the conclusion of the script, which was written by both Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton. This script is titled ""Feast"" and would be directed by John Gulager.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Project Greenlight Season 3 Episode 2 - The Joy of Pre-Production
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    #7 - The Joy of Pre-Production

    S3:E2

    The group finds out from Dimension that they're not going have an easy time making their movie. They're told that the script's flawed, that the studio has reservations over the director's ability to pull it all together, and that they'll have to rewrite the script in order to make in with the $2 million budget. They then work 12 hour shifts fixing the script by eliminating scenes and combining characters. The director also stubbornly insists that his family members be cast in the lead roles, which causes frustrations the casting director.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Project Greenlight Season 3 Episode 3 - Bridging the Gap
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    #8 - Bridging the Gap

    S3:E3

    Only nine weeks are left in pre-production. Ideas for the film are coming together and the director is finally starting to take charge. The group gets permission from Dimension to look for gap financing from another investor willing to put money into the production. They get an idea from a radio show to hit up the Maloof family for money. Their call into a radio program fails but they arrange a formal meeting through the Maloof family's office. The crew is assembling but the director still butts heads with the others over his insistence that his family be cast in the main roles.

    Director:John Gulager
    Writers:Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan

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  9. Project Greenlight Season 3 Episode 4 - Cast Apart
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    #9 - Cast Apart

    S3:E4

    Gulager says he's going to film a test screen of his family and take it directly to Bob Weinstein. Chris Moore puts a stop to it and threatens to fire the director. Casting gets under way. It proves difficult to find a suitable actor and actress to play the Hero and Heroine. Michelle want Navi Rawat cast in a role and submits her name directly to Dimension. The company thinks it's a good choice but the others are upset that Michelle went behind their backs. Actors are found for the lesser roles and additional financing for the 25-day shoot is secured from the Maloof family. The writers are hired to write the new Highlander film. And the monster designs are comining along nicely. At the first read-through of the script with the actors a bomb scare forces their evacuation and postpones the meeting.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Project Greenlight Season 3 Episode 5 - Lights, Camera, Inaction
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    #10 - Lights, Camera, Inaction

    S3:E5

    Filming is finally ready to begin. Issues with the script, budget, and casting have been settled, so now all eyes are on first-time director Gulager. He has a free-wheeling shooting style and makes too many last-minute adjustments, which get on the DP's nerves. The actors start feeling somewhat lost without proper rehersals and compositions. Studio execs and the producer step in to tell Gulager to communicate better.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Project Greenlight Season 3 Episode 6 - Mutiny on the Bar Set
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    #11 - Mutiny on the Bar Set

    S3:E6

    Gulager finally schedules an early rehearsal time before the day's shooting. The mood lightens but the good will is short-lived, as the 1st A.D. and the script supervisor let their dislike for each other spill over. Since he has the producers on his side, the 1 A.D. gets the script supervisor fired. Shooting is continually rocky, frustrating the director and many of the others.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Project Greenlight Season 3 Episode 7 - One Week to Rap
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    #12 - One Week to Rap

    S3:E7

    Its the final week of production and a lot of movie left to be shot. John starts to feel the pressure when he is found with two camera crews shooting two different scenes of the movie on opposite sides of the studio. John has to run back and forth from both sets to do the directing. Plus they find out that there is a big corporate issue between Disney and Miramax, and feast might get caught in the middle of the battle. To Help motivate everyone on the crew, John sets up a movie short of Feast so that they can get an understanding of what they all have been working so hard.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Project Greenlight Season 3 Episode 8 - Redemption
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    #13 - Redemption

    S3:E8

    Production is finally over, now comes the actual making of the movie - Post Production. This episode, John just starts the editing and already everyone wants to get a piece of what it looks like. So John sets up screenings for all the major players of the movies future. The majority of them seem to like what they see with just a few improvements needed. The whole group seems really excited to get this thing done and can't wait to see the final film.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Project Greenlight Season 3 Episode 9 - It's a Wrap
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    #14 - It's a Wrap

    S3:E9

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Project Greenlight Season 1 Episode 5 - Sweet Home Chicago
    6.2/10(11 votes)

    #15 - Sweet Home Chicago

    S1:E5

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Project Greenlight Season 2 Episode 10 - Episode #22
    6.7/10(15 votes)

    #16 - Episode #22

    S2:E10

    Cast and crew are feeling drained just three weeks into shooting. Ben and J.Lo visit the set and lift their spirits, especially Erica's. Efram clashes majorly with the boom operator. But when it comes time for the big kiss scene with Amy, Shia is a smooth operator. The final day of production gets off to a shaky start as Shia stumbles over difficult lines, but Kyle helps him through it. Finally it's announced - ""That's a wrap!""

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Project Greenlight Season 1 Episode 6 - Producing Under Chris Moore Conditions
    6.8/10(11 votes)

    #17 - Producing Under Chris Moore Conditions

    S1:E6

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Project Greenlight Season 2 Episode 2 - Episode #14
    7.1/10(15 votes)

    #18 - Episode #14

    S2:E2

    After a brief overview of the Project Greenlight contest by its creators, the season begins with the narrowing down of the top 50 scripts (from an initial 7,000!) to ten, and the directors down to four. Matt, Ben and Chris personally call the finalists to summon them to the 2003 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The excitement of arriving at this indie-film mecca soon turns to anxiety, however, as the judging panel screen directors' scene assignments and observe the screenwriters pitching their stories. Finally, six scripts are eliminated - and four directors and four writers are left standing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Project Greenlight Season 4 Episode 7 - Accident Waiting to Happen
    7.1/10(37 votes)

    #19 - Accident Waiting to Happen

    S4:E7

    On the final day of shooting at the house, the production team grows increasingly frustrated that Jason has not chosen a location for the car-crash scene. Later, Jason meets with the stunt coordinator to map out the crash logistics. During the last night of filming, Jason gets words of encouragement from a surprise visitor to the set, while he and the production team race against the clock to wrap before the sun comes up.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Project Greenlight Season 1 Episode 7 - The Delicate Balance Of Power In Producing A Movie
    7.2/10(11 votes)

    #20 - The Delicate Balance Of Power In Producing A Movie

    S1:E7

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Project Greenlight Season 2 Episode 1 - Episode #13
    7.2/10(15 votes)

    #21 - Episode #13

    S2:E1

    After a brief overview of the Project Greenlight contest by its creators, the season begins with the narrowing down of the top 50 scripts (from an initial 7,000!) to ten, and the directors down to four. Matt, Ben and Chris personally call the finalists to summon them to the 2003 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The excitement of arriving at this indie-film mecca soon turns to anxiety, however, as the judging panel screen directors' scene assignments and observe the screenwriters pitching their stories. Finally, six scripts are eliminated - and four directors and four writers are left standing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Project Greenlight Season 2 Episode 5 - Episode #17
    7.2/10(10 votes)

    #22 - Episode #17

    S2:E5

    Casting remains difficult, as the team has trouble landing Shia LeBeouf for the main role of Kelly. Erica receives major script notes, but doesn't like the directors' offer to do the rewrites.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Project Greenlight Season 1 Episode 1 - And Then There Was One, Part 1
    7.3/10(15 votes)

    #23 - And Then There Was One, Part 1

    S1:E1

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Project Greenlight Season 1 Episode 8 - The Director And His DP
    7.3/10(98 votes)

    #24 - The Director And His DP

    S1:E8

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Project Greenlight Season 1 Episode 4 - Ben Calls Harvey
    7.4/10(13 votes)

    #25 - Ben Calls Harvey

    S1:E4

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Episode #19" is the worst rated episode of "Project Greenlight". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/20/2003. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode #20".