An all-star cast bites the hand that feeds them inThe TV Set, a sneaky satire of network programming.  As a writer named Mike (David Duchovny,The X-Files) struggles to shepherd his semi-autobiographical sitcom into development, his vision--of a guy who's brought back to his home town by his brother's suicide and rediscovers his joy in life--is slowly eroded by a domineering network executive named Lenny (Sigourney Weaver,Aliens) who favors trashy reality programming likeSlut Wars. The rub, of course, is that every crass suggestion Lenny makes improves the show's response from test audiences and brings the show a step closer to getting on the air. Almost everyone inThe TV Sethas connections to television--Judy Greer (Arrested Development), Justine Bateman (Family Ties), Ioan Gruffudd (theHoratio HornblowerTV-movies), Lucy Davis (the original British version ofThe Office)--and so have a keen grasp on the behavior and  lingo of the media industry. Sometimes the satire is so close to the naked reality of TV development that it isn't even funny--but Weaver (whose own father was a television producer) gives an inspired performance that skirts truth and satire so adroitly it makes your skin tingle.--Bret Fetzer