My first job in television was on 'My So-Called Life.' Jason Katims calljoblife Change image and share on social
Honestly, I don't know enough about what's a good timeslot and what isn't. Either you have a timeslot where nobody is really tuning in, which isn't good, or you're in a good hour, and then you've got a lot of competition. Jason Katims competitiongoodhave share on social
I sort of was inspired by 'Friday Night Lights,' where it was a very different show, but similar in that they were both large ensemble dramas where you had many stories going on at once. I wanted to do a show that shared that element, and that's really why I wanted to develop 'Parenthood' as a series. Jason Katims developdramaelement share on social
Something that I learned from 'Friday Night Lights,' sometimes if you have four or five scenes in an episode, it's not having less than having 10. It's what you do with those scenes. Jason Katims episodefridaylearn Change image and share on social
The environment in a writer's room, I've really come to feel, should be some form of democracy. Jason Katims democracyenvironmentfeel Change image and share on social
What's fun about comedy is you're pushing things a little further than you would in a drama; you're pushing reality a little bit more. Jason Katims bitecomedydrama Change image and share on social
In 'Friday Night Lights,' the relationship between the coach and his wife, that marriage was something that you couldn't really understand until you actually saw it exist on film. Jason Katims coachexistfilm Change image and share on social
The 'Moonlighting' tension of the couple that obviously never can get together, there's an innate sort of fun and tension in that. Jason Katims couplefuninnate Change image and share on social
A lot of times as writers, you want to come up with the best possible story, and you bend it according to what you want to happen. I think one of the things that I always try to think about is what would really happen in a situation, what feels real. Jason Katims bendfelthappen share on social
One of the things you realize when you have a health crisis in your immediate family is that life does not stop so that you can go through that experience. Jason Katims crisisexperiencefamily Change image and share on social