The sitcom's traditional role has been to comfort the viewer who feels burdened by the unreality of American expectations. Lee Siegel americanburdencomfort Change image and share on social
I love the Internet; I'm on it all the time. Lee Siegel internetlovetime Change image and share on social
The terrorist threat is so cloudy, faceless, and vague, so manipulable by political purposes, so definitely present but indefinitely manifested, that it sometimes feels interchangeable with everyday dread itself. Lee Siegel cloudydreadeveryday share on social
Television has to reflect back to you your own sense of security. It also has to mirror your sense of your own decency and your own limitations. Lee Siegel backdecencylimitation Change image and share on social
A single week of Oprah takes you from bondage to all the violent terrors of life, to escape through vicarious encounters with celebrity, to visions of charity and hope, to hard resolve, to redemption and moral renovation. Lee Siegel bondagecelebritycharity share on social
In 1986, human nature in America started to change. That year, 'The Oprah Winfrey Show,' based in Chicago, became nationally syndicated, and the country entered the beginning stages of a quiet cultural revolution. Lee Siegel americabasebegin share on social
I react very badly when mediocrity throws a tantrum of entitlement. Lee Siegel badlyentitlementmediocrity Change image and share on social
It became inevitable that television would address life's mundane problems because television itself is so mundane, part of the ordinary flow of time the way those problems are. Lee Siegel addressflowinevitable Change image and share on social
