TV news is what you want it to be, and if you want it to be different, take a look at what you watch. Aaron Brown newswatch Change image and share on social
TV presenting isn't the hardest job in the world, and I've done all right financially out of it. Gail Porter financiallyhardhave Change image and share on social
TV producers want ratings and are willing to do nearly anything to get them. They gin up artificial conflicts and create an urgency for even the most minor of economic data points. Barry Ritholtz artificialconflictcreate Change image and share on social
TV's hard work. I don't know how the hell Angela Lansbury survived doing 'Murder, She Wrote' all those years. And sure, everyone wants to be Bruce Willis or George Clooney - they want to be in film for the range of characters you get to play. Christopher Meloni angelabrucecharacter share on social
TV's like whitewater rafting: Without rocks, there wouldn't be rapids, and it wouldn't be as much fun. Joss Whedon funraftrapid Change image and share on social
TV's not the problem, and I'm tired of it being posed as this antithesis to creativity and productivity. If TV's getting in your way of writing a book, then you don't want to write a book bad enough. Andrea Seigel antithesisbadbook Change image and share on social
TV's 'real' agenda is to be 'liked,' because if you like what you're seeing, you'll stay tuned. TV is completely unabashed about this; it's its sole raison. David Foster Wallace agendumcompletelyraison Change image and share on social
TV serves us most usefully when presenting junk-entertainment; it serves us most ill when it co-opts serious modes of discourse - news, politics, science, education, commerce, religion. Neil Postman commercediscourseeducation Change image and share on social
TV showrunners have become known entities to people who watch television in the way that movie directors have been known to filmgoers for a long time. When I started out as a writer and producer in television, I never had the slightest expectation that fame would be part of the job. Carlton Cuse directorentityexpectation share on social