“There are a lot of shows that have secrets and string people along and use the secrets of the narrative engine to keep people coming back every week. I don't know if those programs even have an answer. I don't know how they build their shows.” PeopleIfsKnowsUseShowsAnswersSecretKnow HowWeekProgramNarrativeStringsEnginesComing Back Author:J.H. Wyman
“People get nervous when things move to Friday. Friday has become a landscape where shows just don't do very well as business for the network.” PeopleWellsShowsMovingNervousLandscapeFriday Author:J.H. Wyman
“A lot of people plan for failure, but they don't plan for success, and that's a big problem, especially in the TV world 'cause you're trying to find out what your show is.” PeopleWorldTryingShowsProblemBigsCausesPlansTvsBig Problems Author:J.H. Wyman
“So, I can live with people saying, "I didn't like it." But I can't live with people saying, "There just seems to be no plan here," 'cause there is a plan. And a lot of people fall into that, where they don't know what their show is yet. Their pilot gets picked up, and they have to figure it out. I would hate to be in that situation.” PeopleKnowsI CanShowsSeemsHateFallCausesSituationPlansFiguresPilots Author:J.H. Wyman
“First of all, directing was the most incredible experience. When you run a television show, directing is something that not many people actually get the time to do because you're so consumed with everything that's going on. You can't just disappear.” PeopleFirstsShowsRunningTelevisionIncrediblesDisappearConsumedTelevision Shows Author:J.H. Wyman
“Jeff always says, "In the cinema, everybody goes to sci-fi. Those are the biggest movies. But, in television, nobody wants to touch it with a barge pole." It's strange. I think it's because maybe there's a legacy of television shows that depicted sci-fi in a certain way that turns off a lot of viewers, so maybe there's a negative connotation.” ThinkingWayWantShowsCertainTurnsTelevisionStrangeNegativeLegacyCinemaSci FiViewersTelevision ShowsTurn OffConnotationBarges Author:J.H. Wyman
“What was so great about Lost was that it came to the front door as a drama that was straight-up and really gave you the sci-fi underneath it all. It backed into sci-fi show, at least in my opinion. As soon as they got hooked, they were like, "Okay, I'm there."” ShowsLostOpinionDoorsFrontsDramaOkaySci FiHookedFront DoorsStraight Up Author:J.H. Wyman
“It's a sci-fi show on network television, and everybody knows that it's an amazing feat that we've been on for so many years. The fans, the press and everyone has been so incredibly kind and so incredibly supportive that we feel like it's a success, in any way, shape or form. It's an expensive canvas.” KnowsWayFeelsYearsKindHas BeensShowsFormFansTelevisionShapesPressesExpensiveSci FiCanvasSupportiveFeats Author:J.H. Wyman
“The God-honest truth is that Jeff and I just do what we do. You have no control. We didn't have control last year, or the year before either, or the year before that. We can only do what we do, which is to make the show that we love, continue to follow the path for the stories that we want to tell, tell great and compelling stories, week-to-week, that interest our fans, and really hope for the best.” WantYearsStoriesShowsLastsInterestPathWeekFansHonestTruth IsLast YearCompellingHoping For The BestHonest TruthEither Or Author:J.H. Wyman
“I think that any show that doesn't have huge ratings, that's what you're always up against. Meanwhile, conversations are ongoing. Everything is running the way that things usually run, in these types of situations. I guess we'll find out, like everybody else. But, we don't fret about it because, really, it's out of our control. We can only step back and do our work, and therein lies the serenity. We're hoping for the best and just doing what we love.” ThinkingWayShowsRunningLyingSituationStepsHugeTypeConversationSerenityOngoingRatingHoping For The Best Author:J.H. Wyman
