“TV taste is an aftertaste. Whatever gets on the tube is always a foregone conclusion, a fait accompli. That is, any new ideas or social changes have already been fought for in the real world of the streets, or in the bedroom or even the law courts long before they reach the screen. By the time you see it on prime time, it's usually all over and done with, whatever it was. Television by definition is not avant garde. It is often reactionary and always sentimental.” WorldLongIdeasRealDoneLawSocialStreetsTelevisionTvsTasteCourtDefinitionsScreensConclusionPrimeReal WorldNew IdeasBedroomSentimentalSocial ChangeTubesReactionariesAvant GardePrime TimeLaw Courts Book:Mind Over Media: Essays on Film and Television Source: Mind Over Media: Essays on Film and Television
“writers who go outside the lines when they draw pictures of the world are seldom rewarded for their efforts.” WorldLinesEffortDraws Book:Telegraph Avenue then Source: Telegraph Avenue then
“As art reveals the artist more than the world, so you see yourself and what you are not in the mirror of another culture.” WorldArtArtistCultureMirrors Book:Mind Over Media: Essays on Film and Television Source: Mind Over Media: Essays on Film and Television
