“There are certain economics involved in making a network TV show that you want to amortize the costs of that, so the more episodes you make, the cheaper they all are individually.” WantShowsCertainTvsInvolvedCostEconomicsEpisodesTv ShowsCheaper Author:Shawn Ryan
“I come from a time when pop music was the coin of the cultural realm and in a certain way was the only coin of the realm; movies didn't matter as much, and not TV - it was all about pop music. In the era when I started - which was the early '60s - it was all about singles leading to albums.” WayMatterCertainTvsAlbumsPopsErasRealmsCoinsPop MusicSingles Author:Fred Seibert
“At a certain fork in the road of automatization, Europeans chose to have more time, and they work far less than we do and get much longer vacations. We chose to have more stuff, the stuff sold to us through those beckoning adjectives-bigger, better, faster: Jet Skis, extra cars, second homes, motor homes, towering slab TVs, if not the time to enjoy them or to enjoy less commodified pleasures.” IfsHomeCertainStuffEnjoyPleasureCarTvsBiggerFasterExtrasMore TimeVacationConsumerismMotorJetForksOverconsumptionAdjectivesSkisBeckoningFork In The RoadSlabsBigger Better Author:Rebecca Solnit
“I really just drew off of where we are now, with reality TV. You can't help but see a lot of it. You choose to watch some, but with some, you just can't help but hear it and see it. It's just piercing in your brain. That piercing is what I was tapping into , with whatever they were doing to pierce into the minds of everybody. It takes a certain kind of person to shut your mind off to the consequences and just try to get results. That's what I was going for - results.” TryingMindKindPersonsHelpingRealityCertainResultsBrainWatchesTvsConsequenceYou ChoosePierceReality TvTappingPiercings Author:Elizabeth Banks
“There are just so many options that people have. But as a writer, you'll drive yourself crazy, if you worry about that too much. People watch a lot of TV, so they think certain things are going to happen, and you're always trying to subvert expectations.” PeopleIfsThinkingTryingHappensCertainWatchesWorryToo MuchCrazyTvsExpectationsAlways Trying Author:Carlton Cuse
“Sometimes you can do certain things on stage, or even in a TV series, and people see the look on your face and they know what you mean, so you can get away with certain things. But if you can't create that look on an animated character, which is essentially a puppet, the line will hit the audience in a very bad way.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayLooksMeanSometimesCharacterFacesCertainCan DoLinesAudienceStageTvsSeriesGet AwayYour FaceAnimatedPuppetsTv Series Author:Jerry Seinfeld
“A film has a beginning, middle, and an end. There is a certain amount of time that you have to embody these people. You know the entire story arch. But on TV, you have to let your guard down. You don't know how long the show is going to last. There is this excitement that comes with developing a character long-term.” PeopleKnowsLongEndsCharacterStoriesShowsLastsFilmCertainTermKnow HowMiddleTvsAmountDevelopingExcitementLong TermArches Author:DJ Qualls
“I think being on a TV show is amazing but also, people get kind of used to seeing you a certain way and so it becomes a challenge to break free from that in a way.” PeopleThinkingWayKindShowsUsedCertainChallengesBreakSeeingTvsTv Shows Author:Aubrey Plaza