“The centerpiece of 'Law and Order' is the crime, and it starts with the writing. There's a beginning, a middle and an end. It allows the audience to watch any given episode and can drop right in and not feel lost. I think the stark, raw structure has a lot to do with its longevity.” ThinkingFeelsWritingEndsLawOrderLostGivenWatchesAudienceMiddleCrimeStructureEpisodesLongevityStarksLaw And OrderCenterpieces Author:Danny Pino
“I directed an episode of 'Party of Five' toward the very end of that show. It was a great experience.” EndsShowsPartyFiveEpisodesGreat Experiences Author:Matthew Fox
“So why are we having to fight in 2012 against politicians who want to end access to birth control? It's like we woke up in a bad episode of 'Mad Men'.” MenWantEndsFightingBirthPoliticianMadAccessEpisodesBirth ControlMad Men Author:Cecile Richards
“One of the great things about a TV series is that it's different to a movie - in a movie you obviously know the beginning, the middle and the end of what you're going to do. With a TV series it's unfolding, and you're discovering with every episode.” KnowsDifferentEndsMiddleTvsSeriesGreat ThingsDiscoveringEpisodesUnfoldingTv Series Author:Dylan Walsh
“You can watch an episode of Friends or an episode of Law & Order and just drop in, but you're not going to in the middle of Season 4, Episode 5 of Lost. It's like picking up a Harry Potter book and flipping to a chapter. You have to read it from beginning to end.” BookEndsLawOrderLostWatchesMiddleSeasonsChaptersEpisodesHarry PotterPotters Author:Damon Lindelof
“A lot of American shows don't last for as long as 12 episodes. They get cut after one. But certainly one of the great things about The Office in particular was that there was a beginning, a middle and an end.” LongEndsShowsLastsCuttingMiddleParticularOfficeGreat ThingsEpisodes Author:Matt Groening
“Endings are the hardest part. I find there's a great relief that at the end of every episode, every hour of TV you produce, while you want a proper and satisfying ending, it doesn't have to end The Story, in capital letters.” WantEndsStoriesHoursProduceTvsLettersHardestReliefSatisfyingEpisodes Author:Vince Gilligan