“I remember in high school trying to get home from water-polo practice in time so I could see Happy Days on television when it first came on, because I was so blown away by it. It was just such a cool thing.” TryingFirstsHomeSchoolRememberWaterPracticeTelevisionHigh SchoolCool ThingsBlown AwayHappy DayPoloWater Polo Author:Ted McGinley
“We have entered a time when a writer's first idea is his best idea, when the first thing a reporter hears is the first thing that she reports. We live in a time now when we have seen major television networks take video off of YouTube and broadcast it to millions of Americans without verifying whether the video had been fabricated or not.” FirstsIdeasMillionsTelevisionMajorsVideoReportsReportersYoutube Author:Scott Pelley
“One of the real worries I had before the first season of 'Treme' aired was that, man, people in New Orleans really hold movie and television shows up to a high standard in how they depict the city.” PeopleMenFirstsRealShowsCitiesWorryTelevisionStandardsSeasonsNew OrleansTelevision ShowsHigh StandardsOld Movie Author:Wendell Pierce
“At thirteen I began modeling, doing my first television commercial in ninth grade for Pizza Hut.” FirstsTelevisionGradesModelingPizzaThirteenHutsNinth GradeTelevision Commercials Author:Donna Rice Hughes
“When I first started writing for television in the seventies and eighties, the Internet didn't exist, and we didn't need to worry about foreign websites illegally distributing the latest TV shows and blockbuster movies online.” NeedsWritingFirstsShowsWorryTelevisionTvsInternetOnlineTv ShowsSeventiesEightyWebsiteBlockbuster Author:Al Franken
“Some people hate the sight of me as soon as they see me on television. They loathe the look of me, and I accept that from the days of variety. I would walk on and some people would open a newspaper and think, 'He's first on, so he can't be any good.' I accept that.” PeopleThinkingFirstsLooksHateWalksAcceptingTelevisionSightNewspapersVarietyLoathe Author:Bruce Forsyth
“My first pilot gig; in fact my first job in television; was 'Freaks and Geeks,' and the experience of directing that pilot was probably the single most formative of my directing life.” FirstsFactsJobsTelevisionFreakPilotsGeekGigs Author:Jake Kasdan
“It is through our technology that we have been able to fly far away from earth to learn, in truth, how precious it is. It is no coincidence that our awakening to the special nature of our world and to its uniquely balanced environment and its limitations coincided with our first glimpse of earth from outer space, through the eyes of astronauts, television cameras and photographic equipment.” WorldFirstsHas BeensEyeAbleEarthSpaceTechnologyEnvironmentSpecialTelevisionCamerasEnvironmentalAwakeningLimitationOur WorldFar AwayBalancedCoincidenceEquipmentGlimpseAstronautOuter SpaceThrough The Eyes Author:Dixie Lee Ray
“I remember when I first came to America and I saw posters for TV shows and I was like, "What?! Why does a television show deserve space on a billboard?"” FirstsDoeShowsAmericaRememberSpaceSawsTelevisionTvsDeserveTv ShowsRemember WhenPostersTelevision ShowsBillboards Author:Jamie Bell
“The television reports gave me my first inkling of a world beyond my own, a world that wasn't fair or equal, a world of poverty, war, disease and famine. But I also realized that this state of affairs wasn't necessarily a given, and that we have it in our power to make a difference, to make the world a better place for all. We have that choice. One thing's for sure, though - if we do nothing, it will be a given.” IfsWorldFirstsWarStatesMotivationalChoicesGivenDifferencesMy OwnPovertyOne ThingTelevisionEqualDiseaseFairsAffairMaking A DifferenceReportsBetter PlaceFamine Author:Chrissie Wellington
“My films seem to be better understood and better received by the monthly publications. On television the first reactions are usually unfavorable.” FirstsSeemsFilmTelevisionUnderstoodReactionsPublication Author:Alain Resnais
“Jerry Lewis played on the very first season of Mad About You, and he played basically himself, but he was called some other name. He said he's never done it; he'd never done a half-hour of [sitcom] television. This was 1992 or '93. And I said, "Well how is that?" And he goes, "Nobody ever asked me." It's like the pretty girl at the dance; everybody's too afraid to ask.” FirstsWellsSaidDoneGirlAsksNamesHoursHalfTelevisionSeasonsMadSitcomJerryHalf HoursPretty Girl Author:Paul Reiser