“There's something inherently more appealing about the idea that you could reveal and tell stories about characters over the course of a TV season - 13 or 26 episodes, whatever it might be - than in the course of one two-hour movie. You can do so many more novelistic kinds of things on a TV show - with time, with gradual development of relationships, and so on - than you could possibly do in a movie. And that is very appealing.” KindTwoIdeasCharacterStoriesShowsMightCoursesCan DoHoursTvsDevelopmentSeasonsEpisodesTv Shows Author:Michael Chabon
“When I approached Volume 1 of "Lucid," I realized I could tell something that only exists in four issues or I could roll the dice a bit and approach this as Season 1 of a TV show.” ShowsBitsIssuesFourTvsApproachSeasonsI RealizedVolumeTv ShowsDice Author:Michael McMillian
“I don't really like to arrange shows by best performances. That's why Emmy season is kind of a chore for me. Unlike movies, where it's easier to decide who was the best performance, a TV show goes up and down, including characters/portrayals.” KindCharacterShowsTvsEasierPerformancesSeasonsIncludingTv ShowsUp And DownChoresEmmysPortrayalBest Performance Author:Hank Stuever
“Josh [Friedman] and I have been friends for years, and he said, "Hey, if you ever want to do a TV show, I can take it over and run it," and I was like, "Yes!" He's always been so busy that I never dared to ask that, but it just worked out, time wise, that this was the season where we could probably do it, so I jumped at it. So, even though I'm busy with other stuff, I'm excited to be writing this.” IfsWantWritingYearsHas BeensSaidI CanShowsRunningAsksStuffWiseTvsSeasonsBusyExcitedHeyTv ShowsJosh Author:John August
“I'm most proud of our son, having suffered several miscarriages before having him. As for the next mountain, it takes so much to maintain what's already going on that I don't have time to think about it. But I want some more seasons of the TV show, I'd like to write another book, and eventually, I'd like to retire and take vacations with my husband like my mom and dad do.” ThinkingWantWritingBookShowsNextSonTvsMomProudDadHusbandMountainSeasonsMy MomMy HusbandRetiringVacationTv ShowsTime To ThinkMom And DadMiscarriage Author:Wendy Williams
“The wonderful thing about a TV show is if you get picked up for another season, there's no happily ever after.” IfsShowsWonderfulTvsSeasonsTv ShowsWonderful ThingsHappily Ever AfterEver After Author:Guy Branum
“Writing for television is a great job. And it's a job. Most people watch TV and have a comment about one or two moments of an episode - whether they love it or hate it or something in between. To come up with every moment of an entire season of a TV shows is heavy lifting.” PeopleWritingTwoMomentsShowsJobsHateWatchesTelevisionTvsSeasonsCome UpHeavyCommentEpisodesTv ShowsLiftingGreat JobHeavy Lifting Author:Steven C. Harper
“I've only done two other TV shows [instead of Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll], one was Rescue Me and the other was a show called The Job, which was at ABC and only on for two seasons.” TwoDoneShowsJobsSexRocksTvsDrugSeasonsRescueTv ShowsRescue MeSex Drugs Author:Denis Leary
“My grandfather used to say 'Eat the biggest crabs first, that way you're always eating the biggest crabs.' In making a TV show, that means if you have a big funny or smart idea for an episode or a scene or a joke, go for it. Don't save it for another season or another episode, because you may not have the right time again. It's good advice for television, but truly stellar advice for eating crabs.” IfsWayFirstsMayMeanIdeasShowsBigsUsedAdviceTelevisionTvsSceneEatingSmartJokesSeasonsGrandfatherEpisodesTv ShowsRight TimeMy GrandfatherGood AdviceCrabsStellarAlways Eating Author:Jonathan Groff
“I've never been on a TV show for more than a season and you have to continually keep it interesting and you have to keep it connected, even as you change.” ShowsInterestingTvsSeasonsConnectedTv Shows Author:Ian Somerhalder
“If Mitch McConnell were a TV show, he would be ‘Mad Men,’ treating women unfairly, stuck in 1968 and ending this season.” IfsMenShowsWould BeTvsSeasonsMadStuckTv ShowsMad Men Author:Alison Lundergan Grimes