“I want to go create my own independent content and entertainment, in new models and in new ways, and essentially show studios and networks that people are good.” PeopleWayWantShowsMy OwnModelsIndependentEntertainmentStudiosNew Ways Author:Zachary Levi
“Back in '96, I was on "The Price Is Right" pointing at refrigerators, and "Extra," the TV show, came down. They were the first entertainment entity that put people up on the Internet, so they put my picture up, and America Online called the next day and said I got a zillion or whatever downloads. I didn't know what a download was!” PeopleKnowsFirstsSaidShowsAmericaNextTvsInternetEntertainmentExtrasOnlineEntityTv ShowsNext DayPointingRefrigeratorsDownloads Author:Cindy Margolis
“You have to be rather straightforward with your clients. You can't tell the parties only nice things. This is not an entertainment show; it's not reality television either.” ShowsRealityPartyNiceTelevisionEntertainmentClientsStraightforwardNice ThingsReality Television Author:Martti Ahtisaari
“In our show you have to pay attention and know what happened before. I think it's very intelligent entertainment. It makes demands of viewers that a lot of shows don't.” ThinkingKnowsShowsPayAttentionHappenedDemandIntelligentEntertainmentPay AttentionViewers Author:Victor Garber
“Rome was in the most dangerous inclination to change on account of the unequal distribution of wealth and property, those of highest rank and greatest spirit having impoverished themselves by shows, entertainments, ambition of offices, and sumptuous buildings, and the riches of the city having thus fallen into the hands of mean and low-born persons. So that there wanted but a slight impetus to set all in motion, it being in the power of every daring man to overturn a sickly commonwealth.” MenMeanPersonsShowsWisdomHandsWantedSpiritPoliticsBornWealthCitiesEconomyDangerousBuildingOfficeAmbitionHighestLowsAccountsPropertyEntertainmentRichesFallenLiberalismRomeDaringDistributionInclinationCommonwealthImpetusDistribution Of WealthSumptuous Book:Greek and Roman Lives Source: Greek and Roman Lives
“I am truly amazed that after all this time, religious groups still need to attack entertainment and use these tragedies as a pitiful excuse for their own self-serving publicity. In response to their protests, I will provide a show where I balance my songs with a wholesome Bible reading. This way, fans will not only hear my so-called, violent point of view, but we can also examine the virtues of wonderful 'Christian' stories of disease, murder, adultery, suicide and child sacrifice. Now that seems like 'entertainment' to me.” WayNeedsChildrenStillsSelfStoriesUseShowsSeemsChristianSongReadingReligiousViewsVirtueWonderfulSacrificeGroupsAtheismFansBalanceDiseaseTragedyMurderSuicideResponseEntertainmentExcusePositive AtheismPoint Of ViewViolentProtestServingAmazedAdulteryPublicityPitifulSelf ServingBible Reading Author:Marilyn Manson
“I chose not to jump into the media frenzy and defend myself, though I was begged to be on every single TV show in existence. They want to blame entertainment? Isn't religion the first real entertainment? People dress up in costumes, sing songs and dedicate themselves in eternal fandom.” PeopleWantFirstsRealShowsSongExistenceAtheismMediaTvsEternalDressesBlameEntertainmentPositive AtheismTv ShowsCostumesFrenzyFandoms Author:Marilyn Manson
“I think it's important to control your opportunities, because in the entertainment world, it's not up to you. I'm not sitting here under this naïve belief that someone in Hollywood is going, "Gaffigan! What kind of a show can I build around him?" So you have to find things that can showcase your point of view.” ThinkingWorldKindImportantShowsOpportunityBeliefViewsSittingHollywoodEntertainmentPoint Of ViewUp To YouShowcase Author:Jim Gaffigan
“Supermarket tabloids and celebrity gossip shows are not just innocently shallow entertainment, but a fundamental part of a much larger movement that involves apathy, greed and hierarchy.” ShowsMovementFundamentalsGreedEntertainmentGossipApathyShallowHierarchySupermarketsTabloidsCelebrity Gossip Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt