“At the end of the day, a television, a computer, or a smart phone is just a device through which one can access content. The content itself is what matters, not the device.” EndsMatterTelevisionComputerSmartPhonesAccessThe End Of The DayDevicesWhat Matters Author:Ray William Johnson
“Retaining 'Monday Night Football' simply did not make smart financial sense for ABC. We could not reconcile the fees against the revenue. We love football at ABC. It's been a love affair for 36 years. It will go down in the history of sports television, being created on ABC and with this magnificent run. But at this point, given the success we're having with our entertainment product and the financials, we deemed that this was the proper move for us. We're not looking back .” YearsRunningMovingNightGivenSportsTelevisionFootballProductsSmartAffairFinancialEntertainmentMagnificentLooking BackMondayRevenueLove AffairReconcileFeesRetainingMonday NightMonday Night Football Author:George Bodenheimer
“Advocates of dumbing down should note the wonderfully perverse fact that 'University Challenge' and 'Mastermind' were watched by millions who could hardly even understand the questions, let alone ejaculate the answers. Maybe they just liked to watch smart people sweating.” PeopleShouldFactsChallengesAnswersWatchesMillionsTelevisionSmartNotesUniversitySmart PeopleSweatingMastermindDumbing Down Author:Declan Lynch
“If you're ever making a television show, don't cast smart actors because they are just a pain in the ass. The moment you start to bullshit them you've lost them, so you have to either know what you're talking about or when you don't talk to them.” IfsKnowsMomentsShowsPainActorsLostTalkingTelevisionSmartCastsAssBullshitTelevision Shows Author:Ray McKinnon
“It's really hard to scare people on network television. You've got to be smart about it. You've got to parcel out the scares.” PeopleHardTelevisionSmartScareBeing SmartParcel Author:Chris Carter
“Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs.” HomeFunnyTelevisionSmartHumorousMurderWitty Author:Alfred Hitchcock
“As a woman in sport media, you have to be smart. You use what you can to your advantage and make sure you know what you're talking about or you're A) not going to last very long or B) never going to get a good job. I think we've come a long way and probably still have a ways to go, but... I just don't take any of this super seriously. I'm not curing cancer and I'm not a doctor. It's just television. I don't know why some people get so worked up about it.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayLongStillsUseJobsLastsSportsTalkingMediaTelevisionSmartAdvantageDoctorsCancerGood JobLong WayBeing Smart Author:Michelle Beadle
“Science fiction fans are the smartest fans in television. They just are. They're just so smart, and they know so much detail and information. They're a part of the story and they inform your character, as well. We all listen to the fans, and we love their feedback and the attention they give us.” KnowsGivingWellsCharacterStoriesAttentionFictionFansInformationTelevisionSmartScience FictionDetailsFeedback Author:Azita Ghanizada
“As television is learning some of the movies' great tricks, movies are taking what's good from TV. Maybe it will all become one big thing, with smart, talented people who love a thing, helping each other be better.” PeopleHelpingBigsTelevisionTvsSmartTricksBig ThingsHelping Each Other Author:Akiva Goldsman