“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 don''t like this reality television, I have to be honest;I think real people should not be on television; It''s for special people like us, people who have trained and studied to appear to be real” PeopleThinkingShouldRealRealitySpecialHonestTelevisionBeing HonestBeing RealReality TelevisionSpecial People Author:Garry Shandling
“I'm frustrated with Hollywood and television and the movies because they see science fiction as an excuse for eye candy, for lots of great special effects.” EyeFictionSpecialEffectsTelevisionHollywoodScience FictionExcuseFrustratedCandySpecial EffectsEye Candy Author:David Gerrold
“This is what I give. I give an expression of care every day to each child, to help him realize that he is unique. I end each program by saying, 'You've made this day a special day by just your being you. There's no person in the whole world like you. And I like you just the way you are.' And I feel that if we in public television can only make it clear that feelings are mentionable and manageable, we will have done a great service.” IfsWorldWayGivingFeelsChildrenPersonsMadeEndsDoneWholeHelpingFeelingsCareRealizingClearSpecialTelevisionExpressionLike YouUniqueProgramWhole WorldThis DayI Like YouManageableGreat Service Author:Fred Rogers
“It is perfectly clear that people, given no alternative, will choose tyranny over anarchy, because anarchy is the worst tyranny of all... The special nature of liberties is that they can be defended only as long as we still have them. So the very first signs of their erosion must be resisted, whether the issue be domestic surveillance by the Army, so-called preventive detention, or the freedom of corporate television, or that of a campus newspaper.” PeopleFirstsLongStillsPoliticsGivenLibertyEconomyIssuesClearWorstSpecialTelevisionArmyNewspapersTyrannyAlternativesCorporateLiberalismAnarchySurveillanceCampusErosionDetention Author:Eric Sevareid
“In its effect on family relationships, in its facilitation of parental withdrawal from an active role in the socialization of their children, and in its replacement of family rituals and special events, television has played an important role in the disintegration of the American family.” ChildrenImportantRolesSpecialEffectsEventsTelevisionActiveRitualParentalWithdrawalReplacementsAmerican FamilyDisintegrationSocializationFamily RelationshipSpecial Events Author:Marie Winn
“Television's contribution to family life has been an equivocal one. For while it has, indeed, kept the members of the family from dispersing, it has not served to bring them together. By its domination of the time families spend together, it destroys the special quality that distinguishes one family from another, a quality that depends to a great extent on what a family does, what special rituals, games, recurrent jokes, familiar songs, and shared activities it accumulates.” DoeHas BeensTogetherSongGamesQualitySpecialTelevisionDependsActivityMembersJokesFamiliarContributionRitualDominationFamily Life Author:Marie Winn
“I think the joy of any soap opera is it is always there. You are allowed into this world for a little while and it's safe in that you are watching other people go through some troubles rather than yourself. It's there every night, and there is something special about that sort of terrestrial television experience for a mass audience.” PeopleThinkingWorldLittlesJoyNightAudienceTroubleSpecialThis WorldTelevisionSafeMassOperaEvery NightSoapSomething SpecialSoap Operas Author:Amanda Donohoe
“Agatha Christie holds special personal memories for me because my mum, a television producer called Pat Sandys, had been the first person to persaude the Agatha Christie estate to put one of her stories on TV.” FirstsPersonsStoriesMemoriesSpecialTelevisionProducersMumEstatesFirst PersonChristie Author:Samantha Bond
“[Into the Badlands] wasn't going to be two days of a splinter unit at the end of the shoot. The action and the martial arts had to be integral to the show. That's what makes it unique, that's what makes it special and different and ground-breaking. No one has attempted this before on American television.” ArtTwoDifferentEndsShowsActionSpecialTelevisionUniqueMartial ArtsUnitsTwo DaysSplintersAmerican Television Author:Miles Millar
“Television is my home. It's a special breed of person that can do nine months on and three months off, with 22 episodes of one-hour shows. It's very hard work. It can be a grind. It's not a grind for me. I relish in that.” PersonsHardShowsHomeThreeCan DoHoursSpecialTelevisionHard WorkMonthsNineWorking ItEpisodesGrindRelishThree MonthsOne HourNine Months Author:Charisma Carpenter
“[Television executives] are afraid to advertise condoms that could save lives, but do not blush about telecasting a National Geographic special on President Reagan's pelvic plumbing.” PresidentSpecialTelevisionExecutivesCondomSave A LifePlumbingPresident ReaganNational Geographic Author:Martin Nolan
“I wasn't able to articulate it until after audience members gave feedback. And then, similarly, when we talked about the bromance being unique, I don't think Mark, Jay, and I really saw how special that aspect of that bromance was until our audience members sort of gave us feedback and let us know, "Hey, we've never seen a bromance like this before on television."” ThinkingKnowsAbleAudienceSawsSpecialTelevisionMembersUniqueAspectMarkHeyFeedbackBeing UniqueBromance Author:Steve Zissis