“The centerpiece of 'Law and Order' is the crime, and it starts with the writing. There's a beginning, a middle and an end. It allows the audience to watch any given episode and can drop right in and not feel lost. I think the stark, raw structure has a lot to do with its longevity.” ThinkingFeelsWritingEndsLawOrderLostGivenWatchesAudienceMiddleCrimeStructureEpisodesLongevityStarksLaw And OrderCenterpieces Author:Danny Pino
“We think wireless is going to grow tremendously. Do I think people are going to watch an episode of 'Survivor' on a 2-inch television set? I doubt it. But I do think somebody's going to go to a grocery store in the middle of a football game and watch that game.” PeopleThinkingGamesGrowsWatchesDoubtMiddleTelevisionFootballStoresSurvivorInchesEpisodesGroceriesGrocery StoresWirelessFootball Game Author:Leslie Moonves
“I've done TV, but never where you're given this much time to live with a character, to study the tone and hone it and repair stuff, to go back and watch old episodes and go, "Oh no, that's a misstep. That's a victory. I should do more of that, less of that."” ShouldDoneCharacterGivenStuffWatchesStudyTvsVictoryToneEpisodes Author:Vera Farmiga
“People watch three or four episodes at a time of their shows.” PeopleShowsThreeWatchesFourEpisodes Author:Idris Elba
“You can watch an episode of Friends or an episode of Law & Order and just drop in, but you're not going to in the middle of Season 4, Episode 5 of Lost. It's like picking up a Harry Potter book and flipping to a chapter. You have to read it from beginning to end.” BookEndsLawOrderLostWatchesMiddleSeasonsChaptersEpisodesHarry PotterPotters Author:Damon Lindelof
“I actually will always stop and watch [Friends episodes], not for the whole thing, but usually because I've forgotten a lot of the episodes. It's sort of fun for a second, I'm like, what's this one? And sometimes it comes back to me. I always know what year it was by what length my hair was or what color.” KnowsYearsSometimesWholeFunWatchesColorHairForgottenLengthEpisodesCome Back To Me Author:Jennifer Aniston
“Its tricky to do a serialized show and not lose viewers along the way because you really have to watch every episode.” WayShowsLosesWatchesEpisodesViewersTricky Author:Nestor Carbonell
“I think where it's going is toward what the music industry is like, where channels will be considered more like labels that carry the type of TV show that you like, and then you'll consume them however you can. For example, I don't really watch Showtime, but I bought 'Homeland,' and I've been watching every episode on my iPad.” ThinkingShowsWatchesExampleTvsTypeIndustryLabelsEpisodesTv ShowsHomelandMusic IndustryIpadsShowtime Author:Adam Pally
“I have a really, really hard time sitting down and watching a TV show, except I'm apparently willing to watch the same episode of 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia,' like, seven times.” HardShowsWatchesWillingTvsSittingDown AndSevenHard TimesEpisodesTv ShowsSunnyPhiladelphiaSitting DownAlways SunnyAlways Sunny In PhiladelphiaSunny In Philadelphia Author:Shane Carruth
“My first 'SNL' episode was with Michael Phelps and Lil Wayne. And if you go back and watch the monologue - it was supposed to feature Barack Obama, but we couldn't get him - it was with William Shatner. But if you watch it, Guy Fieri is sitting in the front row.” IfsFirstsGuyWatchesFrontsSittingBarackFeaturesEpisodesWayneMonologuesSnl Author:Bobby Moynihan
“My show is sort of a short-film anthology, and I'm able to tell little stories that don't necessarily carry a whole episode in terms of narrative. I like the audience not being sure what they're getting. I think it's more fun to watch something when you're discovering it as you go along.” ThinkingLittlesWholeStoriesShowsAbleFilmFunTermWatchesAudienceNarrativeDiscoveringEpisodesAnthologyShort Films Author:Louis C. K.
“It is amazing how much more amazing sleep is in the morning. You wake up and you're like, "I stayed up to do what?! Watch Growing Pains? What was I thinking!?" But at night you're like, "La La La La La, Hey! Growing Pains, awesome! And I've seen this episode. That Kirk Cameron's always in trouble."” ThinkingFunnyPainNightSleepWatchesMorningComedyGrowingTroubleWake UpHeyEpisodesCameronGrowing PainsKirk Author:Jim Gaffigan
“I'm not into those shows like "hey everybody, gather round the TV, let's watch The Simpsons!" I'm not one of those guys: "I gotta get home, man, Family Guy's on! I gotta race to my TV before I miss the episode of Family Guy!" I'm not one of those guys.” MenShowsHomeGuyRaceWatchesMissingTvsRoundsHeyEpisodesFamily Guy Author:Pablo Francisco
“The great thing about television is that most things get resolved by the end of the episode. So I think a lot of people watch TV to see something of their real lives reflected on the screen, but also they're hoping for that happy ending.” PeopleThinkingRealEndsWatchesTelevisionTvsScreensReal LifeGreat ThingsEpisodesHappy Endings Author:Kali Hawk
“I don't watch scary movies. Sometimes, even having to read the script and do an episode of 'Grimm', I get a little tense because I know someone's going to jump out of somewhere.” KnowsLittlesSometimesWatchesScriptsScaryEpisodesTenseGrimm Author:Bitsie Tulloch
“But the thing is if you've got an hour to sit down in front of a television, then the likelihood is that you've probably got two hours. So why wouldn't you, if you're enjoying it not want to watch the other one? And so, this is the future. Ten episodes at once is what everyone wants, and then it's up to you how you spread those out” IfsWantTwoEnjoyHoursWatchesFrontsTelevisionTenSpreadEpisodesUp To YouLikelihood Author:Christian Cooke