Suffice it to say, there are some very big ideas in Prometheus and, therefore, it covers a very vast expanse of time.

Sometimes diehard fans expect so much that they're never happy no matter what they get.

I'll never be immune to criticism, and that's okay, and I'm very comfortable with that.

Suffice it to say, there are some very big ideas in Prometheus and, therefore, it covers a very vast expanse of time.

But I do think that, when you slow the conveyor belt down, the quality control tends to go up. You have a lot more time between seasons to talk about what worked and what didn't work, and plan for the future. And the pacing of the storytelling, particularly for on-going serialized dramas, means that you don't need to do non-essential episodes, just because you have to fill this pre-existing schedule.

Reputation is a very interesting thing, and I always give people the benefit of the doubt, and I think that there's a part of all of us, especially in a generation where a lot of the stuff gets recorded.

It's television. The reality of it is, if you go on the boards and people are saying, "I saw that coming," or "This is lame," or "I can't believe they're doing this again..." Having been one of those people myself, I know better, and try to avoid it.