One person's magical thinking is another person's cynicism.
All great sci-fi is: Be careful what you wish for.
I think that 'The Shield' was a phenomenal series finale.
Just put your best foot forward and hope for the best. You also have to acknowledge that you're going to make mistakes.
The fundamental law of nature is to not know too much about yourself.
I think the idea that television has evolved to this place of real thematic richness and the fact that you no longer have to get 10 million people to watch your show in order to propagate its survival are the best things that have ever happened to storytelling in this medium.