I don't think it's that strange that a show has sort of a bumpy beginning. It's just part and parcel of the process.

I don't think it's that strange that a show has sort of a bumpy beginning. It's just part and parcel of the process.

We also have issue oriented storylines which are an examination of an issue, be it ethical or social.

But Steven Bochco was smart; he knew that viewers were smart.

One of the most fundamental questions people have about defense attorneys is, 'How can you do that? How can you go to bat everyday for a person that you may not know is guilty but you have a pretty good idea that he's not so innocent?' It's a question that defense attorneys answer for themselves by not addressing.

The designer [...] has a passion for doing something that fits somebody's needs, but that is not just a simple fix. The designer has a dream that goes beyond what exists, rather than fixing what exists. [...] The designer wants to create a solution that fits in a deeper situational or social sense.

When I really have to push and grope and scratch and claw to make a story work, that's a telltale sign that maybe something conceptually isn't right.