I've known John Landgraf for 20 years. He said it perfectly. People will ask if I've seen X. My response has often been, 'Seen it? I've never heard of it.'

Drama or comedy programming is still the surest way for advertisers to reach a mass audience. Once that changes, all bets are off.

The heart and soul of network programming is series programming, the weekly repetition of characters you like having in your house.

The environment doesn't change that radically. You are still going to go home at night and NBC is going to be there, ABC and CBS will still be there.

Their argument is that most shows are losers, which is true, but it's also disingenuous to say, 'We are not going to take the risk unless it is totally covered by the few successful shows that are out there.'

The threat to free television. The reason television is free is because it is a life support system for commercials. That fundamental aspect is about to change.

I do love television. But the business is accelerating and people are not getting the chance to fail.