Zitat des Tages von Warren Littlefield:
'A Different World' didn't have the blazing success that 'Cosby' had, but it was on for seven seasons, and we got a lot of awards, and a lot of faces came out of that show and have had great careers.
Two hundred channel choices in most homes certainly gives you the world of choice. And so slicing it, dicing it, and offering someone their favorite thing - by the way, if it's not good enough, make it yourself and post it.
My job was to find interesting material that would give us a quality television show.
Creating things sometimes is difficult.
'Friends' played in this territory of being funny, and then also just grabbing your heart. And not afraid of that. It was a comedic soap opera. Not being afraid to have an audience feel something, laugh and cry, was quite extraordinary and quite wonderful.
I fought to make a multiple series commitment with John Wells.
While 'Friends' was about a 20-something population and what they were going through, they were also dealing with issues with their family.
There's no reason that there has to be a fringe network that illuminates an urban or a multiethnic experience.
When in life do you get a black and white printout that says this is what you should do? It just doesn't happen.
Our D.V.R.s make up the schedule of the shows that we're passionate about. You want Jon Stewart? You've got it. Your D.V.R. will give that to you, as opposed to making the destination and the choice to spend that evening with a network.
Innovation comes to you from creators who do have a vision and a passion, and that is how we succeeded.