I Don't Want My Writing To Be

There Are Certain Economics Involved In Making A Network Tv Show That You Want To Amortize The Costs Of That, So The More Episodes You Make, The Cheaper They All Are Individually.

You Can Make A Good Show, But You Still Need Some Magical Alchemy To Get People To Watch.

In Order To Appeal To A Wider Audience On Network In Order To Survive, Generally Your Characters Need To Be, At A Base Level, A Little Bit More Likable.

Cheers Was One Of The First Shows Where I Paid Attention To The Writers Because Their [work] Was Better Than Everything Else I Was Watching. The Writers Weren't Afraid To Let A Joke Fall Slightly Flat If It Advanced The Characters.

I've Worked In Network And Cable On And Off For A Number Of Years, And You Just Understand What Your Parameters Are. A Lot Of Times, I Think The Best Work That My Team Has Come Up With Comes From Having To Deal With Certain Boundaries.