Kevin Reilly
Kevin Reilly
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Those two really clicked. When we sat down and Robinson started telling his story, we just could see it. We could see the show.
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We're developing 365 days a year now. So we're picking up fewer pilots than expected because we will keep developing for spring and summer 2007 throughout the year.
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You either get on the train, or you get rolled over by it.
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There's going to be some natural attrition, I think, in areas, probably some freezing in areas where we would maybe have added heads.
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Although this show was against mostly repeats in December, the strength it showed across the week and the build that it showed within each episode was indicative of a genuine appetite for the show.
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There was some skepticism: 'Oh, this show is funny, but does it fit on NBC?' ... Earl has done what I hoped it would do, and that's rare.
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There's a point when you look at the ratings and say, it feels like it's time.
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It's an interesting phenomenon now, that some of these shows that stay off the air, kind of absence makes the heart grow a little fonder when they come back on. So we're committed to it by leaving the hour on there to really continue to see it build on itself.
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It's no secret that the ratings have been tough for the last couple of seasons. There's a point where you want to send a great show off with dignity and with some semblance of success.
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It's the comedy conundrum right now. You hear from the audience that they want something more than 'stupid' sitcoms. The young audience wants different form-breakers, but it's hard to get a mass-appeal show that breaks the form too much.
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It just doesn't make sense. The feeling is that America needs to laugh now more than ever.
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The strength of the ratings and performance and the quality of these two shows make this a very easy decision. We are confident that these comedies will only continue to increase in popularity.
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The show has done a pretty good job over on Monday. I think it's creative. It's got a very loyal audience. A number of (science fiction) genre shows came out. I actually think that this one has fared the best on its own, having to self-start at 7 o'clock.
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Put a show in its time period, leave it in its time period, start it on time.