Robert Thompson
Robert Thompson
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Already in our culture telethons are beginning to wear out a little bit simply because we do have so many of them,
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The uniformed cop just ignored him and kept on walking. You could hear the pleading in Smith's voice, asking the officer what he was going to do, saying, 'Look, you can't just ignore this,' and the cop just kept on walking. It was compelling television.
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These are old procedural dramas dolled up for the new century, ... 'CSI' is the new 'Quincy, M.E.' Bruckheimer is good at using old-fashioned television storytelling techniques in the era of 'Lost.'
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These are fundamental, foundational themes in American culture. And they all get played out here in ... the journalistic perfect storm.
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These kinds of shows are good vehicles for future leading men and women.
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These kinds of characters are so satisfying to male viewers because culture has told them to be powerful and effective and to get things done, and at the same time they're living, operating and working in places that are constantly defying that.
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This is new technology serving an old idea. You build up all this cultural equity in a hit TV show and you want to spread that equity value to as many places as you can.
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The idea is, 'Let's move these units off the shelf for Christmas and let's get as many people under the tent as possible. You'll bring people in with temptation to see these shows but eventually I think a new aesthetic will be need to be devised, a kind of new show that falls between the high production of 'Lost' and radio.
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The home run he hit out of the park -- his most famous hit and what he will always be known for -- is a really great song named after a mixed drink, ... And it's one you tend to drink when you're in moments of festivity.
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You can see how real this was. You can't fake that kind of joy.
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You can redefine the place of Mars in pop culture. It's close enough to interact with.
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There doesn't seem to be any end in sight.