Bill Lawrence
Bill Lawrence
Former journalist and TV news analyst who rose to fame for covering presidential elections.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNews Anchor
Date of Birth29 January 1916
CountryUnited States of America
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Our half-hour show, when all is said and done, is less than 21 minutes long.
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To me, in retrospect, it was amazing that 'Seinfeld' was a show that had such mass appeal. At first it was a disaster in the ratings, but then it became a cultural phenomenon. I don't know if that's possible anymore, but I don't try for that.
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I believe that 99 percent of successful TV shows change an immense amount from the pilot to the tenth or twelfth episode.
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I think that the problem with network television is that they cling to the whole business model like they are clinging to the side of a cliff.
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I like the end of the year to be about something. Especially with younger shows, the network pushes you to make self-contained episodes; they don't like them to be serialized: 'We want this one to be funny for someone who's never watched it and will never watch again.' And I go 'Why would anyone want to do it like that?'