Television from its inception ...

Television from its inception had the number one goal to alienate as few people as possible. That's why if you look at 1950s, 1960s American sitcoms, the characters don't live any place in particular, religion is never discussed, politics is never discussed, you never really know what anyone's job is; nothing that could make these people seem different from you is ever discussed.
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 Aaron Sorkin

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We live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns.
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I don’t believe there are two sides to every argument. I think the facts are the center. And watching the news abandon the facts in favor of fairness is what’s troubling to me.
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If I get an idea for a series that I really like, I'm sure I won't be able to resist coming back and doing it.
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I have a lot of respect for people who are great at ad-libbing, and for writers and directors who are able to create a scene in which that works.
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Roxy Sorkin, your father just won the Academy Award. I'm going to have to insist on some respect from your guinea pig.
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