Warren Littlefield quotes and sayings
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Warren Littlefield quotes
- Innovation comes to you from creators who do have a vision and a passion, and that is how we succeeded.
- At the end of Season 1 of 'Cheers', it was the lowest rated show in all of network television... So we turn to 'Bill Cosby'; when he came to Thursday night, he just exploded. And once the audience was there, we said, 'Hey, by the way, we also have this other great show. It's called 'Cheers'.'
- Two hundred channel choices in most homes certainly gives you the world of choice. And so slicing it, dicing it, and offering someone their favorite thing - by the way, if it's not good enough, make it yourself and post it.
- When you're still in the broadcast business, you're still trying to reach tens of millions. You're trying to still aim for a broader audience, and I think that's a more difficult task to spread yourself across that audience, connect with them, as opposed to a very, very small, pinpointed audience. Difficult to do.
- While 'Friends' was about a 20-something population and what they were going through, they were also dealing with issues with their family.
- Our D.V.R.s make up the schedule of the shows that we're passionate about. You want Jon Stewart? You've got it. Your D.V.R. will give that to you, as opposed to making the destination and the choice to spend that evening with a network.
- A 'Friends' shoot night could extend well into the small hours of the morning.
- Audiences want and need a shared viewing experience.
- Creating things sometimes is difficult.
- I believe America wants and needs the shared experience of television. We far too often see in crises how television brings us together.