The Payment For Sins Can Be Delayed.

Tv Is Just Such A Fast-moving Medium That You Do What You Can Do, And What You Can't Do, You Don't Worry About Too Much.

You Can Make A Good Show, But You Still Need Some Magical Alchemy To Get People To Watch.

Nothing Makes Me Happier Than To Have A Smart Person Tell Me Why The Show Is Smart, Especially If I Didn't Intend That. I Tend To Be A Very Instinctual Writer, And I Don't Plot Shows Out Like, "this Is My Thesis And This Is How I'm Going To Subtly Sneak My Thesis Into This Episode." I Just Approach It From, "we Know These Characters Well, Here Are The Situations That They're In, Now How Would They Behave? What Would The Consequences Be?" And It's Always Fun To See How People Interpret That And Dissect It Afterward, And Make Me And The Other Writers Seem Probably Smarter Than We Really Are.

Working As A Showrunner Has Made It Tougher To Watch Other Shows And Movies.

In Order To Appeal To A Wider Audience On Network In Order To Survive, Generally Your Characters Need To Be, At A Base Level, A Little Bit More Likable.