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Those characters, that i never got tired of writing that show. >> sophisticated surveys, telephonic samplings, test audiences. all of those things help to separate winners from losers and make midcourse corrections. but you cant cut all comedies from the same cookie cutters. all you can hope is every night turns out like thursday. >> yo, angela! >> next! >> how rude. >> hes quick, ill give him that. >> all of television said, oh, well, maybe the sitcoms are alive again. and thats all that it too...

A thousand points of light. stay the course. >> governor dukakis, rebuttal? >> i cant believe im losing to this guy. >> ill get it. >> its the garry shandling show. >> people were taking the old principles of comedy and trying to turn them into something new. we spent years watching sitcoms and dramas and talk shows and we knew them by heart, that if somebody played on that and parodied it, we got it instantly. >> i appreciate you coming in under these conditions, lewis, i really do. you want to...

But you cant cut all comedies from the same cookie cutters. all you can hope is every night turns out like thursday. >> yo, angela! >> next. >> how rude. >> hes quick. ill give him that. >> all of television said, oh, well, maybe the sitcoms are alive again. and thats all that it took. it took one success. >> a few years from now, something new may tempt the people who pick what we see. but its a very safe guess that whatever gets hot for a season or two, the men and women who create good televi...

As you can see. >> nice to meet you, ritchie. >> my pleasure. >> when "laverne & shirley" made a guest appearance, one of the cameramen said, look at this two shot. thats a series. >> shamele, shamozle -- hossenfere incorporated. >> tuesday night between 8:00 and 9:00 is called the death spot, death to any program that dares to go head-on between abcs "happy days" and "laverne & shirley." >> "laverne & shirley" was one of the few sitcoms that debuted as number one. >> the absolute top number one...

Well, maybe the sitcoms are alive again, and thats all that it took. it took one success. >> a few years from now, something new may tempt the people who pick what we see, but its a very safe guess that whatever gets hot for a season or two, the men and women who create good television comedy will be laughing all the way to the bank. (woman) what is happening? (robot) you can get the samsung galaxy s9 for just $9 per month at sprint. (woman) no way! (robot) on to the next. punch it paul. (vo) ge...

A guest appearance, one of the cameramen said, look at this two shot. thats a series. >> schlemiel, schlimazel, hotsen fefr incorporated. >> tuesday night between 8:00 and 9:00 is called the death spot, death to any program that dares to go head-on between abcs "happy days" and "laverne & shirley." >> "laverne & shirley" was one of the few sitcoms that debuted as number one. >> the absolute top number one show this season is "laverne & shirley." a seemingly harmless but essentially brainless exe...

Anyway, another question. >> kennedy: can i answer that one? >> juan: i am sorry. my apologies. in that vein, i really like watching infomercials. >> dana: [laughs] >> kennedy: they are mesmerizing. >> greg: they are relaxing. >> kennedy: it is the least conflicting thing on television. dramas in the news, even sitcoms. >> dana: and it always ends well. >> kennedy: yes. >> greg: they are all satisfied and you always get something extra. you dont even have to order it. the reward is watching it. ...

Anyway, another question. >> kennedy: can i answer that one? >> juan: i am sorry. my apologies. in that vein, i really like watching infomercials. >> dana: [laughs] >> kennedy: they are mesmerizing. >> greg: they are relaxing. >> kennedy: it is the least conflicting thing on television. dramas in the news, even sitcoms. >> dana: and it always ends well. >> kennedy: yes. >> greg: they are all satisfied and you always get something extra. you dont even have to order it. the reward is watching it. ...

Unlike your wing-it approach i like to plan a strategy, like a general leading his troops into battle. >> checkmate, schwarzkopf. >> i think probably "frasier" stands as the single most successful spinoff, at least in the history of sitcoms. >> and the emmy goes to -- >> and the emmy goes to -- >> >> "frasier." >> "frasier." >> "frasier." >> we were lightning hot and it was critical for us to be leading the way, not just following. ♪ >> "friends" is about that time in your life when your frien...

Their sitcoms. and now cable news owns news. it owns news and it owns politics. nobody says, oh, what did cbs say last week -- its cable news. you know, ill tell you, you mentioned sinclair. this goes beyond sinclair. they were the final piece in what looked to me like a great trump messaging machine. they were the, going to be over 200 stations, and the messages, the messages from the white house were going to be wrapped or voiced by local anchors, local people who people knew in the community....