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42. “flawed tools in need of rethinking”: Daniel D’Addario, “East New York Sets a New Course for the Broadcast Cop Drama,” Variety, September 29, 2022.
43. “We had footage that was a little”: Kate Aurthur, “As Evil Moves to Paramount Plus, Creators Robert and Michelle King Give Season 2 a More Sinful Spin,” Variety, June 17, 2021, https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/evil-paramount-plus-robert-and-michelle-king-1234998707.
44. “freedom in terms of format”: Michelle King, in discussion with the author, March 17, 2022.
45. “not cutting new paths”: Jonathan Abrams, “The Wire at 20: ‘This Show Will Live Forever,’” New York Times, May 31, 2022, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/arts/television/david-simon-ed-burns-the-wire-anniversary.html.
46. “What if TV felt like”: Washington Post reviewers, “The best television of 2023 so far,” Washington Post, April 4, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/best-tv-shows-2023/.
47. “case-of-the-week shows”: Dave Itzkoff, “Natasha Lyonne and Rian Johnson Trace the TV Origins of Poker Face,” New York Times, January 19, 2023.
48. “is just not true”: Josef Adalian, “How ‘Abbott Elementary’ Reinvigorated the Network Sitcom,” Vulture, April 13, 2022, https://www.vulture.com/article/how-abbott-elementary-reinvigorated-the-network-sitcom.html.
49. “plurality is the new mass”: Janice Min, “The Hollywood Escape Economy Is Just Around the Corner,” Time, January 11, 2021, https://time.com/5928518/janice-min-hollywood-post-pandemic.
50. “As it’s gotten bigger and bigger and bigger”: David Nevins, in discussion with the author, August 9, 2021.
51. “For all intents and purposes, streamers”: Bob Greenblatt, in discussion with the author, July 15, 2021.
52. “I want to do in-your-face”: Lacey Rose, “‘I Want to Do In-Your-Face S***’: Kenya Barris on Why He Left His $100M Netflix Deal to Launch BET Studios,” Hollywood Reporter, June 23, 2021, https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/kenya-barris-studio-netflix-1234971965.
53. “After fifteen years, I figured”: Jason P. Frank, “Vince Gilligan Is Developing a New Show,” Vulture, September 22, 2022, https://www.vulture.com/2022/09/better-call-saul-creator-vince-gilligan-new-series.html.
54. “Don’t come at me with this fairy-tale”: Hugh Hart, “Jason Bateman and Laura Linney Break Down That Wild Ozark Ending,” Los Angeles Times, June 8, 2022, https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2022-06-08/ozark-ending-jason-bateman-laura-linney.
55. “In many ways, we are seeing reincarnation”: John Koblin and Tiffany Hsu, “And Now, a Word from Your Streaming Sponsor . . . ,” New York Times, April 19, 2022, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/19/business/media/netflix-amazon-disney-ads.html.
56. “peak confusion”: Elaine Low, “Drop the ‘HBO.’ Just ‘Max.’ It’s Cleaner (Wait—Is It?),” Ankler, April 12, 2023, https://theankler.com/p/drop-the-hbo-just-max-its-cleaner#details.
57. “Matt Weiner [once] said to me”: Vlad Wolynetz, in discussion with the author, January 21, 2020.
Index
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A. Levin Butter & Eggs, 4
Abbott, Paul, 150
ABC, 18, 111, 211–212, 256, 307, 310
Abdy, Pam, 239, 269
Abrams, J. J., 229
Adalian, Josef, 139
ad-free programming, 304, 312
Affleck, Ben, 240
Affleck, Casey, 167
Afternoon Delight, 209
Akselrad, Hal, 79
Albrecht, Chris
as alcohol abuse victim, 76
arrest of, 75–76
domestic assault, history of, 75–77
Fontana and, 20
Fuchs on, 11, 77
at HBO, 10–11, 77–78
laughing at AMC, 124
Milch and, 53–54, 65
on Netflix, 139, 210
on Oz, 21–22, 33
Potter and, 17–18
on Secret Diary of a Call Girl, 149
on Sex and the City, 23
on The Sopranos, 32, 39, 41
at Starz, 102
on The Wire, 46
Ali, Muhammad, 4
Altman, Robert, 11–12
Amazing Stories, 223
Amazon, 137, 205–206, 226. See also Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video, 204, 209, 236–237, 239–241, 304. See also individual shows by name
Amazon Studios, 205
Amblin, 300
AMC (American Movie Classics), 122, 125, 128, 156–159. See also individual shows by title
AMC theaters, 253
American Beauty, 37
The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales documentary, 259
The Americans, 117–121
Anatomy of a Scandal, 307
And Just Like That . . . , 287–288
Andersen, Kurt, 281
anger, as great motivator, 48
Aniston, Jennifer, 227
Ansari, Nicole, 63
Antholis, Kary, 78
Apple TV+
Best Picture Oscar, 230
brand, 221–222
Carpool Karaoke, 222
Cue, Eddy, 219, 222
dark side of, 223–224
hirings, 223
as a industry disrupter, 221
A-list talent relationships, 234–235
Masters of the Air, 232–234
opening lineup, 227
Prince of Tides reboot, 239
reviving Amazing Stories, 223
Scorsese and, 234–235
security directives, 219–220
slogan, 222
slow start to, 218–219
wholesome family programming, 222–223
appointment viewing, 182
Armstrong, Jesse, 277, 278, 280–281
AT&T, 232, 246, 252–253. See also Time Warner; WarnerMedia
Attias, Dan, 46, 163
audiences, lure of built-in, 238
Avatar: The Last Airbender, 197
Axel Foley, 300
bad-good girls, 149, 312. See also good-bad girls; good-bad guys
Balian, Gina, 94, 102
Ball, Alan, 37–39, 83
Baltimore Sun, 45
Band of Brothers, 70, 78, 111
Barmack, Erik, 196–197
Barnes, Van, 236
Barris, Kenya, 212, 310
basic cable, 101
Batgirl, 271
Baumbach, Noah, 90, 207
Bay, Michael, 300
Beaver, Jim, 63, 65
Beggs, Kevin, 125, 147, 199, 238
Beletsky, Monica, 223
Belloni, Matthew, 261, 272
Benioff, David, 83–88, 168–170, 212
Berney, Bob, 205, 207
Better Call Saul, 158
Beverly Hills Cop franchise, 300
Bewkes, Jeff
on Albrecht’s departure, 77
awakened to streaming threat, 246
executive shuffling, 79
Fuchs on, 18
joining HBO, 18
on Netflix purchase plan, 92
position on original programming, 18
regretting sale to AT&T, 251
replacing Albrecht, 83
on The Sopranos, 33, 70
Zaslav on, 268
Bezos, Jeff, 61, 204–205, 210, 239, 241
Biden, Joe, 117
The Big C, 149
Big Little Lies, 295
Big Love, 78, 162
Big Sky, 307
Big Tech, 294
binge-watching, 193–196
Black Lives Matter, 202
Black Widow, 262, 265
Black women’s place on television, 282–283
Blackburn, Jeff, 226
Blackwell, Simon, 195
Blank, Matt, 149
Blockbuster, 137
Bloodline, 203–204
Bloys, Casey, 185–186, 251–252, 276–277, 282, 295, 303–304
Blumhouse, 272
Boardwalk Empire, 96–98, 171–172
Boardwalk Empire (Johnson), 95–96
Bochco, Steven, 3, 53
Bock, Jeff, 303
“bomb theory,” 118
Bored to Death, 78
Boyd, Jenna, 197–198
The Boys, 241
Bracco, Lorraine, 43
Braun, Lloyd, 29, 31, 32
Breaking Bad, 109, 133–137, 140. See also Gilligan, Vince
Bridgerton, 212
Brillstein-Grey, 14, 29, 31, 32
broadcast networks, 3, 44, 46, 214, 292, 298–299, 307–311
Broccoli, Barbara, 239
Bronchtein, Henry, 163
Brooke, Sian, 287
Brown, Jasmin Savoy, 160
bubble shows, 292
Buena Vista Music Group, 256
Buffett, Warren, 242
Burgess, Mitch, 34, 39–40, 48, 51, 68–69, 71, 180
Burns, Ed, 45, 308
Bushnell, Candace, 22–23
Cablevision company, 122–123
Callender, Colin, 79
Calvo, Dana, 226
candor, culture of, 198, 300
Cannavale, Bobby, 171
Capital News, 53
Carell, Steve, 227
Carnivale, 78
Carpool Karaoke, 222
Carr, David, 79
Carradine, Robert, 257
Carroll, Ed, 123, 135
Carter, Bill, 79
Cattrall, Kim, 22–23
CBS, 246, 307–308, 310
Cha Cha Real Smooth, 231
Chabon, Michael, 90
Chapek, Bob, 264, 273–275
Chapman, Anna, 116–117
Chase, David
ambivalence toward women, 73
as anti-network, 73
background, 28, 30
Burgess on, 71
cast/crew afraid of, 48
Coulter on, 28–29, 50
on creative fatigue, 70–71
depression and, 31
directing Not Fade Away, 74
on Gandolfini, 44, 47–48
Green and, 51, 72–73
on “huggable moments” in writing, 31
on loose ends, 194
as network averse, 298
Reilly on, 31
reputation, 28
as The Rockford Files writer, 204
Winter on, 49
Wright and, 26–27
writing credits, 127
on writing The Sopranos, 29–32, 41, 69–70
Chase, Denise, 30–31
Chernin, Peter, 101
Chewing Gum, 284
Chiklis, Michael, 102, 103, 104, 106–107
churn, 303
Cinematch, 137
Citadel universe, 237–238
Clarke, Emilia, 183
Close, Glenn, 106, 109
closed shows, 42
Coates, Ta-Nahisi, 94
CODA, 230–231
Coel, Michaela, 283–286
Cohen, Joe, 116
Cohen, Rich, 171
Cohen, Sam, 7
Collette, Toni, 149
Collier, Charlie, 123, 135, 141
Columbia Pictures Television, 14–15
Comcast, 219, 244, 246, 288
comfort viewing, 230–231, 238, 297, 311
Coogler, Ryan, 263
Cook, Tim, 219, 222, 223–224, 228
Corden, James, 222
Costner, Kevin, 161
Coulter, Allen
on Boardwalk Empire, 171–172
on Chase, 28–29, 50
on Gandolfini, 43, 44
as House of Cards director, 181
Mann and, 163–164
Milch and, 69, 165
on Spacey, 181–182
Strauss and, 36
valuing autonomy, 63
on Vinyl, 186
Cox, Brian, 58, 62, 64, 66, 164, 277, 278–281, 296
Cox, Laverne, 201
Craig, Daniel, 239
Cranston, Brian, 134–135, 136, 227
Critical Mouse Theory, 249–250
The Crown, 241, 300
Cruise, Tom, 296
Cue, Eddy, 219, 222
Culkin, Kieran, 279–280
culture of candor, 198, 300
Cuse, Carlton, 102, 107
Dahmer—Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, 212–213
Damages, 109–110, 116
Damon, Matt, 240
Danes, Claire, 154
Darabont, Frank, 157–158
Davidson, Adam, 63–64
Davis, Kristin, 22–23
DC Extended Universe, 270
De La Hoya, Oscar, 75
De Luca, Mike, 239–240, 269
Deadwood, 53–57, 62, 64–65
Dear Edward, 223
deglobalization, 294
DeLaria, Lea, 201–202
Dern, Laura, 207
DeSantis, Ron, 273, 274
Desmond, Norma, 296
The Devil You Know, 167
Dexter, 115, 150
Dibble, Mel, 108
Dickinson, 227, 229
Diller, Barry, 249
Dinklage, Peter, 168
Dino Daycare, 301
Discovery Channel, 266–267
Disney. See Walt Disney Company
Disney, Abigail, 259, 264
Disney Channel, 243
Disney Press, 256
Disney+. See Walt Disney Company
Dobbs, Michael, 175
Doc McStuffins, 250–251
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, 262, 297
documentaries, 6
Dolan, Charles, 4, 122
Dolan, James, 122, 158
Don’t Say Gay bill, 273–274
Dowd, Maureen, 245, 292
DreamWorks, 37, 116, 117, 244
Driver, Adam, 207
Duff, Hilary, 255
Dumbo, 250
Dungey, Channing, 310
Dunham, Lena, 93–94
East New York, 307–308
e-commerce, 59
Eglee, Chic, 157, 158
Egner, Jeremy, 237
Ehrin, Kerry Anne, 223
Eisner, Michael, 242
Ellenberg, Michael, 94, 185
Emanuel, Ari, 179
Emily in Paris, 231
Emmerich, Noah, 118, 121
Entourage, 78, 96
Epix, 138–139, 240
Erlicht, Jamie, 111, 134, 221–222, 229
Erwich, Craig, 309
ESPN, 243
Euston, Jen, 201
Evans, Bob, 267
Evans, Robert, 135
Evil, 307–308
exhibition. See theatrical exhibition
Falco, Edie, 33, 149
Falling Skies, 116
Farrakhan, Louis, 145
Favreau, Jon, 263
Feinberg, Lila, 226
Fields, Joel, 117
financial transparency, 306
Fincher, David, 174–175, 177–178, 181, 184–185
Fire in the Hole, 111
Flynn, Gillian, 184
Fontana, Tom, 18–22, 298
Food Channel, 78
For All Mankind, 227, 228
Foundation, 229
Fox, 11, 32, 35, 109, 144, 153, 212, 244–246, 309. See also FX
Fox 21 production company, 154
Fox television studio, 245
Franchise Entertainment Research, 239
franchises, 239
Frazier, Joe, 4
Freevee, 304
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, 145
Friday Night Lights, 223
Friedkin, Billy, 69
Friedman, Milton, 92
Fuchs, Michael, 5–9, 11, 15–18, 77, 80–81, 95, 269–270, 277
Fukunaga, Cary, 166, 233–234
FX, 101, 105–106, 110, 120. See also individual shows by title
Gambon, Michael, 163
Game of Thrones, 83, 87–88, 162, 168–170, 182–184, 286, 287
Gandolfini, James, 33, 40, 43, 44, 47–48, 180
Gansa, Alex, 105–106, 152, 154
Geffen, David, 14
Gellman, Bart, 155
Gillette, Felix, 76
Gilligan, Vince, 133–135, 140, 235, 239. See also Breaking Bad
Girls, 93–94, 162
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, 302–303
Glover, Donald, 240
Goggins, Walter, 104–105, 113, 115
Good Girls Revolt, 226
The Good Wife, 195, 307
good-bad girls, xiii–xiv, 41, 94. See also bad-good girls; Orange is the New Black
good-bad guys, xiii, 41–42, 104, 150. See also Breaking Bad; Deadwood; Justified; Mad Men; The Shield; Six Feet Under
Gordon, Kater, 131
Gravitt, Amy, 187
Green, Robin, 34, 39–40, 42, 48, 51–53, 68–69, 71–73, 180
Greenblatt, Bob, 32, 37, 140, 144, 251–253, 306, 309
Greenfield, Rich, 159
greenlight a series, described, 177
Greer, Raeden, 234
Grey, Brad, 14, 29, 31
Greyhound, 235
Greyhound 2, 235
Grey’s Anatomy, 208
Groening, Matt, 42
Gunn, Anna, 135
Gunn, James, 270
Hackett, Isa, 224, 225
Hacks, 241
Hall, Michael C., 38, 150
Hamm, Jon, 125
Hanks, Tom, 78, 232–234, 235
Hastings, Reed, 58–61, 137–138, 182, 194, 276, 299. See also Netflix
Hatufim, aka Prisoners of War, 152
HBO (Home Box Office)
AT&T acquiring, 232, 246
backbiting at, 94–95
bad media press, 162
belief in talent serving the show, 277–278
Bewkes, Jeff. See Bewkes, Jeff
as a boy’s club, 8, 94
buying spree, 90–92, 167
competition for, 156
counterprogramming the networks, 5–6
creating original programming, 10–11
on a decline, 162
dwindling subscriptions, 10
employee morale-building, 9
employee perks, 9–10
as executive heavy, 83
executive shuffling, 79, 83
expanding its service, 9
