Fiv Quotes

It`s fascinating to me, the shows that I`ve always loved the best, Hill Street Blues" (1981), "Wiseguy," "Twin Peaks" (1990) have always been shows that did have accumulative knowledge. One of the reasons why "The X Files" (1993) started to leave me cold was that after five years, I just started yelling at Scully, `You`re an idiot. It`s a monster,` and I couldn`t take it anymore. I need people to grow, I need them to change, I need them to learn and explore, you know, and die and do all of the things that people do in real life. And so (on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)) we`re very, very strict about making sure that things track, that they`re presented in the right way. Because, ultimately -- and this is one of the things that I did find out after we had aired, the soap opera, the characters, the interaction between them is really what people respond to more than anything else. And although we came out of it as a sort of monster-of-the-week format, it was clear that the interaction was the thing that people were latching onto. So we were happy to sort of go with that and really play it up and really see where these characters were going to go." (NPR Fresh Air, 8 November 2002)

(The jury awarded plaintiff Carol Ernst $243 million, though Texas law prevents her from collecting damages that high.) When the dust settles there will be $26.3 million at 10 percent interest annually, ... I`m not sure Ms. Ernst will see any of that for the next five years.