Robert Thompson Perfect Quotations

New Year's Day was the perfect time for football because you could roll out of bed and you could start watching football, even before you manage to mix your aspirin and water. The second (of January) is just not the same. Some people are going to have to get up. The dynamic gets broken. The whole calculus changes.

Every element of this story added up to what I call the perfect storm. When I first heard about it, I was almost sure it was embellished.

VOD is perfect for established hits, and for reruns of shows that didn't have enough viewers to keep them on the air. 'Freaks and Geeks' had a lot of people watching, but not enough to keep it on the air. With VOD, you don't have to worry about getting a 15 share. If a show already had its network run and the production expenses are paid, anything after that is gravy.

These are fundamental, foundational themes in American culture. And they all get played out here in ... the journalistic perfect storm.

It's so dense. There are so many mysteries going on. It's the perfect show for internet speculating.