American - Writer | January 3, 1973 -
When you watch the sitcoms that were the big hits when I was growing up, TV was still just TV. It was allowed to just be TV. There were three channels that were competing for the whole family and you couldn't take your business elsewhere.
Dan Harmon
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People often ask me about what constitutes a nerd-friendly show - like, does it have to have sci-fi elements? But I think it's just a show that satisfies the secret craving we all have to be obsessed with something and not feel at all stupid about it.
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Class clowns are never allowed to date anybody decent, but you don't get beaten up, you're invited to parties, and everybody likes you.
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I don't really have a lot of appropriate feelings for people on an individual basis, but I've always wanted to make people happy.
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I really like performing for people.
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I feel like my life has always been the 'Hey Look at Me Show.' I'm not apologetic about that.
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I feel like I am a good person and a professional, very able leader of men.
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Television is a populous, derivative, democratic medium.
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Everyone knows that there are more people watching any given show than is being registered by the Nielsen system.
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I was raised on NBC television.
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When I was a kid I never knew the difference between a sitcom and a drama. I just knew what my parents were watching and what was making them happy.
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The public's perception of your show is what it is, and you don't get to complain how people perceive your show or talk about it.
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