My Court Skills May Have Atrophied.

My Court Skills May Have Atrophied.

But Steven Bochco Was Smart; He Knew That Viewers Were Smart.

You've Got To Honor Your Relationship With Your Audience - That They Sit Down Because They Want To Be Entertained. And That Doesn't Mean You Can't Provoke Them And Antagonize Them And Challenge Them In The Course Of The Entertainment As Long As You Keep The Entertainment Part Of The Equation Alive.

Chemistry Is Not Anything An Executive Producer Or Writer Can Orchestrate Or Plan; You Just Hope For It.

People Are Out Of Their Home On A Saturday Night Or They're At The Movies Or They're At Dinner And A Lot Of The People Who Flip On The Television Are Doing Just That. They May Have Never Seen Your Show Before And You Can't Count On To Your Audience To Be There Week In And Week Out.