(originally written for ALARM Magazine in November 2009)
Don’t get me wrong, I love talking about television. I like it so much that I went into it as a career. On many levels, I’m a viewer like everyone else – I have my favorite shows, some of which are guilty pleasures, and some of which I will proselytize from the rooftops. But, there is something odd about working in TV that makes nearly everyone you meet at a party believe they could run a network.
Don’t get me wrong, I love talking about television. I like it so much that I went into it as a career. On many levels, I’m a viewer like everyone else – I have my favorite shows, some of which are guilty pleasures, and some of which I will proselytize from the rooftops. But, there is something odd about working in TV that makes nearly everyone you meet at a party believe they could run a network.