Series Format Quotes

I think finite series gives you more time to write down your journey in any show. When it's a finite series, you know the start and know your end. The writers and actors know what is going to happen, so the interest is not lost.

I really like working in television and I like exploring a character over a longer period of time, and I like the consistency of television.

Normally we go in, we do a series and then that's it, we're axed!

TV is the place for writers to live. This is where you have creative control and you're constantly writing. 'Twilight' had almost a TV schedule to it. I was constantly working on these projects. There was not a whole lot of lull but I've gone onto other feature projects that's like, 'Okay, I'll get back to you on notes.'

One of the things that takes a bit of getting used to on an American series is having a different director, and often writer, every week.

I would love to do something for TV... I wanna do 'Kavalier & Clay' on HBO as an eight-parter. It'll be so much better as a series, honestly.

I'd love to do another television series. I really love the writing process, and as an actor I really like how much you get to examine in television.

Not all series books are sagas. Some are shaped more like beads on a string, separate episodes held together by a set of characters, who may or may not grow and change as the series continues.

I don't think I have the power to do more mythological shows, but I would love to if it's like a finite series. But doing that as a daily soap is not easy.

Almost all of my favorite shows are limited series. It just seems to be the better way to go.