Whenever people ask me if it's okay to stop watching "The Leftovers," I always say OF COURSE IT IS.

While I don't like violent programs per se, I do like good storytelling, which made me a fan of shows like Breaking Bad and American Horror Story.

It seems to me conspiracy is at the heart of dozens of TV dramas currently on. Maybe that itself is some kind of conspiracy.

Never forget that I am paid for my troubles!

Jarecki's 'Reagan' is a compellingly watchable and appropriately conflicted portrait...artfully nuanced and intellectually curious.

"Big Bang Theory" focuses on main characters who in other shows would only be auxiliary players hewing to stereotype: The gawky nerd who lives next door and says oddball things.

I think the occasional appearance of the UFO is a very oblique pop-cultural reference that anyone who was alive and sentient in the late 1970s will get right away.

I have to confess I can't have the holiday season without "Hard Candy Christmas". For some reason, it makes me think of the sticky ribbon candy bowl my mid-western grandma always had.

In fact, when it comes to TV, I'm not even sure what my real, true preferences are.

My work is very much like the restaurant critic's - a number of factors come together to make for a strong review.

In the end, all critics should be guided by this one principle: Is this piece of work [TV show, movie, play, concert, album, restaurant] succeeding at what it set out to do?

A good artist should laugh often!

I don't want other people to decide what I am. I want to decide that for myself.

Sometimes, carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement.

A man who knew his job as he spent a long time commanding a regiment and who earned great respect from everybody.

Safety is in Heaven. Put your values there only; put your heart there. No tears are there to flood your heart, no sorrows there to break it, no losses there to grieve and embitter.

Empowerment is what managers do to people. Engagement is what managers do with people.

I've always been very vocal about my religion. It's a big part of who I am.

Many people feel they must multi-task because everybody else is multitasking, but this is partly because they are all interrupting each other so much.

That's why school was invented - to give your parents some peace and quiet during the day.

I don't want to end up like my mom. That's my biggest fear in life.