Here's a link to a lengthy NY Times conversation/interview between Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese, from 14 years ago.

First off, kudos to the article, Todd. I love the Norman Lear vs. MTM comparison. I love it because I feel since I've been coming to avclub, it's that rare site (to be fair, i'll include sepinwall and moryan as well) that discusses television as an art form as well as pop culture, where both the columnists and the…

First off, kudos to the article, Todd. I love the Norman Lear vs. MTM comparison. I love it because I feel since I've been coming to avclub, it's that rare site (to be fair, i'll include sepinwall and moryan as well) that discusses television as an art form as well as pop culture, where both the columnists and the…

the staff writers at the bottom make a minimum of 2500 a week, and that's not including if they get paid for the actual episode they write (generally starting at story editor.) which tacks on another 25k.

While the optics/production value are top notch, and the writing actually quite good, I think this show suffers from its own premise. At its core, what is this show really about? The lives of women in the 60s? There are no real stakes to the stories, and its not cheesy enough to be a severely guilty pleasure, like…

Very surprising that all these bits/scenes were filmed out of order, but seemed to be able (in most cases) to thematically link up, seamlessly.

All the little moments without dialogue, where Louie is looking at people, wanting connection but woefully inept at just how to go about it, along with the shots of the lonely city at night—and that beautiful, jazz music playing underneath—heartbreaking.