"I'm Brian, Prime Minister of New Zealand."

It was full on Game of Thrones.

Which actually would have been better.

Showtime executive: "I smell crossover!"

He's had as much opportunity to show us his acting chops as Chris.

The thing about the Sopranos, both the writing and James Gandolfini, is that you identified with him on a visceral level. Tony was *you,* but he also felt like your father, or brother, or husband, or son, or friend. At various times in my life, I've lived vicariously through James T. Kirk, Fox Mulder, Jerry Seinfeld,…

The show operates on a level of subtly and nuance I've never seen before. Whereas you can say the Wire is about inner city life, the drug trade, politics, etc., BE is about an X, Y, and Z that are difficult to quantify, but it's there.

Lance Reddick on Lost.

One of SHO's faults in general is that individual episodes are strong but seasons are less than the sum of their parts.

It's bizarre.

I feel like the Dana character invokes "AJ Soprano" syndrome: she hits too close to home for some viewers, especially younger ones.

Probably not my top ten, either.

Your boss is a woman? Really!

Here's Heather Thomas on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous showering while wearing a bathing suit:

That's awesome!

Mike Post and Pete Carpenter defined the sound of TV in the 80s.

My last female boss was cool. She was about 6'4" 250.

"We've got to think outside the box: RC Cola, Howard Johnson…"

I'll be honest, that sounds like a kickass workplace.

He was raised by a family of eels.