American Quote by Alia Shawkat

A lot of American shows don't last for as long as 12 episodes. They get cut after one. But certainly one of the great…

— Matt Groening

TV has become long-form now. A season can be like a 13-hour film, separated into episodes, so you can analyse a character for five…

— Ashley Zukerman

TV is designed to keep characters in place for years on end. The best example is 'M*A*S*H:' You have a three-year police action in…

— Vince Gilligan

That's the one thing I say about the great British shows. You know, I see it on the series on HBO where the season…

— Hayden Panettiere

I was dreading all of the ghost stories of working on American television, not in the least, the length. In Britain, a series is…

— Lennie James

The way they do things in the U.S., if you have a show, you'll option your actors for five, six or seven seasons. In…

— Donald Sumpter

Eight years is an awfully long time for a series to be on television.

— Robert Fuller

A show that's been successful that been on a while, chances are it's going to stay that way. At least it's going to maintain…

— Gary Cole

I've been lucky enough that in the U.K., I've done shows that have aired once a week. I make a show there that runs…

— James Corden

Three, four, five years, we’re out of here. You know what I’m saying? It’s a TV show. This thing ain’t gonna last forever. No…

— Phil Robertson

I kind of love that British style: two seasons of tight, compact, good television. The more episodes you have, the thinner the episodes get.

— Chris Sullivan

When you sign up for a show in the United States, it's six or seven years, generally speaking.

— James Purefoy