Because Quote by Goodman Ace

TV—a clever contraction, derived from the words Terrible Vaudeville. We call it a medium, because nothing's well done.

— Goodman Ace

They call television a medium because nothing's well done.

— Goodman Ace

Television is called a medium because anything good on it is rare.

— Fred Allen

Television – a medium. So called because it is neither rare nor well done.

— Ernie Kovacs

“Television is often called a medium because it’s neither rare, nor well done.”

— Ernie Kovacs

Television is a medium because anything well done is rare.

— Fred Allen

When TV came, it was a very strong medium. It reached out to so many people and it could have made difference but we…

— Supriya Pathak

Television is a medium. It is neither rare nor well done.

— Bill Moyers

“Television – a medium. So called because it is neither rare not well done. ”

— Ernie Kovacs

I seriously consider television to be the people's medium.

— Lena Dunham

Television, I would say, isn't an advertising medium. It's a selling medium.

— William S. Paley

TV is a writer's medium.

— Sara Ramirez