"Television is god-damned amusement park. Television is a……" — Paddy Chayefsky

"Television is god-damned amusement park. Television is a circus, a carnival, a traveling troupe of acrobats, storytellers, dancers, singers, jugglers, sideshow freaks, lion tamers and football players. We're in the boredom killing business."

— Paddy Chayefsky

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