Carolyn Strauss Quotations

Much ink has been spent on the tale of getting the show to the screen, ... The proof is in the product, however, and we say without reservation it is a series that charts entirely new ground in terms of scope and ambition, yet remains rooted firmly in the fundamentals of solid characters and well-told stories.

Of all the gin joints, they had to walk into ours. Everything was going great and then comes this.

I don't think it's fair to put the burden on this show and say this show has to be the next 'Sopranos,' because nothing could really wear that mantle.

I think we're enormously pleased with it on all fronts. This show seemed to strike a chord with audiences and with the critics.

I think we?d be comfortable putting the show on at 9 o?clock. It feels like a solid 9 o?clock show in terms of story line, subject matter.

Big Love is a unique and remarkable series. The second season will offer more of the terrific storytelling that has gripped critics and subscribers this year.

These are well-crafted stories and compelling characters. No matter what time period they're in, we think those elements are magnetic.

The show has built momentum with our subscribers and with the critics.

Rome. It is a series that charts entirely new ground in terms of scope and ambition.

Although the first season of ROME is just underway, we're affirming our support for this exciting and ambitious series by preparing for a second season now. I'm delighted that critics and subscribers share our enthusiasm for the show.

Although the first season of 'Rome' is just underway, we're affirming our support for this exciting and ambitious series by preparing for a second season now,

I had always assumed that Alan was done with TV. I thought he was going to do movies, so we didn't even try. Then he read this book and said, 'I want to do this.' It was really a beautiful surprise.

Before 'The Sopranos,' broadcast networks felt like cable was a negligible cohabitant of the airwaves, ... After 'The Sopranos,' they had to wake up and say, 'Here's something we have to contend with.'

I don't think it does. These are people who struggle with their life. The compound shows a very different side of it. What this show does is really examine marriage as an institution ... It's marriage writ large.