I don't think there is enough educational programming, but unfortunately, television is built around advertising and those shows don't get the big ratings.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Children's programming in America, I think it's pretty shoddy in terms of lack of diversity. It's pretty much cartoons and Disney sort of shows. I don't find any of that stimulating for children.
Television could perform a great service in mass education, but there's no indication its sponsors have anything like this on their minds.
Drama or comedy programming is still the surest way for advertisers to reach a mass audience. Once that changes, all bets are off.
Don't tell television, but there is some superior programming being made on the Interwebz.
I don't think you can really make television based on what you think audiences want. You can only make stories that you like, because you have to watch it so many times.
There is a learning quality in all of our shows.
I just really want to make a good show and make it as interesting as I can, and anything else is kind of above my pay grade.
I think you can make perfectly good television just from people who are genuinely interested, talking to people who genuinely know - simple as it sounds, it can be riveting.
Kids aren't growing up with a sense of television as the aspirational place for their ideas.
I must say I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go to the library and read a good book.