Any Dramatic Series The Producers Want Us To Take Seriously As A Representation Of Contemporary Reality Cannot Be Taken Seriously As A Representation Of Anything -- Except A Show To Be Ignored By Anyone Capable Of Sitting Upright In A Chair And Chewing Gum Simultaneously.

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Any dramatic series the producers want us to take seriously as a
representation of contemporary reality cannot be taken seriously as a
representation of anything -- except a show to be ignored by anyone
capable of sitting upright in a chair and chewing gum simultaneously.
-- Richard Schickel

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