Carolyn Strauss Quotations

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

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'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.

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

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.

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.

The show has built momentum with our subscribers 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.

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.

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