by the 90s hbo had started to begin its explosion. when we started doing dream on one of the things hbo said to us was, it s got to be something that couldn t be on network tv. because hbo was driven by subscribers and not by commercials and selling advertising time, they had a different way of looking at success or failure. what they were looking for was critical acclaim. you have watched letterman, you ve watched leno, but what
advertising time, they had a different way of looking at success or failure. what they were looking for was critical acclaim. you have watched letterman, you ve watched leno, but what about larry? larry sanders, that is. he s the tv alter ego of comedian garry shandling. garry shandling wanted to do a show that deconstructed the kind of show the tonight show was. pretend like you re talking to me. we re off the air. okay. blah, blah, blah, blah. the larry sanders show was kind of cathartic because in the world of the show there was a network. you want me to [ bleep ] your budget? that what you want me to do? it became this fun house mirror thing where you could use stuff from your misery, your career as fodder. don t take this as a threat but i killed a man like you in korea, hand-to-hand. my boy doesn t want to do any more commercials. larry sanders to me was, aside from being a brilliant television show. can you say, hey now.
you have watched letterman, you ve watched leno, but what about larry? larry sanders, that is. he s the tv alter ego of comedian garry shandling. garry shandling wanted to do a show that deconstructed the kind of show the tonight show was. pretend like you re talking to me. we re off the air. okay. blah, blah, blah, blah. the larry sanders show was kind of cathartic because in the world of the show there was a network. you want me to [ bleep ] your budget? that what you want me to do? it became this fun house mirror thing where you could use stuff from your misery, your career as fodder. don t take this as a threat but i killed a man like you in korea, hand-to-hand. my boy doesn t want to do any more commercials. larry sanders to me was, aside from being a brilliant television show. can you say, hey now. hey now. it was my everyday life. i m here for three good reasons. last show. big ratings. movie coming out.
network tv. because hbo was driven by subscribers and not by commercials and selling advertising time, they had a different way of looking at success or failure. what they were looking for was critical acclaim. you have watched letterman, you ve watched leno, but what about larry? larry sanders, that is. he s the tv alter ego of comedian garry shandling. garry shandling wanted to do a show that deconstructed the kind of show the tonight show was. pretend like you re talking to me. we re off the air. okay. blah, blah, blah, blah. the larry sanders show was kind of cathartic because in the world of the show there was a network. you want me to [ bleep ] your budget? that what you want me to do? it became this fun house mirror thing where you could use stuff from your misery, your career as fodder. don t take this as a threat but i killed a man like you in
because hbo was driven by subscribers and not by commercials and selling advertising time, they had a different way of looking at success or failure. what they were looking for was critical acclaim. you have watched letterman, you ve watched leno, but what about larry? larry sanders, that is. he s the tv alter ego of comedian garry shandling. garry shandling wanted to do a show that deconstructed the kind of show the tonight show was. pretend like you re talking to me. we re off the air. okay. blah, blah, blah, blah. the larry sanders show was kind of cathartic because in the world of the show there was a network. you want me to [ bleep ] your budget? that what you want me to do? it became this fun house mirror thing where you could use stuff from your misery, your career as fodder. don t take this as a threat but i killed a man like you in korea, hand-to-hand. my boy doesn t want to do any more commercials.