and give it some chili pepper. advertising is based on one thing, happiness. is there any taboo that you wouldn t break? not if there was a funny idea. what is wrong with you? there s so much different storytelling, and so many different stories being told about so many different people. i don t think dramatic series television has ever been stronger. there s no longer this theory of what popular entertainment must be. incoming! who are the heroes? the people who watch this show. this is the week when the major broadcast networks unveil their full lineup of shows. and every executive in hollywood knows how well the sopranos is doing on cable, which is a network problem. i think hbo altered everything for this reason alone, is there were no commercials. we are dependent on sponsors. right. there is so much we can do in terms of language, in terms of violence, and in terms of sex. to a large degree, a lot of executives were just sanding off the edg
where s my sandwich! we all need a reason to get up in the morning. he made us do it! it was frank! the american office is iconic. how many people can i fire? none. you re picking a health care plan. okay. we ll table that for the time being. terrible bosses. you ve got spunk. well i hate spunk. terrible workmates. are you kidding? do these not bend the [ bleep ] back? no. everybody trying to get along. one problem with hiring women is that they re frail and breakable. is it possible you re thinking about light bulbs or your hip? hilarious. what do you say to that? whoa. ow! let s talk about earning a living. yeah. have you ever done it? no, but i could. ha! lucille ball with the chocolates, always funny. if one piece of candy gets past you and into the packing room unwrapped, you re fired. all the writers needed to say was lucy and a conveyor belt, you re good. some of the most memorable episodes of i love lucy
york city that no one seems to be worried about the rent for. i wish that i looked like matt leblanc. i wish that i had jennifer aniston s hair. one of the things that made friends a phenomenon is people beyond the laughs actually bonded with these characters. they emotionally were invested in ross and rachel s relationship. i could not have done this without you. okay. more clothes in the dryer? i was dropping my daughter off for sunday school at our temple, and literally my rabbi stopped me and said, what s going to happen with ross and rachel? you look pretty tonight. oh, thanks. the one with the prom video is one of my favorites. you guys, we don t have to watch this. yeah, we do. come on. come on. where s chip? why isn t he here yet? he ll be here, okay? take a chill pill. this seemed like a really surprising way to get rachel to know how ross feels. i can t go to my own prom without a date. take her. you can wear my tux. dad, she won t wa
what his sound would be. and it s instantly appealing to a pop audience and also an r&b audience. - now it s your turn to cry cry me a river cry me a river - you know, justin timberlake leaving nsync becomes the model for what can be done. - yes, it s your girl b. - you talk about people who were always gonna be bigger than their group, that was beyoncé. - you ready? - she puts out her solo album in 2003. first single is crazy in love. it s got this incredible sample. and that catches your ear. - beyoncé hasn t opened her mouth yet and you re already hooked on that song. - i look and stare so deep in your eyes - i remember being asked once, what do you think: christina or britney? i said, beyoncé. - got me looking so crazy right now your love s got me looking so crazy right now - crazy in love, that s how it begins. it seemed like almost overnight she became a kind of icon. she became a deeply respected figure. both: beyoncé, naughty girl.
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