21 Quotes by Hank Stuever

I’m not much a TV reporter, as in someone who covers the daily machinations of the television industry, though I certainly follow it and weave it into my reviews and essays about the medium.

As far as my personal nostalgia zone goes, I find I watch more of AntennaTV than anything else.

I think the occasional appearance of the UFO is a very oblique pop-cultural reference that anyone who was alive and sentient in the late 1970s will get right away.

I like the anthology concept. I wish more shows would do it.

Mobster stories are always a harder sell for me. I don’t romanticize organize crime the way others do, though I can be swayed.

My work is very much like the restaurant critic’s – a number of factors come together to make for a strong review.

I do get lots of links to advance screeners, which helps, but there’s no way I could do my job without the full-on cable subscription.

I’ve loved the “Star Wars” movies for the ride and pure fun and found that it just didn’t stand up when asked for more, particularly when it comes to back stories, prequels, spin-offs, encyclopedic scope, etc.

In fact, when it comes to TV, I’m not even sure what my real, true preferences are.