A decade ago, I envisioned a show or network that would rely on the then-new network of webcams growing to bring new expertise and new voices to TV.
Ms. Young originally envisioned a show of sculptures executed over the last two or three years.
But in their earliest discussions with HBO, the two comedians envisioned a show in which their British characters would be reconstructed by American writers for an American cast.
With his 500-page novel serving as the world's most detailed outline, Franzen envisions a show that will run four seasons and come with a definite ending.
Mr. Attell envisioned a show in which the camera would follow him as he finished a gig on the road and descended into the town's night culture -- the bars, the strip clubs, the swing shifts at the local factory.
But in his direst nightmares, even Mr. Boorstin, who would go on to become the Librarian of Congress, apparently never envisioned a show quite like "Survivor," which under the guise of delivering real experience serves up a voyeuristic feast drawn from adventure tales, game shows, soap opera and anything else, be it bowel movements or rat-eating, that might titillate the impressionable.
It had been over 25 years since I had seen a puppet show, and I couldn't really envision a puppet show holding my attention.
I can envision him hosting a show like my "Speaking of Everything".
He envisioned a radio show as a kind of Trojan horse, smuggling positive messages about the value of education to local youth under the guise of entertainment.
Now, after studying some 45 works by van Gogh that are linked to the painting and scores of letters and drawings from the collection of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Mr. Pissarro has ended up with something far bigger than he had envisioned: a sweeping show charting the artist's obsession with the nocturnal world.
