"It's good for audiences, and it's good for the bottom line".
In the era of the multiplex blockbuster, when adolescent boys have become the most important target audience, good roles for women have been depressingly scarce.
The creation of a new channel for gay audiences is good news for a community long overlooked by commercial television ("MTV and Showtime Plan Cable Channel for Gay Viewers," Business Day, Jan . 10.
"But I think it is good for audiences to know that a documentary is not just stuff that happens.
I've gotten some messages from readers who loved the new "Porgy and Bess" and said, "yes, yes, it may be an opera, but isn't it good for audiences who don't know the piece to have this Broadway 'Porgy' as a wonderful introduction?" I mean, I guess so.
Barely a month ago, it seemed like a great idea: the world's most popular operas presented in a West End theater in London at reasonable prices for audiences who love a good tune but might feel intimidated by the grandeur of Covent Garden.
But in terms of completely original new drama -- a scarce resource on Broadway this spring -- "THE COLUMNIST," which begins previews this week, represents a major return for Mr. Auburn and a good sign for audiences.
Probably this larval stage is a good thing for audiences, since the arrogance that forces festivals to reject films because the movies are not North American premieres hasn't yet permeated the schedule.
This is a good moment for audiences to discover the program, I think, because it's possible to see it not only in the context of other spy series, but also in the context of "The Sopranos," the show that finally made American TV audiences comfortable with a deeply flawed, even monstrous, series hero.
But surely a change of diet is a good thing for audiences".
