WS: Buyers from all around the world are about to arrive in Los Angeles to see the pilots of next season’s shows. Would you summarize how the development and script process takes place?

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WS: Many writers and creators of shows complain that the pilot system is neither the best nor the most cost-effective way of presenting shows to the networks. Given the NBC-Universal merger, you can see the issue from both sides, from the studio and from the network. How do you see the pilot process? Is there a better way of doing it?

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WS: Is the high cost of producing pilots part of the problem?

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WS: How do you explain the staying power of the Law & Order franchise? It’s pretty unique, isn’t it, in the history of television?

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WS: People bemoan the fact that comedy is dead. They were saying this during the early ’80s and then The Cosby Show came along and comedy was alive again. From your perspective, is it more difficult to develop a successful comedy than a successful drama?

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WS: What do you see as the greatest challenges ahead for NBC specifically, and for broadcast networks in general as this multichannel world continues to grow with digital channels, video on demand and high definition?

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