I was thinking of that as a feature.

That it would be broadcast news but set at ESPN.

But all of the stories that I was thinking of

were short stories.

They weren't long and I said that to my agent, who

said, well, it sounds like you're describing a television series.

So that's how that happened.

And so generally, if it's the place that you're attracted to,

whether it's the White House or a news room or a cable sports

show, if it's the place that you're attracted to,

that's a TV series.

If the characters, metaphorically speaking,

die at the end of the story, if there's

no more story after that, then it's a feature.