I've long been a fan of Lifetime Television and deeply respect the successes they've enjoyed as the destination for women, ... Their interesting and engaging mix of movies and series is an outstanding foundation upon which to build, and I'm looking forward to this great opportunity to bring a new generation of hits to the network.

These aren't affluent people, and they were treated with less respect than they should have.

Ilene and I talked about that a lot, about how it's so important because it's not just lesbians, it's women. And this is something most women fear.

Television brings with it a credibility, and credibility brings with it respect.

Now, if that's how she reacted to the arrival of a new television set and having to learn how to use a new remote control, how is she possibly going to cope with digital switchover? Who is going to convince her and thousands of old people like her that, in the interests of greater viewing choice (choice that she has made very clear to me she doesn't want), her viewing life will be totally disrupted?

I dipped my toe into network television, and it bit me. A little. Not some horror story.