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Originally Posted by st.cronin
If you perform a play, and don't let anybody into the theater, what is that?
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It still art, just like if I painted something in my house.
I think it's an interesting point you're hitting on though. Commercial art (tv, movies), varies widely in how much is art and how much is negotiated art-like content. Here, I think it's assumed that Chase had pretty much free reign to do what he wanted. It network sitcoms, the network has more influence in the creative process, it's less about one person's work, and more about a negotiated conglomerate of ideas from people with different motivations.
When the former situation jumps into the mainstream, the results can be unsettling and jarring for many (see ABC's experiment with Twin Peaks)