please welcome dave itzkoff, everybody. dave itzkoff! [applause] david, you look great!t is the most applause a newspaper reporter has ever received. craig: come on. you're not just the reporter. you're a culture guy. >> one of several. craig: at the "new york times." the home of culture! >> we like to think so. craig: yes, you do, don't you? [laughter] i'm intrigued by this book. i'm about 40 pages into it. it is making of "network." >> howard beale. i'm as mad as hell as i'm not going to take it anymore. craig: i'm as mad as hell and i'm not going to take it anymore. it was great. i was surprised. why were you fascinated by a whole book about this movie? >> it is not just about this crazy moment in 1976 when this movie came out, but it is a movie about what happened to television and the media. when you look at what television is now, it is bunch of people looking into the camera, making stuff up at the top of their head. talking in slightly funny accents. craig: hey, you swanky new york bastard! you got me turned around! no, i'm interested because that -- the movie ca