crew peopleve 40 standing behind you, you worry about them snickering behind you.c: season one, it is like if we screw it up nobody will notice. now that people are watching and we have a little buzz, we cannot fail quietly. emily: the entertainment landscape is so fragmented. it is so different from "seinfeld" and must-see tv on nbc. it is different for viewers. how is it different for writers and creators? alec: it does not feel that different to me. you have to do something that is good and make it as funny as you can and you can't listen to people who want to make it something it is not. mike: one thing that is different is the nature of hbo of almost no interference from the network. with networks it is just all kinds of notes and things you cannot say. very weird standards. not that i am always trying to be foul mouthed and vulgar. doing pay cable is just different. alec: they do not have advertisers. they do not have to worry about offending anybody and we take money from that airline. emily: what does hbo care about? what did they say they want from you? mi