कहानी कहने की सबसे खतरनाक बात यह है कि आप दर्शकों को हत्या में शामिल महसूस कराने की कोशिश करते हैं—उस आदमी को मार डालो! उस पर टूट पड़ो! और एक बार जब वे ऐसा कर लेते हैं, तो ऐसा लगता है—मैंने इस आदमी को मार डाला, अब क्या? अगर आप किसी शो में इस तरह की हिंसा दिखाते हैं, तो आपको दर्शकों को अपने साथ जोड़ना होगा और फिर उनके अपने फैसलों पर सवाल खड़े करने होंगे।

The evil of storytelling is you’re trying to make the audience complicit in murder — Kill the guy! Jump him! And then once you’ve done it, it’s like, I’ve killed this guy, now what? If you do that kind of violence in a show like this, you have to bring the audience along with you and then question their judgement

The evil of storytelling is you’re trying to make the audience complicit in murder — Kill the guy! Jump him! And then once you’ve done it, it’s like, I’ve killed this guy, now what? If you do that kind of violence in a show like this, you have to bring the audience along with you and then question their judgement

*The Mentalist Finale Interview] (May 26, 2011)

*The Mentalist Finale Interview] (May 26, 2011)

*The Mentalist Finale Interview] (May 26, 2011)

*Showrunner Bruno Heller Talks GOTHAM, Avoiding a "Villain of the Week" Format, How the Films Impacted Their Approach to the Show, and More] (September 22, 2014)

*Showrunner Bruno Heller Talks GOTHAM, Avoiding a "Villain of the Week" Format, How the Films Impacted Their Approach to the Show, and More] (September 22, 2014)

*Showrunner Bruno Heller Talks GOTHAM, Avoiding a "Villain of the Week" Format, How the Films Impacted Their Approach to the Show, and More] (September 22, 2014)