1.   In Italy, as elsewhere, television has made deep inroads into cinema.

2.   Television makes history of events before any of us has even had a chance to absorb them in the first place.

3.   And while television made scant reference to Whitewater and other Democratic imbroglios, it all but ignored similar controversies in the Republican camp.

4.   As a writer, television makes a lot more sense.

5.   But television made it much worse, more quickly, because of the immensity of its reach, its singular ability to define and then dominate popular culture.

6.   But television also has made it imperative that candidates raise and spend millions more than they once did.

7.   But television makes no attempt to use reality shows as teaching devices.

8.   Cameras flashing, television making a star out of him, writers interviewing him, a tribute to the myopia of an umpire named Garcia.

9.   Four other regular sized televisions made it easy for anyone to keep tabs on the latest results.

10.   Instead, when television makes an effort to bring great theater to the masses, it goes with the tried-and-mostly-true.