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In our latest piece of bonus content, showrunner Pete Musto talks with entertainement journalist Felix Gillete about the revolutionary history of HBO, the dawn of prestige television, and the impact made by telling the stories of young professional women's sex lives.
Felix Gillete is a media and entertainment editor for Bloomberg News. In addition to Bloomberg, Felix has written for Washington City Paper, Columbia Journalism Review, the Village Voice and the New York Observer. He’s also the co-author along with John Koblin of “It’s Not TV: The Spectacular Rise, Revolution and Future of HBO.”
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