I ran into Denzel Washington and he stopped me and said hey I love this show I'm like

thank you that's awfully nice he's like no no you're not hearing me you know

Bill Murray bill Murray being in Chicago and Catholic School, Jesuit school product like me and I already knew Bill a little bit and those guys saying, no, no, no, no, seriously, I'm not just saying this because you're staying here. I love what you two are doing and here's why.

And they would start talking about the chemistry.

I couldn't believe that we were going to get a show and we got a three-year contract, the third year at the option of the company,

in two years, guaranteed.

And I just said, this is fantastic.

We're going to be off the air in two months.

We're going to get two years to get paid. And's great and I can go back to being a columnist.

Why devote an entire episode of Arjans to ESPNs, pardon the interruption?

The easy answer is threefold.

First, P.T. is one of the most successful original programs

in the history of sports television.

Second, it has influenced television far beyond the world of sports programming.

And third, in my continuing attempt to ensure that good news doesn't travel slowly,

telling the story of PTI's birth and development carries with it a look inside bold and intelligent leadership

and demonstrates how a small group of practicing adults inside a bigger company can create

their own culture and get this actually enjoy themselves at work.

Here is origins chapter 2 ESPN episode 2 pardon

pardon the interruption.

It's time to play, has this ever happened to you?

Have you ever pitched what you thought was a great idea to your boss, only to have that idea

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