Jack, who considers himself an auteur, does not respond kindly. If high-definition 24p video had been around back in the late 1970s, maybe Jack wouldn't have been so upset. Lumet, who wrote and directed several episodes, also serves as the program's executive producer. For many film professionals, however, such claims have fallen on deaf ears.
Video is video, they say, regardless of the resolution or the frame rate.
There is no magic. The negative response to the format is largely due to the fact that a fair sample of 24p results has yet to reach the public. I took the job because of Sidney Lumet. I naturally assumed we would be shooting on film. When I heard we would be working with tape, I was very disappointed.