We all felt that something was changing in the media. Back then, it was the beginning of people realizing that we were about to combine our phone, computer, cable, and movies. It hadn’t quite happened yet — but it was [starting to]. In a way, the Cable Guy is the monster from the future who’s telling you that things are going to get really bad [laughs]. Part of the underpinning of this story was how this was going to make us all crazy and how we were going to lose our minds and attention spans. This thing that promises to bring us closer is actually going to make us try to kill each other — and that has come true.The themes of loneliness, media obsession, parasocial relationships, and our dependence on technology feel even more relevant today than they did in 1996.