The "It's About TV" Interview: David Hofstede, author of When Television Brought Us Together

It's been awhile since I've put someone in the spotlight for the It's About TV Interview, a process so terrifying that it's been known to send people fleeing in abject horror. But enough about the readers... (And, by the way, they love the subjects; it's the interviewer himself that they can do without.)However, David Hofstede, author of the Comfort TV website, has bravely stepped into the breech to talk about the upcoming second edition of his book,When Television Brought Us Together: Celebrating the Shows and Values That Shaped America's First Television Viewing Generations. That's a hell of a title for a hell of a good book, and David was most gracious and generous with his time in agreeing to sit in the hot seat for our latest interview.l l lIt's About TV: I love your idea of "Comfort TV," which plays such a big part as a concept in When Television Brought Us Together. How did that idea come about, and how would you define it to the ordinary person today who probably doesn't even…