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Were always secondary or third. there was never a gay character that was the lead of a show. >> so you want to go look at apartments tomorrow? >> great idea. >> ellen degeneres, the comedian, was about to come out as a lesbian. and she does it on "time magazine." yep, im gay. but they decide with the character that ellen plays on tv will also come out. >> it is just reprehensible that abc, now owned by disney of all companies, is going to feature ellen as coming out of the closet. it wont be lon...

Come back in style. >> what on earth is essentially a art film doing in prime time television. >> american network television has long been considered the home of the blands, the cautious and the predictable. so it was with some trepidation that it the abc network launched a new series that was none of those things. "twin peaks" is already described by one critic that the series that will change tv. its directed by david lynch. >> david lynch was a filmmaker known for his taste in the eccentric ...

The 90s with having extremely successful sitcoms but they werent the only network that found their way to having some success. tgif was on abc on friday, and it was their block of family-oriented comedies. >> i cant take it. i need the cake. >> it was not sophisticated television. but these were shows that people adored. [ laughing and snorting ] >> cbs. >> cbs was in a really bad spot. they had just fallen apart over the early part of the 90s and had gone through a couple different network exec...

>> in the 90s, gay characters were always secondary or third. there was never a gay character that was the lead of a show. >> so you want to go look at apartments tomorrow? >> great idea! >> ellen degeneres, the comedian, was about to come out. as a lesbian. >> look, on the cover of "time." >> and she does it on "time" magazine. yep, im gay. but they decide that the character ellen plays on tv will also come out. >> it is just reprehensible that abc, now owned by disney of all companies, is goin...

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The following movie is rated r. >> in 1990-91, there was not a whole lot of original programming for cable. but they were airing movies. so we needed to compete, and i felt that if we didnt, we were going to, you know, kind of get swept out. >> you son of a -- >> and so, i came up with the notion of doing a cop show that was r rated. when abcs broadcast standards read our script, they went berserk. >> i was sitting with a pad and a pencil drawing pictures of breasts to try to show them what -- w...

>> american network television has long been considered the home of the blands, the cautious, and the predictable. so it was with some trepidation that the abc network recently launched a new series, that was none of those things. "twin peaks" has already been described by one critic as the series that will change tv. it is directed by david lynch. >> david lynch was a filmmaker known for his taste in the eccentric and memorable. the idea that he would do network television, in the 90s, was craz...

>> im 35 years old. im so afraid to tell people. i mean, i just -- susan, im gay. >> ellen coming out was a huge moment for me personally because, you know, i was a closeted gay guy. gay child at that time. and it was the bravest thing i saw. >> that felt great. that felt so great. >> initial report suggests abc made a bundle on ellens highly publicized outing on national tv last night. the broadcast was accompanied by coming-out parties all around the country, including one in birmingham, alaba...

Im so afraid to tell people. i mean, i just -- susan, im gay. >> ellen coming out was a huge moment for me personally because, you know, i was a closeted gay guy. gay child at that time. and it was the bravest thing i saw. >> that felt great. that felt so great. >> initial report suggests abc made a bundle on ellens highly publicized outing on national tv last night. the broadcast was accompanied by coming-out parties all around the country, including one in birmingham, alabama, where the local ...

Whole lot of original programing for cable, but they were airing >> i made the decision that i wasnt going to live my life as a lie anymore. i was -- i belong with everybody movies. else. and thats what i finally did. >> we used to say ellen opened the door and we knocked it down. ♪ i love my mister ♪ tell me lazy tell me so so we needed to compete and i ♪ tell me im crazy maybe i felt that if we didnt, we were going to kind of get swept out. so i came up with a notion of doing a cop show ...