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In 1991 we got a call from mtv and they were toying with the idea of doing some kind of a scripted show about young people. >> they said it was like a mix between "the big chill" and "the breakfast club." >> and ultimately decided a show with writers and actors would be too expensive. >> the real world, thats what this was supposed to be. >> so we essentially applied all the drama rules to documentary to get our, what we called at that time, a docusoap. >> this is the true story. >> true story. ...

And start getting real. >> do you sell drugs? why do you have a beeper? >> you hadnt seen anything like that on television, that kind of open, honest discussion of race. >> i can try as much as i can to try to deal with you, but ignorance is ignorance. stupidity is stupidity. thats it. black white, green, purple, blue, whatever. >> "the real world" becomes this big bang moment for reality tv. all we have to do is put cameras on people and well get great stuff. the next season in l.a. a young wom...

In 1991 we got a call from mtv and they were toying with the idea of doing some kind of a scripted show about young people. >> they said it was like a mix between "the big chill" and "the breakfast club". >> and ultimately decided a show with writers and actors would be too expensive. >> the real world, thats what this was supposed to be. >> so we essentially applied all the drama rules to documentary to get our, what we called at that time, a docusoap. >> this is the true story. >> of seven str...

No 20-year-old dude no more. im 40 years old, man. and to have a lot of girls and women making comments about how i look and stuff like that, its nice. >> but roys parole serves as a constant reminder that a return to prison is just one mistake away. >> about five, six times a day, this beeper beeps off and i got to call. if this beeper goes off after my curfew and i dont call from this land line here at the house, i can get a felony case for escape. its very serious. very serious. this is my ba...

Im 40 years old, so ill be honest with you, im a little flattered by it, because i aint no 20-year-old dude no more. im 40 years old, man. and to have a lot of girls and women making comments about how i look and stuff like that, its nice. >> but roys parole serves as a constant reminder that a return to prison is just one mistake away. >> about five, six times a day, this beeper beeps off and i got to call. if this beeper goes off after my curfew and i dont call from this land line here at the ...

And to have a lot of girls and women making comments about how i look and stuff like that, its nice. >> but roys parole serves as a constant reminder that a return to prison is just one mistake away. >> about five, six times a day, this beeper beeps off and i got to call. if this beeper goes off after my curfew and i dont call from this land line here at the house, i can get a felony case for escape. its very serious. very serious. this is my babysitter. this is a leash. >> what do you want to h...

Amazons mozart best comedy series. interesting the golden globes going for a show not a lot of people have seen but likely now will check out. "l.a. times" had a great tidbit, hardest working person last night on the golden globes, the person running the beeper. >> jonah hill came out as the bear in the "revenant." >> only heard about half of what he said. >> bears have very foul mouths. >> how was ricky gervais? >> he was scuring. >> it will be great to see, is this the year thaticaprio says a ...

Men. im 40 years old, so ill be honest with you, im a little flattered by it, because i aint no 20-year-old dude no more. im 40 years old, man. and to have a lot of girls and women making comments about how i look and stuff like that, its nice. >> but roys parole serves as a constant reminder that a return to prison is just one mistake away. >> about five, six times a day, this beeper beeps off and i got to call. if this beeper goes off after my curfew and i dont call from this land line here at...

We can ask him what he thinks about the "washington post" saying that. this will be good. bernie sanders live here in person for the interview. this show tomorrow night. set your calendar beeper thing right now.

>> its definitely been a group effort on many peoples parts, coaches, family, friends, it definitely helps having all that support. >> dear charlotte. >> for years, shes been an inspiration to blind and visually impaired children everywhere headed to purdue university in the fall on an academic scholarship. she may not see but shes never lost sight of her dreams. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> inspiration. >> love it. i guess she counts the steps and then theres a beeper on the mat that t...