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>> i like the idea of television, but im too busy too see very much of it. >> what do you think of that which you do see? >> some of it i really enjoy. >> are you being diplomatic? >> sort of. [ screaming ] >> the beautiful thing about television is you have the chance to do a continuing story. and thats the main reason for doing it. >> i think that "twin peaks" with the initial attention it got allowed all the other networks to say, lets do something different. >> what was interesting about "no...

Curing genetic disease. >> by having the ability to rewrite genetic code, we could erase mutations that give rise to terrible diseases. the put in a healthy copy for a gene and completely eradicated from that family street. >> in a controversial report, the national academy of sciences concluded after more research, trials for this experimentation may have a place to help parents who both carry a gene that would guarantee a child having a genetic disease. many worry this could feed a desire not ...

>> actually, not very much, no, i dont. i mean, in fact, the idea that were talking about is to do what -- >> so theres nothing you like about the affordable care act? >> no, what i would like to take the affordable care act and get rid of all of the provisions of it, not all of the taxes, and what were talking about doesnt, but then take the money and send it to the states and do what we did in 1996 with bill clintons support and almost 20 democratic senators and say, washington shouldnt be man...

Mean you had that full conversation, you had a give and take, you had alternative proposals discussed or it could be im going do this, are there any significant objections that you have right now. i dont know the nature of that conversation. consulted could be something very small. it could be a phone call. it could be a directive. it could be kind of a very robust discussion about what the pluses and minuses look like. the thing is, its all about -- i have to say this again. its all about readi...

Experimentation now. i got half of it, might as well go all the way. took a couple more weeks and went all the way. now theyre red. >> i will say this, you have to be committed. if you decide to do this, its not -- it hurts. it takes some time and you got to be serious about doing it. you really do. >> its painful. its like somebody taking hot ice picks and stagging the back of your eyes sometimes if you hit the wrong spot. theyre done now so i aint got to worry about no more pain. i dont get co...

>> the beautiful thing about television is you have the chance to do a continuing story. and thats the main reason for doing it. >> i think that "twin peaks" with the initial attention it got allowed all the other networks to say, lets do something different. >> what was interesting about "northern exposure" it was an odd sort of universe that this guy was dropped into. >> the days coming. it aint going to be long when you aint going to have to leave your living room. no more schools, no more ta...

And thats the main reason for doing it. >> i think that "twin peaks" with the initial attention it got allowed all the other networks to say, lets do something different. >> what was interesting about "northern exposure" it was an odd sort of universe that this guy was dropped into. >> the days coming. it aint going to be long when you aint going to have to leave your living room. no more schools, no more tabernacles. no more cineplexes, all right? youre going to snuggle up to your fiberoptics a...

Chance to do a continuing story. and thats the main reason for doing it. >> i think that "twin peaks" with the initial attention it got allowed all the other networks to say, lets do something different. >> what was interesting about "northern exposure" it was an odd sort of universe that this guy was dropped into. >> the days coming. it aint going to be long when you april the even going to have to leave your living room. no more schools, no more bodegos is, nomar tabernacles, no more cineplexe...

Television is you have the chance to do a continuing story. and thats the main reason for doing it. >> i think that "twin peaks" with the initial attention it got allowed all the other networks to say, lets do something different. >> what was interesting about "northern exposure" it was an odd sort of universe that this guy was dropped into. >> the days coming. it aint going to be long when you aint going to have to leave your living room. no more schools, no more poe guy das. no more tabernacle...

>> ten, nine, eight, eight, eight, eight! >> oh, will this horrible year never end? >> when the 90s began, we started to see a lot of experimentation. and "the simpsons i think in some senses was inspired by not necessarily hatred of television, but a distrust of a lot of the ways in which television was talking to us. >> tv respects me. it laughs with me. not at me. >> youre stupid. i. >> doh! >> i think the sitcoms of the 80s were such a warm, safe, humor. >> i love you guys. >> the kids, they...