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>> it was a time where pushing the limits with wealth and ostentatiousness in a lot of cases was very comfortable. >> one of the earliest stories that we presented to you on "lifestyles" was about the amazing real estate wizard donald trump. if he didnt shock and surprise you back then, hes had plenty of time since. >> with all of this costing billions, not millions, do the figures ever frighten you? >> the answer is no, its my business, its my life. its my lifestyle. i love it. the good, the ba...

>> you had these people fighting over oil and mansions and -- it was fantasy, but in a kind of so over the top way that it was fun. >> theres nothing devious about using your femininity. >> these shows took themselves so unseriously that they were camp, but that was okay with the central audience that was loving them. >> it was entertainment. we werent trying to do high drama. we were there to entertain. we were glossy. there was no getting around it, we knew what we were there for, and we did i...

Because i think its the best trash there is on television. i am not in the business of brain surgery. i am in the business of fluff. >> thats the fantasy element. at a time when the access is possible. its escapism, and its aspirational. you want to stand in a hot tub with a glass of champagne, rock on. >> weve never seen that kind of wealth ever before. we didnt mock it. we didnt say it was right, and we didnt say it was wrong. we were just through the keyhole. >> sometimes it absolutely amazes...

Ostentatiousness in a lot of cases was very comfortable. >> one of the earliest stories that we presented to you on "lifestyles" was about the amazing real estate wizard donald trump. if he didnt shock and surprise you back then, hes had plenty of time since. with all of this costing billions, not millions, do the figures ever frighten you? >> the answer is no. its my business. its my life. its my lifestyle. i love it. the good, the bad. >> does this bring with it political aspirations? >> no po...

Amazing real estate wizard donald trump. if he didnt shock and surprise you back then, hes had plenty of time since. >> with all of this costing billions, not millions, do the figures ever frighten you? >> the answer is no, its my business, its my life. its my lifestyle. i love it. the good, the bad. >> does this bring with it political aspiration? >> no political aspiration. >> your show has gotten a lot of ridicule. there are people who say its nothing more than trash. >> that doesnt upset me,...

"lifestyles" was about the amazing real estate wizard donald trump. if he didnt shock and surprise you back then, hes had plenty of time since. >> with all of this costing billions, not millions, do the figures ever frighten you? >> the answer is no, its my business, its my life. its my lifestyle. i love it. the good, the bad. >> does this bring with it political aspiration? >> no political aspiration. >> your show has gotten a lot of ridicule. there are people who say its nothing more than tras...

Could max this stuff out. because it was really successful. >> wheres your son miles? isnt he going to be part of this venture or just playing polo as usual? >> the colbys can always find room for another trophy. >> you had these people fighting over oil and mansions and -- it was fantasy, but in a kind of so over the top way that it was fun. >> theres nothing devious about using your femininity. >> these shows took themselves so unseriously that they were camp, but that was okay with the centra...

Figures ever frighten you? >> the answer is no, its my business, its my life. its my lifestyle. i love it. the good, the bad. >> does this bring with it political aspiration? >> no political aspiration. >> your show has gotten a lot of ridicule. there are people who say its nothing more than trash. >> that doesnt upset me, because i think its the best trash there is on television. i am not in the business of brain surgery. i am in the business of fluff. >> thats the fantasy element. at a time wh...

Jane wyman is on that show. >> emma is pregnant. >> i know a doctor who can take care of it right away. >> that will never happen. >> all of the shows, where, oh, my god, whats next? whats going to happen with that? he cant get away with that. and then you tune in, it was appointment television. >> what will become of the missing twins on "knots landing"? >> what? >> they all had spinoffs. the "dallas" spinoff "knots landing." "the colbys" was a spinoff for "dynasty." they were seeing how much t...

Of his own career, he burned rubber in a new direction. david hasselhoff, rock idol. >> it was a time where pushing the limits with wealth and ostentatiousness in a lot of cases was very comfortable. >> one of the earliest stories that we presented to you on "lifestyles" was about the amazing real estate wizard donald trump. if he didnt shock and surprise you back then, hes had plenty of time since. >> with all of this costing billions, not millions, do the figures ever frighten you? >> the answ...