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>> some of the content truly was, you cant get this anywhere else. >> youre a fantasymaker, the only limit on the kinds of fantasies is peoples imagination. >> hbo turned to people who said, i cant do that on television, but you can do it on hbo. >> white people dont trust black people. thats why they wont vote for no black president. like a black brother will [ bleep ] up the white house. like the grass wont be cut. dishes piled up. cousins running through the white house. cookouts. basketball ...

We cant go out and get our own fruit? >> i tried to tell him. >> all right. im cancelling the fruit club. >> the real story is where the real connection with your audience is. thank god, all your families are crazy, too. >> looks like you got the whole family together. >> yeah, yeah, its dysfunction palooza. is this at&t innovations? yeah, wow..this must be for one of our new unlimited wireless plans. it comes with a ton of entertainment options. great, can you sign for this? yeah. hey, uh.. wha...

And telling the story of them as really soul mates together as well. >> you did the right thing buying that apartment. you love it, right? >> yeah. >> and you wont be alone forever. >> historically women are often set up in narratives in which only one can succeed. and so showing women not competing with each other and as supporting each other was also an important narrative change. >> okay, girls, see you tomorrow. >> okay. >> night-night. >> the show had a message of freedom and liberation esp...

Basically, quality migrates to cable. >> "oz" comes on in 97. and its set in this fictional penitentiary. wow. what a strange show that was. >> in "oz," sometimes the things you cant touch are more real than the things you can. for instance, fear, hatred, loneliness are more real to me than a shank and a soul. >> it was jaw-droppingly violent. it was a mens prison. it probably should be. but, you know, it kind of announces the idea that hbo is going to get very serious about doing scripted drama...

>> hbo turned to people who said, i cant do that on television, but you can do it on hbo. >> white people dont trust black people. thats why they wont vote for no black president. like a black brother will [ bleep ] up the white house. like the grass wont be cut. dishes piled up. cousins running through the white house. cookouts. basketball going in the back. >> in the late 80s, hbo was just sort of gaining ground for series. >> by the 90s, hbo had started to begin its explosion. >> when we star...

And so showing women not competing with each other and as supporting each other was also an important narrative change. >> okay, girls, see you tomorrow. >> okay. >> okay. >> night-night. >> the show had a message of freedom and liberation, especially for women, that really resonated. i think "sex and the city" helped make hbo a place for people to think, i wonder what theyll be doing next. healthier pet in 28 days.

Supporting each other was also an important narrative change. >> okay, girls, see you tomorrow. >> okay. >> night-night. >> the show had a message of freedom and liberation especially for women that really resonated. i think "sex and the city" helped make hbo a place for people to think, i wonder what theyll be doing next. sometimes a day at the ballpark is more than just a day at the ballpark. [park announcer] all military members stand and be recognized. sometimes fans cheer for those who wear...

The networks. basically quality migrates to cable. >> "oz" comes on in 97. its set in this fictional penitentiary. wow, what a strange show that was. >> in "oz" sometimes the things you cant touch are more real than the things you can. hatred, loneliness are more real to me than a shank and a soul. >> it was jaw droppingly violent. its a mens prison. it probably should be. but, you know, it kind of announces the idea that hbo is going to get very serious about doing scripted dramas. >> its finis...

Fantasies is peoples imagination. >> hbo turned to people who said, i cant do that on television, but you can do it on hbo. >> white people dont trust black people. thats why they wont vote for no black president. like a black brother will [ bleep ] up the white house. like the grass wont be cut. dishes piled up. cousins running through the white house. cookouts. basketball going in the back. >> in the late 80s hbo was just sort of gaining ground for series. >> by the 90s hbo had started to begi...

>> youre a fantasy maker, the only limit on the kind of fantasies is peoples imagination. >> hbo turned to people who said, i cant do that on television, but you can do it on hbo. >> white people dont trust black people. thats why they wont vote for no black president. like a black brother will [ bleep ] up the white house. like the grass wont be cut. dishes piled up. cousins running through the white house. cookouts. basketball going in the back. >> in the late 80s hbo was just sort of gaining ...