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- dont touch that dial. were about to flip it for you. - in five, four, three, two... - tv is changing dramatically now with 150 channels that might be available in the near future. - theres a lot of things that we do that you couldnt have on network television. - people are really trying to do something adventurous. [both gasp] all: channel 7, shame on you. - this is more a celebration of culture and opening the doors and allowing america to come on inside. - theres always something o...

An exploration of news and events in the 1990s. In the opener, TV shows from the decade are examined, from animated hits South Park and Beavis and. An exploration of news and events in the 1990s. In the opener, TV shows from the decade are examined, from animated hits South Park and Beavis and. An exploration of news and events in the 1990s. In the opener, TV shows from the decade are examined, from animated hits South Park and Beavis and. An exploration of news and events in the 1990s. In the o...

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. all: okay. - night, night. - the show had a message of freedom and liberation-- esp...

- what are you talking about? i went to smith. - the show took an interesting turn by really focusing on the relationship between the women 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 impo...

To begin its explosion. >> when we started doing "dream on," one of the things hbo said to us was, its got to be something that couldnt be on network tv. ♪ >> because hbo was driven by subscribers and not by commercials and selling advertising time, they had a different way of looking at success or failure. what they were looking for was critical acclaim. >> youve watched letterman, youve watched leno, but what about larry? larry sanders, that is. hes the tv alter ego of comedian garry shandli...

>> it was jaw droppingly violent. as it probably should be but it kind of announces the argument that hbo is taking serious doing scripted dramas. >> but hbo really in my minds comes to its own in 1999 with sapranos. ♪. ♪. ♪ woke up this morning. got yourself a gun. ♪. ♪ >> sapranos is one of the shows that was a benchmark changed a lot of things for everybody. >> the handbook. tony saprano, lead actor in a drama, we watched him. his daughter on a college tour.

Make more money but youll also have content restricted. you could go to cable and have no restrictions. not make as much money but have freedom of expression, which almost everybody who works in these mediums wants. >> some of the content truly was, you cant get this anywhere else. >> youre a fantasy maker, 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 peo...

Turn by really focusing on the relationship between the women and telling the story of them as really soulmates 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-...

>> 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 especially for women that really resonated. i think "sex and the city" helped make hbo a place for people to think, i wonder what theyre doing next. create something new? our dell tech...

Was, you cant get this anywhere else. >> youre a fantasy maker, 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 going in the back. >> in the...