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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. this is something big. this is something bigger. [ "movin on up" by primal scream ]

>> 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 starte...

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 theyll be doing next. the path to prosperity is not easy for everyone. half of small businesses fail within 5 years. and more people than ever struggle with debt. i...

>> 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 starte...

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...

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 where people would think i wonder what theyre doing next. at t-mobile get the unlimited plan with the latest phones included for $40 dollars! were included?

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, here, hatred, fear, 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 serious about doing scripted drama...

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 begin its explosion. >> w...

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 especially for women that really resonated. i think "sex and the city" helped make hbo a place for ...

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 shandling. >> garry shandling wanted to do a show that deconstructed the kind of show "the tonight show" was. >> just pretend like youre talking to m...