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What was happening at the end of the 90s was audiences started to look towards television for what they had only found before in feature film. >> victory is mine. victory is mine. great day of the morning, people. victory is mine. >> and actors no longer felt that it was a comedown to come work in television. >> what did i ever do to you except deliver the south? >> you shouldnt have made me beg. >> the segment of the audience that showed up to watch "west wing," they watched "the mcneil lehrer ...

>> the segment of the audience that showed up to watch "west wing," they watched "the mcneil lehrer newshour," they watched "west wing," and documentaries in foreign languages, right? >> if the name of this nominee is leaked out before i want it to be leaked out, im going to blame you and youre going to find that unpleasant. >> ive got to tell you something, toby. youre hot when youre like this. >> 90s television was the first wave of what we now have, remarkably specific niche programming. ♪ ...

What was happening at the end of the 90s was audiences started to look towards television for what they had only found before in feature film. >> victory is mine. victory is mine. great day of the morning, people. victory is mine. >> and actors no longer felt that it was a comedown to come work in television. >> what did i ever do to you except deliver the south? >> you shouldnt have made me beg. >> the segment of the audience that showed up to watch "west wing," they watched "the mcneil lehrer ...

Wave of what we now have, remarkably specific niche programming. ♪ >> "freaks and geeks" really sympathized with the losers and had great empathy for its characters. ♪ because you dont see that i got something going right here ♪ >> "freaks and geeks" breaks my heart every time i think about it. >> im sorry. did i crush your twinkies? >> it lasted 18 episodes. and theyre perfect 18 episodes but nbc hated it so much. >> roll down the windows because i got a big one a-brewing. >> they thought...

Wave of what we now have, remarkably specific niche programming. ♪ >> "freaks and geeks" really sympathized with the losers. it had great empathy for its characters. ♪ because you dont see that i got something going right here ♪ >> "freaks and geeks" breaks my heart every time i think about it. >> im sorry. did i crush your twinkies? >> it lasted 18 episodes. and theyre perfect 18 episodes but nbc hated it so much. >> roll down the windows because i got a big one a-brewing. >> oh, no, plea...

Remarkably specific niche programming. ♪ >> "freaks and geeks" really sympathized with the losers and had great empathy for its characters. ♪ because you dont see that i got something going right here ♪ >> "freaks and geeks" breaks my heart every time i think about it. >> im sorry. did i crush your twinkies? >> it lasted 18 episodes. and theyre perfect 18 episodes but nbc hated it so much. >> roll down the windows because i got a big one a-brewing. >> they thought it was a show by losers, ...

Wave of what we have. the niche programming. >> freaks and geeks really sympathized with the losers. it had great empathy for the characters. >> freaks and geeks breaks my heart every time i think about it. >> im sorry. did i crush your twinkies? >> it lasted 18 episodes and the perfect 18 episodes, but nbc hated it so much. >> i have a big one brewing. >> they thought it was a show by losers about losers for losers. they hated it. they killed it. >> at the end of the 90s, the jig is starting to...

>> ive got to tell you something, toby. youre hot when youre like this. >> 90s television was the first wave of what we now have, remarkably specific niche programming. ♪ >> "freaks and geeks" really sympathized with the losers and had great empathy for its characters. ♪ because you dont see that i got something going right here ♪ >> "freaks and geeks" breaks my heart every time i think about it. >> im sorry. did i crush your twinkies? >> it lasted 18 episodes. and theyre perfect 18 episod...

Wave of what we now have, remarkably specific niche programming. ♪ >> "freaks and geeks" really sympathized with the losers and had great empathy for its characters. ♪ ♪ because you dont see that i got something going right here ♪ >> "freaks and geeks" breaks my heart every time i think about it. >> im sorry. did i crush your twinkies? >> it lasted 18 episodes. and theyre perfect 18 episodes but nbc hated it so much. >> roll down the windows because i got a big one a-brewing. >> they tho...

What was happening at the end of the 90s was audiences started to look towards television for what they had only found before in feature film. >> victory is mine. victory is mine. great day of the morning, people. victory is mine. >> and actors no longer felt that it was a comedown to come work in television. >> what did i ever do to you except deliver the south? >> you shouldnt have made me beg. >> the segment of the audience that showed up to watch "west wing," they watched "the mcneil lehrer ...