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Dont pay me enough to deal with animals like this. the first thing they see is a white face, and all they want to do -- >> listen to me. it was a white man that pulled the trigger, not a black one. it was a white one! >> it set a trend. the idea that the audience can accept its characters being deeply flawed, even though theyre wearing this uniform. i thought that was important to finally get across. >> dont do it! no biting! >> we wanted to make a show that made you participate, made you pay at...

Checked us out. >> programming chief of one of the networks used to say to me about shows like "hill street" and "st. elsewhere," what the american people want is a cheeseburger. what you are trying to give them is a french delicacy. and he said, your job is to keep shoving it down their throat until after a while theyll say, that doesnt taste bad. and maybe theyll even order it themselves when they go to the restaurant. >> nice of you to join us, dr. morrison. >> the success of "hill street blu...

Finger that pulled the trigger, not a black one. it was a white one! >> it set a trend. this idea the audience can accept characters being deeply flawed even though they were wearing this uniform. i thought that was important to finally get across. >> no biting! >> we wanted to make a show that made you participate. made you pay attention. and i think that worked pretty well. >> and the winner is -- >> "hill street blues." >> it got 21 nominations and we went on to win eight emmys. and it put us...

It put us on the map literally. and thats when people finally checked us out. >> programming chief of one of the networks used to say to me about shows like hill street and elsewhere, what the public wants is a cheeseburger and what youre trying to give them is a french delicacy. your job is to keep shoving it down their throat until after a while theyll say that doesnt taste bad and maybe order it themselves when they go to the restaurant. >> the success of "hill street blues" is a critical phe...

It was a white one! >> it set a trend. the audience can accept characters being deeply flawed even though they are wearing this uniform. i thought that was important to finally get across. >> we wanted to make a show that made you participate, made you pay attention. and i think that worked pretty well. >> and the winner is -- >> "hill street blues." >> we got 21 nominations, and we went on to win eight emmys. it put us on the map literally, and thats when people finally checked us out. >> progr...

You fill it out. >> what the hell is the matter with you, man? >> ill tell you something, they dont pay me enough to deal with animals like this! the first thing they see is a white face and they want -- >> listen to me, it was a white finger that pulled the trigger, not a black one, it was a white! >> it set a trend. the idea the audience can accept its characters being deeply flawed even though they were in this uniform. i thought that was important to finally get across. >> no biting! >> we w...

>> ill tell you something, they dont pay me enough to deal with animals like this. the first thing they see is a white face, and all they want to do -- >> listen to me. it was a white finger that pulled the trigger, not a black one. it was a white one! >> it set a trend. the audience can accept characters being deeply flawed even though they are wearing this uniform. and i thought that was important to finally get across. >> no biting! >> we wanted to make a show that made you participate, made ...

Emmys. it put us on the map, literally. thats when people finally checked us out. >> programming chief of one of the networks used to say to me about shows like "hill street" and "st. elsewhere" what the american people want is a cheeseburger. what you are trying to give them is a french delicacy. and he said your job is to keep shoving it down their throat until after a while, theyll say, thats doesnt taste bad. and maybe theyll even toward order it for themselves when they go to the restaurant...

The first thing they see is a white face and all they want to do is -- >> listen to me. it was a white man that pulled the trigger, not a black one. it was a white one. >> it set a trend. the idea that an audience can accept its characters being deeply flawed. even though theyre wearing this uniform. and i thought that that was important, to finally get across. >> dont do it. no biting. >> we wanted to make a show that made you participate. made you pay attention. and i think that worked pretty ...

White face and they want -- >> listen to me, it was a white finger that pulled the trigger, not a black one, it was a white! >> it set a trend. the audience can accept characters being deeply flawed even though they are wearing this uniform. i thought that was important to finally get across. >> no biting! >> we wanted to make a show that made you participate. made you pay attention. and i think that worked pretty well. >> and the winner is -- >> "hill street blues." >> 21 nominations. and we we...