with you, man? i ll tell you something, they don t pay me enough to deal with animals like this! the first thing they see is a white face and all they want to do is do him in. 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 that the audience can accept their characters being deeply flawed even though they re 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 went on to win eight emmys. it put us on the map, literally. that s when people finally checked us out. and the winner is hill street blues! programming chief of one of the networks used to say to me
not a black one, it was a white! it set a trend. the idea that the audience can accept their characters being deeply flawed even though they re 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 went on to win eight emmys. it put us on the map, literally. that s 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 public wants is a cheeseburger, and what you re 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 they ll say, that s doesn t taste bad. and maybe they ll even order it themselves when they go to the restaurant.
i ll tell you something, they don t pay me enough to deal with animals like this! the first thing they see is a white face and all they want to do is do him in. 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 that the audience can accept their characters being deeply flawed even though they re 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 went on to win eight emmys. it put us on the map, literally. that s 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 public wants is a cheeseburger, and what you re trying to give them is a french delicacy.
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. that s 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 public wants is a cheeseburger, and what you re 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 they ll say, that s doesn t taste bad. and maybe they ll even order it themselves when they go to the restaurant. nice of you to join us, dr. morrison. the success of hill street blues is a critical phenomenon, influenced everything that came after. and then of course you saw shows like st. elsewhere. do you know what people call this place? not st. elegis. st. elsewhere. a place you wouldn t want to send your mother-in-law.
had watched television passively. and the one thing i think we did set out to be were provocateurs. you want an action report? you fill it out. what the hell is the matter with you, man? i ll tell you something, they don t pay me enough to deal with animals like this! the first thing they see is a white face and all they want to do is do him in. 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 that the audience can accept their characters being deeply flawed even though they re 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 went on to win eight emmys. it put us on the map, literally. that s when people finally checked us out. programming chief of one of the networks used to say to me