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Than a shank and a soul. >> it was jaw-droppingly violent. hey, 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 dramas. >> its finished. its over. >> but hbo really, in my mind, comes into its own in 1999 with "the sopranos." >> "sopranos" just is a -- one of those shows that was a benchmark. it changed like, a lot of things for everybody. >> throw out the handbook. tony soprano, the lead actor in...

>> 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.

It probably should be. but you know, it kind of announces the idea that hbo is going to get very serious about doing scripted dramas. >> its finished. its over. >> but hbo really, in my mind, comes into its own in 1999 with "the sopranos." >> "sopranos" just is a -- one of those shows that was a benchmark. it changed like, a lot of things for everybody. >> throw out the handbook. tony soprano, the lead actor in a drama, he killed a man. we watched him. when he took his daughter on a college tour...

Fear, hatred, loneliness are more real to me than a shank. >> it was jaw dropingly 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 dramas. >> its finished! its over! >> but hbo really in my mind comes to its own in 1999 with the sopranos. ♪ ♪ woke this morning, got yourself a gun ♪ >> its just one of those shows that was a benchmark that changed a lot of things for everybody. >> throw ou...

Jig is starting to be up for the networks. 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. they are more real to me than a shank. and a soul. >> it was jaw-dropping the violent. its a mens prison. it probably should be. but, you know, it kind of announces the idea that hbo is, like, ...

>> at the end of the 90s, the jig is starting to be up for the networks. 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. >> it was jaw-droppingly violent. it was a mens prison. it probably should be. but you know, it kind of announces the idea th...

Jig is starting to be up for the networks. 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. >> 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...

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>> at the end of the 90s, the jig is starting to be up for the networks. 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. >> it was jaw-droppingly violent. it was a mens prison. it probably should be. but you know, it kind of announces the idea th...