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The networks. basically quality migrates to cable. >> "oz" comes on in 97. 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. hatred, loneliness are more real to me than a shank and a soul. >> it was jaw droppingly violent. its 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 finis...

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...

>> "oz" comes on in 97. its set in this penitentiary. wow, what a strange show that was. >> in "oz" sometimes the thing you cant touch are more real than the things you can. for instance, hatred, loneliness are more real to me than a shank and a soul. >> 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...

Basically quality migrates to cable. >> "oz" comes on in 97. its set in this penitentiary. wow, what a strange show that was. >> in "oz" sometimes the thing you cant touch are more really than the things you can, for instance, fear, hatred, loneliness are more real to me than a shank and a soul. >> 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. it...

>> "oz" comes on in 97. its set in this penitentiary. wow, what a strange show that was. >> in "oz" sometimes the thing you cant up the are more than the thing us can. hatred, loneliness are more real to me than a shank and a soul. >> 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 wit...

>> at the end of the nineties, the jig is starting to be up for the networks. basically quality migrates to cable. >> "oz" comes on in 97. its set in this fictional penitentiary. wow, what a strange show that was. >> in "oz" sometimes the thing you cant up the are more than the thing us can. hatred, loneliness are more real to me than a shank and a soul. >> 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 ...

Jig is starting to be up for the networks. basically quality migrates to cable. >> "oz" comes on in 97. its set in this fictional p penitentiary. wow, what a strange show that was. >> in "oz" sometimes the thing you cant up the are more than the thing us can. 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 serious about doing scripted...

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 up this morning ♪ got yourself a gun >> "sopranos" was one of the show that was like a benchmark. it changed 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. he took his daughter on a college tour. >> pretty, huh? >> yeah. >> it was just a melding of...

>> at the end of the nineties, the jig is starting to be up for the networks. basically quality migrates to cable. >> "oz" comes on in 97. its set in this penitentiary. wow, what a strange show that was. >> in "oz" sometimes the thing you cant up the are more than the thing us can. 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 serio...

Cable. >> "oz" comes on in 97. its set in this penitentiary. wow, what a strange show that was. >> in "oz" sometimes the thing you cant touch the are more than the things you can. 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 serious about doing scripted dramas. >> its finished. its over. >> but hbo really in my mind comes to its ow...