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In the '90s you suddenly had shows that were aiming at a young audience. one of the things that really made "90210" stand out is it was one of the first dramas to really get into the teenager's point of view. >> do you have protection? >> of course. it's always been my problem. lots of protection, but no one to protect. >> i wanted to do a tv series that was going to be relevant to teenagers and it's not about the parents solving the kids' problems. it's about the kids basically solving their own problems. >> what are we supposed to do, sit him down have, a kid-to- parent talk? >> no. you can'...

Steal jewelry from the people. >> it's a way of directing their frustration and resentment and anger and acting out. >> in an attempt to keep lyle menendez out of trouble, because he was over 18, basically, erik took the fall for these robberies in calabasas. and jose made a deal with the d.a.'s office that he would be charged as a juvenile. >> they couldn't stay in calabasas because their sons had burgled the neighbors' houses so they moved to beverly hills. for them that was the ultimate in showing success. . >> when the menendez family moved to beverly hills, one of kitty's closest friends ...

Punk rock version of "90210". it was earnest but not at all saccharin. it didn't have easy answers. it showed teen heartbreak in a way that was staggeringly real for the time. >> why you like this? >> like what? >> like how you are. >> main, hey, jordan, you coming or not? >> how am i? how am i? >> my so-called life was your actual life and the idea that everyone in high school is a misfit, that you have this deep insecurity about who you're supposed to be. >> you know how sometimes the last sentence you said like echos in your brain and it just keeps sounding stupider? and you have to say som...

Necessarily the show that the cheerleader or captain of the football team were watching. they were still watching "90210," but it was the people who maybe didn't recognize themselves in "90210" who thought aha, now i recognize myself in "my so-called life." >> marco asked if you were getting a sex change. >> exactly. i don't want to be a girl. i just want to hang with girls. >> ricky was out and that was a story treated with great sensitivity. >> i belong nowhere. i have no one. i don't fit. >> i mean it was so deeply felt. it was saying to the viewer things that you have gone through, they ma...

♪ in the '90s, you suddenly had shows that were aiming at a young audience. one of the things that really made "90210" stand out is that it was one of the first dramas to really get into the teenager's point of view. >> do you have protection? >> of course. that's always been my problem, lots of protection but no one to protect. >> i wanted to do a tv series that was going to be relevant to teenagers. and it's not about the parents solving the kids' problems -- it's about the kids basically solving their own problems. >> what are we supposed to do? sit him down, have a kid to parent talk? ...