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It wasn't this contrived -- it was a full-throated performance. this is not regular television. it's subscription. you can say any-- [bleep] mesce: because you're not using public airwaves, the fcc can't regulate your content. i understand you had two orgasms yesterday. can you tell us about them? mesce: hbo gave cable something to sell. you were getting movies uncut in your home, all the naughty bits intact. and then september 1975, we debut coast to coast with "the thrilla in manila," one of the all-time classic heavyweight fights -- frazier/ali -- and that's when hbo explodes. man: it's all...