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we do that you couldn't have on network television. >> people are really trying to do something adventurous. >> shame on you! >> this is more celebration of culture and opening the doors and allowing america to come on inside. >> there is always something on television and some of it may be better than we deserve. >> that was cool. ♪ ♪ >> listen to it. oh, they know when it hits the bottom, it will be 1990, good-bye to the 80s. >> ten, nine, eight -- eight, eight, eight! >> oh, will this horrible year never end? >> when the '90s began, we started to see a lot of experimentation. ...

♪ >> listen to it. oh, they know when it hits the bottom, it will be 1990, good-bye to the '80s. >> ten, nine, eight -- eight, eight, eight! >> oh, will this horrible year never end? >> when the '90s began, we are starting to see a lot of experimentation. and "the simpsons" i think in some senses was inspired by not necessarily hatred of television, but a distrust of a lot of the ways in which television was talking to us. >> tv respects me. it laughs with me. not at me. >> you're stupid. >> doh! >> i think the sitcoms of the '80s were such a sort of warm, safe humor. >> i love you...

- don't touch that dial. we're about to flip it for you. - in five, four, three, two... - tv is changing dramatically now with 150 channels that might be available in the near future. - there's a lot of things that we do that you couldn't have on network television. - people are really trying to do something adventurous. [both gasp] all: channel 7, shame on you. - this is more a celebration of culture and opening the doors and allowing america to come on inside. - there's always something on television, and some of it may be better than we deserve. - [laughs] that was cool. [dramatic...

With writers and actors would just be too expensive for them. - the real world, i guess that's what this was supposed to be. - so we essentially applied all the drama rules to documentary to get our-- what we called at that time a docusoap. - this is the true story. - true story. - of seven strangers. - it was kind of this social experiment to kind of watch what happens when you put these strangers together in a house. you know, "when people stop being polite and start getting real." [beeper beeping] - do you sell drugs? why do you have a beeper? [laughter] - you hadn't seen anything like that...

A scripted show about young people. they said it was like a mixture between a big chew and the breakfast club. >> but ultimately decided the idea of a show with writers and actors would just be too expensive for them. so we essentially applied all the drama rules to documentary to get our what we called at that time a docusoap. >> this is the true story, true story. >> seven strangers. >> it was a social experiment to watch what happens when you put these things together in a house when people stop being polite and start being real. >> do you sell drugs? why do you have a beeper? >> we hadn't ...