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Mtv, and they were toying with the idea of doing some kind of a scripted show about young people. >> they said it was like a mixture between "the big chill" and "the breakfast club." >> but ultimately decided the idea of a show with writers and actors would just be too expensive for them. >> the real world -- i guess that's what this is supposed to be. >> so we essentially applied all the drama rules to documentary to get what we called at that time, a docu-soap. >> this is the true story -- >> true story. >> of seven strangers. >> it was kind of this social experiment to kind of watch what ha...

Actors would be too expensive for them. >> the real world, 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 a social experiment to watch what happens when you put these strangers together in a house. when people stop being polite and start getting real. >> do you sell drugs? why do you have a beeper? >> you hadn't seen anything like that on television, that kind of open, honest discussion of race. >> i can ...

A wide range of television shows, from animated shows like South Park and Beavis and Butthead to sitcoms like Seinfeld and dramas like The Sopranos.

In 1991 we got a call from mtv and they were toying with the idea of doing some kind of a scripted show about young people. >> they said it was like a mix between "the big chill" and "the breakfast club." >> but ultimately decided the idea of a show with writers and actors would be too expensive for them. >> the real world, 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 a social experiment to watch what h...

Idea of a show with writers and actors would be too expensive for them. >> the real world, 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 a social experiment to watch what happens when you put these strangers together in a house. when people stop being polite and start getting real. >> do you sell drugs? why do you have a beeper? >> you hadn't seen anything like that on television, that kind of open, hone...