CNN The Eighties June 4, 2024 04:10:00
Pay attention, and i think that worked pretty well. >> and the winner is -- >> "hill street blues." >> we got 21 nominations, and we went on to win eight emmys. and it put us on the map literally, and that's when people finally checked us out. >> programming chief of one of the networks used to say to me about shows like "hill street" and "st. elsewhere," what the american public wants is a cheeseburger, and what you're trying to give them is a french delicacy. and he said, "your job is to keep shoving it down their throat until after a while, they'll say, that doesn't taste bad. and maybe the...