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You fill it out. >> what the hell is the matter with you, man? >> i'll tell you something, they don't pay me enough to deal with animals like this! the first thing they see is a white face and they want -- >> listen to me, it was a white finger that pulled the trigger, not a black one, it was a white! >> it set a trend. the idea the audience can accept its characters being deeply flawed even though they were in this uniform. i thought that was important to finally get across. >> no biting! >> we wanted to make a show that made you participate. made you pay attention. and i think that worked pr...

>> i'll tell you something, they don't pay me enough to deal with animals like this. the first thing they see is a white face, and all they want to do -- >> listen to me. it was a white finger that pulled the trigger, not a black one. it was a white one! >> it set a trend. the audience can accept characters being deeply flawed even though they are wearing this uniform. and i thought that was important to finally get across. >> no biting! >> we wanted to make a show that made you participate, made you pay attention. and i think that worked pretty well. >> and the winner is -- >> "hill street bl...

Emmys. it put us on the map, literally. 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 people want is a cheeseburger. what you are 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's doesn't taste bad. and maybe they'll even toward order it for themselves when they go to the restaurant. >> the success of "hill street blues" influenced everything that's came after. and then "st. ...

The first thing they see is a white face and all they want to do is -- >> listen to me. it was a white man that pulled the trigger, not a black one. it was a white one. >> it set a trend. the idea that an audience can accept its characters being deeply flawed. even though they're wearing this uniform. and i thought that that was important, to finally get across. >> don't do it. no biting. >> we wanted to make a show that made you participate. made you pay attention. and i think that worked pretty well. >> and the winner is -- >> "hill street blues." >> 21 nominations. and we went on to win eig...

White face and they want -- >> listen to me, it was a white finger that pulled the trigger, not a black one, it was a white! >> it set a trend. the audience can accept characters being deeply flawed even though they are wearing this uniform. i thought that was important to finally get across. >> no biting! >> we wanted to make a show that made you participate. made you pay attention. and i think that worked pretty well. >> and the winner is -- >> "hill street blues." >> 21 nominations. and we went on to win eight emmys. it put us on the map, literally. that's when people finally checked us out...