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>> at the end of the '90s, the jig is starting to be up for the networks. basically, quality migrates to cable. >> "oz" comes on in '97. and it's set in this fictional penitentiary. wow. what a strange show that was. >> in "oz," sometimes the things you can't touch are more real than the things you can. for instance, fear, hatred, loneliness, are more real to me than a shank. >> it was jaw-droppingly violent. it was a men's prison. it probably should be. but you know, it kind of announces the idea that hbo is going to get serious about doing scripted dramas. >> it's finished. it's over. >> but...

Coming out. bill, bam, boom. >> the larry sanders show was very unique in that it was very dead pan. and really ground breaking in its day. >> i think it made people go, that's the level of work you may be able to do on a cable network. >> oz comes on in '97, set in this fictional penitentiary. wow, what a strange show that was. >> in "oz," sometimes the things you can't touch are more real than what you can't. fear, hatred, loneliness are more real to me than a shank. >> it was jaw droppingly violent. it's a men's prison, it probably should be. it announces that hbo is going

Appointments. >> violence is rampant. >> what would you say is the percentage with weapons. >> several units unstaffed completely. i can't remember looking under a sheet or mattress and not seeing a shank under one of them. anybody would want one to keep themselves protected. there was no correction officer. >> obtaining more than 100 hours of video from inside rikers. scenes like this. an attempted knifing and inmate organized so-called fight night where some detainees were forced to participate. >> who was running the place? >> the inmates run the place. >> a lawsuit brought on behalf of a c...

Cockpit according to court papers holding a plastic utensil like a shank and kicking a service cart into an attendant. he tried to open up the cockpit door. an attendant hit him with a coffee pot and other passengers rushed up, punched him, tackling and securing him. the flight from l.a. to d.c. was diverted to kansas city where revis was taken into custody. the faa says on average about 10 unruly travelers are reported every day. >> steep rise in these cases, flight attendants have been asking every single day when they put on their uniform, is this going to be a sign of authority and leaders...

6'3", 240 pound man confronted the crew right outside the cockpit, according to court papers, holding a plastic utensil like a shank. those documents say juan roberto revas tried to open the boarding door saying people on the plane were attempt to go hurt him and were going to bring down the plane before an attendant hit him with a coffee pot and other passengers rushed up, punching, tackling and securing him with handcuffs and duct tape. the flight from l.a. to d.c. was then diverted to kansas city where revas was taken into custody. the faa says on average, about ten unruly travelers are now...