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>> i'm a different kind of cop. >> the pilot of "the shield" is fascinating because you think that the show is being set up as a cat and mouse game. vic mackey is making lots of money and you're introduced to terry, this undercover cop, who was sent to bring him down. you think, oh, that's the show. i've seen that show before. i've seen that movie before. >> we're talking about making the case that puts mack behind bars for a long time. >> then we get to the pilot and he shoots him in the face. >> there was some thought that hbo shows did well because they had no commercials. so when a basic c...

>> good night, po-pos. >> at the time, hbo was in about 33 million homes. fx was going to 110 million homes. that's a lot of people who would like programming like this who do not have hbo. and then we just said, there's got to be a different version of tony soprano. that ultimately was found in the script with vic mackey, who was a cop. >> i'm a different kind of cop. >> the pilot of "the shield" is fascinating because you think that the show is being set up as a cat and mouse game. vic mackey is making lots of money and you're introduced to terry, this undercover cop, who was sent to bring h...

He shoots him in the face. >> there was some thought that hbo shows did well because they had no commercials. so when a basic cable show like "the shield" that did have commercials found an audience, all of a sudden it just opened the door, and other original programming sprung up like "nip/tuck." >> when you stop striving for perfection, you might as well be dead. >> and "rescue me." >> you son of a bitch. >> and it was a whole new playing field. >> tommy! ♪ ♪ ♪ raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ♪ ♪ bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens ♪ ♪ brown paper packages ...

Homes. that's a lot of people who would like programming like this who do not have hbo. and then we just said, there's got to be a different version of tony soprano. we found that with vic mackey, who was a cop. >> the good cop and bad cop left for the day. i'm a different kind of cop. >> the pilot of "the shield" is fascinating because you think he's being set up as a cat and mouse game. vic mackey is secretly in bed with all these people, making lots of money. and your introduced to this undercover cop, sent to bring him down. and you're thinking, i've seen this show before, i've seen this m...

Had no commercials. when a basic cable show like "the shield" that did have commercials found an audience, all of a sudden it just opened the door, and other original programming sprung up like "nip/tuck." >> when you stop striving for perfection, you might as well be dead. >> and "rescue me." >> you son of a bitch. >> and it was a whole new playing field. >> tommy! (vo) i was born during the winter of '77. i first met james in 5th grade. we got married after college. and had twin boys. but then one night, a truck didn't stop. but thanks to our forester, neither did our story. and that's why w...