stories, nobody had done that in an hour-long dramatic show. >> i had to find that out. >> i think, in the past, people had watched television, passively. and, i think the one thing that we set out to be were provocateurs. >> they don't pay me enough to deal with animals like this. >> you listen to me, it was a white finger pulling the trigger, not the black one. >> it's at the trend that the audience can accept characters being deeply flawed even though they are wearing a police uniform. i thought that was important to finally get across. >> we wanted to make a show that made you participate, that made you pay attention. and i think that worked pretty