stories. this week s focus, dramatic television. we don t see black people in a 9:00 dramatic slot. we might see one on l.a. law, here and there but they re not the center of the core of what the show is about. i don t recall black dramas being pitched very foreign. certainly you could say it was an outcome of the clarence thomas and anita hills to show black people could hold audience with a drama without taking their clothes off. television networks were under the impression that their t advertising rates would be lower for the black family shows. there was just a sense that my colleagues did not want a basically all black cast. as long as we can make you laugh, then it s comfortable. whenever you re playing dramatic roles and taking on different
to be a grownup for just an hour. in the beginning, there was talk of this being the yuppie show and you mentioned it tonight. you-you said that if there were a category for the most annoying show, this might win as well. no, what some people perceive as annoying has nothing to do with yuppie. i think yuppie is a word made up by demographers and advertisers to sell soap. i don t think it has anything to do with what the show is. thirtysomething was not a giant hit. but it was a niche hit. it attracted an enormously upscale group of advertisers. shales: the network cared who was watching, not how many were watching. and that was more and more catching on in the 80s. sifuentes: the prosecution will ask you that you look to the law and this you must do. but i ask of you that you look to your hearts as well. thank you. holmes: l.a. law was partly a classic lawyer show. but it was intertwined with their personal lives and different lawyers who were sleeping together and trying to get
malfunctioned. officials say all 27 people are safely back on the ground. they did not suffer any injuries. 47 others who were stranded waiting at the top of the mountain also transported back to safety. boris? well, today remnants of a golden age of black television, but where we ve arrived is the result of an 80-year struggle for black artists to be seen and heard on tv. the new cnn original series see it loud: the history of black television, celebrates the creators who brought black tv to life and looks at the impact it s had on american culture. here s preview. we don t see black people in a 9:00 dramatic slot, maybe one at l.a. law or here and there, but they re not the center, the core of what the show is about. i don t recall black dramas being pitched very often. certainly, you could say it was an outcome of the clarence thomas and anita hill hearings showing black people could hold an audience with a drama without
catching on in the 80s. the prosecution will ask you that you look to the law and this you must do. but i ask of you that you look to your hearts, as well. thank you. l.a. law was partly a classic lawyer show. but it was intertwined with their personal lives and different lawyers who were sleeping together and trying to get ahead. the reality level on that show was like a foot or two off the ground. and you were willing to go with that because it was a whole new spin on a law show. unh-unh, tell the truth. if you had to do it all over again and she walked into your office and she said, take my case, would you? well of course you would, because it is juicy, newsy, exciting stuff. it was really fun to take the hill street blues format and use it to frame an entirely different social and cultural strata with vastly different results. i wonder if i might engage with my client privately. certainly. what are you doing for dinner tonight? i was planning on havin
by demographers and advertisers to sell soap. it doesn t have anything to do with what the show is. 30 something was not a giant hit, but it was a niche hit. it attracted an enormously upscale group of advertisers. the network cared who was watching, not how many were watching. and that was more and more catching on in the 80s. the prosecution will ask you that you look to the law, and this you must do. but i ask of you that you look to your hearts as well. thank you. l.a. law was partly a classic lawyer show. but it was intertwined with their personal lives and different lawyers who were sleeping together and trying to get ahead. the reality level on that show was like a foot or two off the ground. and you re willing to go with that because it was a whole new spin on a law show. uh-uh, tell the truth. if you had to do it all over again and she walked into your office and she said, take my case, would you?