tv is changing dramatically now with 150 channels that might be available in the near future. there are a lot of things we do you couldn t have on network television. this is more a celebration of culture, opening the doors and allowing america to come on inside. there s always something on television and some of it may be better than we deserve. that was cool. [ cheers and applause ] listen to it. oh, they know when it hits the bottom, it will be 1990, good-bye to the 80s. ten, nine, eight eight, eight, eight! oh, will this horrible year never end? when the 90s began, we started to see a lot of experimentation. and the simpsons i think in some senses was inspired by not necessarily hatred of television, but a distrust of a lot of the ways in which television was talking to us. tv respects me. it laughs with me. not at me. you re stupid. doh! i think the sitcoms of the 80s were such a warm, safe, humor. i love you guys. you see? the ki
in the 90s you suddenly had shows that were aiming at a young audience. one of the things that really made 90210 stand out is it was one of the first dramas to really get into the teenager s point of view. do you have protection? of course. it s always been my problem. lots of protection, but no one to protect. i wanted to do a tv series that was going to be relevant to teenagers and it s not about the parents solving the kids problems. it s about the kids basically solving their own problems. what are we supposed to do, sit him down have, a kid-to- parent talk? no. you can t talk to parents on that mature level, tragic but true. if the 60s had beatle mania, the 90s had 90210 mania and when tv guide had its youth quake cover, that was a sign television was focused on these young people. my so-called life was like the
what are we supposed to do? sit him down, have a kid-to-parent talk? no, you can t talk to parents on that mature level. tragic but true. if the 60s had beetle mania, the 90s had 90210 mania and when tv guide had its youth quake cover, that was a sign that suddenly television was focused on these young people. my so-called life was like the punk-rock version of 90210. it was earnest but not at all saccharine. it didn t have easy answers. it showed teen heartbreak in a way that was staggeringly real for the time. i like this. like what? like, how you are. hey, jordan, you coming or not? how am i? how how am i? my so-called life was your actual lie.