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How HBO transformed television

It's Been a Minute

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Sex in the City

Before oz a, television really did not try to get into the dark, knitty critty things quite like this. The explicit is balanced out by three dimensional characters who are complex and nuanced in a way that almost doesn't make sense for a show that feels racy and spicy. What would you say was the most significant programme of this era that we're talking about? I feel like it's a toss up between the sopranos and the wire.

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