HBO в 1980-е:

During this era, if writers received feedback from on high that a particular episode lacked “cable edge,” the message was easily translated: needs more tits. A male executive once shot down the idea of building a series around a female comedian because “they’re not going to take their tops off.”

(F. Gilette, J. Koblin, IT’S NOT TV: The Spectacular Rise, Revolution, and Future of HBO, рецензия.)