{"id":1799,"date":"2021-12-20T17:51:30","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T22:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/2021\/12\/20\/how-did-hbo-shape-and-continue-to-mold-the-american-family-on-tv\/"},"modified":"2021-12-25T11:44:14","modified_gmt":"2021-12-25T16:44:14","slug":"how-did-hbo-shape-and-continue-to-mold-the-american-family-on-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/2021\/12\/20\/how-did-hbo-shape-and-continue-to-mold-the-american-family-on-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"How Did HBO Shape (and Continue to Mold) the American Family on TV?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nofilmschool.com\/hbo-american-family\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nofilmschool.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/article_medium\/public\/mv5bmta3njgwmdg0ntheqtjeqwpwz15bbwu4mdi4mtaymzey._v1_.jpg?itok=OYeL33Ss\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>HBO helped define the American family for a new generation. <\/p>\n<p>\nI&#8217;m not sure about you, but when I think of HBO, I don&#8217;t necessarily think about &#8220;family&#8221; first. I think about my family going to bed so I can watch some TV-MA shows with a lot of cursing, a little murder, and the occasional tasteful nudity. Well, aside from the HBO Family channel, which delivers the excellent <em>Sesame Street<\/em>, HBO has actually done an astounding job at helping redefine the American family on television.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHBO has worked with some of the most interesting writers, directors, and producers since its inception. These people have brought epic families onto the screen. The Roys, Sopranos, Fishers, Bullocks, Lannisters, and every other amazing lineage examined across this interesting array of series.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\nRecently, The AV Club did a deep dive into how these families shaped the next generations.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nofilmschool.com\/hbo-american-family\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Author: Jason Hellerman<br \/>\nThis article comes from <i>No Film School<\/i> and can be <a href=\"https:\/\/nofilmschool.com\/hbo-american-family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>read on the original site.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HBO helped define the American family for a new generation. 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