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Read an oral history of HBO's Taxicab Confessions
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Former HBO documentary chief Sheila Nevins says of the 1995-2006 voyeuristic docuseries: "As I recall, the original pitch was like a friendly, Taxicabs in New York City show. But it was boring to me to pick up babysitters, kids coming home from school and people leaving work. I thought it had R-rated potential. And it did."
TOPICS: Taxicab Confessions, HBO, Sheila Nevins, Documentaries
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