It's the subversive nature of how we deal with family values. I think what's really exciting about the show is the nonjudgmental look we have on our characters. It enables us to dramatize the way a family works without being cynical.

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We didn't want it to be too tract-home-like, we wanted this very charming and very sparsely populated neighborhood.

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They tore down the walls that separated the houses. It is very much in a state of limbo They have gotten to the point of tearing it apart and putting it back together. It is very much like their lives.

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There are feminist analogies in the material. They find their power with and in each other.

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I think there was a conscious decision to give our show a spare look.

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We have a great relationship [with the residents]. We are very careful to maintain it.

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