I had this discussion with a very intellectual person in a part of the entertainment industry about 5 years ago that i worked with. We talked about the show, he said I really should read the books. He said...this is our reality. I had no idea what he was talking about. He and his wife had had huge success in their field, she died at age 52 of a quick acting cancer. I don't know what the real story was, and I still wonder to this day. He was so devastated by her death that he has mostly disappeared from the business and we haven't talked even though we were close friends back then. I know he knew the truth, I hope I am able to speak with him one day soon.