I think more and more people want to live alone. You can be a couple without being in each other's pockets. I don't see why you have to share the same bathroom. ↗
The story follows the whole family. But pretty much all the characters who are in jail have written a book about it, so you've got their perspective of it, however skewed they want you to see it. ↗
We had two cameras, so they could turn it on and shoot as much as we wanted. You don't have to worry about wasting money on film. A lot more takes are possible. ↗