 He had also said that "What It's Like Being Alone" was meant to attract university and high school students as an audience, and he felt that these people did not ordinarily watch the CBC.CBC itself was looking for original material, and was enthusiastic about the series because it seemed to stand out among Canadian television productions.Peyton's co-producer was Fred Fuchs, who later rose in the CBC staff; one critic believed Fuchs' promotion to be a reason why CBC adopted the series.