Ryan Murphy takes us back to 1981 with 'The Shards'

Ryan Murphy has become one of the most prolific forces in television over the past decade, with series across genres ranging from "Glee" to "9-1-1" to "American Horror Stories." His latest is "The Shards," co-created with Bret Easton, who is the author of the novel by the same name. The program is set in Los Angeles in 1981 and follows a group of friends (and a teen serial killer) at a prep…