TV People love TV for the most part. I love tv. Watching it. Reading about it. Talking about it. Making it. I'm head over heels when it comes to TV. The rest of the media too. Movies in particular always amaze me. I hate horror films and slasher gross out flicks. But it still blows my mind that special effects can do what they do.
So what you ask am I talking about? I'm talking about movies.. about TV. Yes. It's official I just blew your mind. Get excited. We TV people likes us some movies.
So without further painful waiting... My top 5 films about TV.
5. Broadcast News --> Yes. Intraoffice romance does happen.
4. Network --> Sometimes you do just get "mad as hell".
3. Anchorman --> Because TV people can take a joke.
2. Live from Baghdad --> How the Cable News Network got started & why it deserved James Earl Jones as it's voice.
1. Good Night & Good Luck --> The Absolute Gold Standard.
Honorable Mentions:
All The President's Men --> Not about TV but Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman crack a joke about CBS & NBC swooping in through the windows for a scoop. So true.
The Wire --> Again, not about TV News but the final season's focus on the dying Baltimore Sun and the state of the media is worthy of attention. Even if it's a TV show... It should have been a film.
Absence of Malice --> The @KTVBKelsey award for ournalism & ethics... Starring Sally Fields!
If you haven't seen any of these... Go out and rent one. Trust me. It'll be worth it. Scotch scotch scotch.. scotchy scotch scotch.
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