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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2019 22:38:58 GMT
The first episode was riveting with great dialogue and insight into the ruthlessness and manipulations in the heady media world with the of setting up the Fox news Channel in the USA. Russel Crowe is a gladiator in a very different arena with three hours of reshaping for the part - with only his gravelly voice true to form. This series is slick in presentation with a fascinating insight into the media world.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2019 9:59:19 GMT
"I believe in the power of giving people what they want; even if they don't know they want it." -- Roger Ailes, media consultant for Republican presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush, and for Rudy Giuliani's first mayoral campaign and an adviser to the Donald Trump campaign, where he assisted with debate preparation. He had been CEO for Fox News, hired by Rupert Murdoch for that post in 1996, until he was forced to resign in 2016 amid sexual harassment claims. It is his story.  Russell Crowe as Roger Ailes I'm watching it now. It wants to tell an interesting story, about the creation and rise of Fox news. Crowe is good, but there is something wrong with the script, it is too much in your face, they are not letting the characters tell the story. I am finding Simon McBurney's portrayal of Rupert Murdoch, false and irritating. If it doesn't improve, I'll give it a miss. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2019 15:35:28 GMT
What has finally got me not watching it is how he treats women. It just makes your stomach churn. I couldn't let it go too far, but you could see where his mind was taking him, and I just don't want to be taken there. It might have been interesting to see how Fox News came about, but the man was vile.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2019 9:47:49 GMT
Slowly working through the episodes which are grim reminders of political manipulation,reaction and the reasoning for it about the 9/11 attacks and Ailes' media and political orchestration. After a few silent moments this household then chews it over with hindsight and chilling memory having been caught up in events in the USA at that time. It makes one reflective about politics, rooted stance and sifting the truths of all situations. The production focus does not jar as yet with sufficient revelation of this strong man's character and awesome power. Such TV is ever a fearsome jolt and reminder that whatever we think we know at the time we never quite fathom it all. Crowe is giving a great performance of the darkness to my mind - but what would Philip Seymore Hoffmann have done with the part?
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Anymore to come?
