Friday, April 15, 2016
Debatable
Some television archeology today with the story of the "famous" Buckley/Vidal debates.
I suppose that I saw most of these. They occurred in the midst of the party conventions of 168. The stormiest election year of my life.
The film does pretty well at covering the history and the enmity between the arch conservative Willam F. Buckley and Gore Vidal.
Both were major league pricks and putting them together in the pit to debate one another was a masterstroke for ABC which had the ass end of election coverage and needed something with a jolt.
They got it.
The documentary is fun and insightful and not worth a second look if such an opportunity came along. Which is unlikely.
I would give it a 3 out of Netflix5.
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