Planet America on the ABC is really good: smart, sharp and knowledgeable programming of the kind that has pretty much disappeared from commercial television.
Unfortunately, though, I often overlook watching it on its first screening, and it's the sort of topical show which it seems not worth going back to view on line even after a few days, given the speed with which Trump generates new, usually appalling, news.
However, I watched last night's episode and it was well worthwhile. They had an interview with a New York doctor who painted a very bleak picture of the city at the moment. You should watch it.
And I have been meaning to comment on this for a good few days now: New Yorkers, being at the epicentre of the North American COVID-19 crisis, must be absolutely hating listening to Trump downplay the problem, trying to claim that there is plentiful protective equipment, and giving himself top marks for how his government has responded. They must despise the man.
yep a good program. The only criticism is it tries to hard at being funny sometimes.
ReplyDeleteA second one is Chas sometimes does not understand the stats he is talking about.
Planet America does analysis that shames most other like programs. I think it originally began as a limited screening for an election campaign but the quality was so good they decided to keep it going.
ReplyDeleteThe New York hyper-Pandemic. The revenge of Xi. You can bomb Syria all you want and for no good reason and no-one retaliates. But fuck with the leader of the communist party and there will be some payback.
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