Kudos to GSN for yet another good documentary this weekend. I really think the Chuck Barris biopic was even better than the MG doc from two weeks back, probably because it was a subject I knew less about. But it really was a well-done hour. The interviews were fantastic and I really think they captured the essence of what Barris was doing on TV.

I never knew how much of a backlash there was against him back then; seems kinda funny seeing the far worse stuff that is on TV now. They didn't rehash much of the "Confessions..." stuff, which is good, since that movie covered most of the secret agent stuff pretty well.

The best part may have been discussing the tragedy of his daughter, and I think the producers handled it with the utmost class.

The only thing missing...3's a Crowd. Obviously it was a blip on his radar, but I thought it was the show that got some of the most negative reviews.

Everyone who was anyone was in this...Barris staffers, Bob Eubanks, even Jim Lange narrating. A top-rate job from start to finish.

 

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