On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 11:16 AM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> I confess I was predisposed to think the worst of Woody Allen, despite > being a fan of some of his films and a huge fan of his stand-up years. > However, the way all this has been mishandled for years in the press > instead of a courtroom where it belongs, it makes me less sympathetic > towards the alleged victims. My heart goes out to any and all who feel > wronged, abused, or betrayed by those who purport to love them, but there > are outlets to address grievances, and using the media seems to be the > absolute worst and even most dishonest approach. > Not related to this case there is enough evidence of bias and/or corruption in the court system that journalists and documentarians should take an interest in controversial cases. Of course I won't accept a claim of wrongdoing without evidence from the journalist. Making a court decision the final arbiter of justice is too limited. And the whole appeals process exists to make sure the court arrives at the best decision. I can't get interested in this documentary series for two reasons: a lot of recent HBO+ and Netflix series would be better as a movie and dragging them out to a number of episodes makes for bloat and repetition. And there's no good reason to air this stuff after 30 years. It's possible that the producers wanted to poke into the story to see if any new information would turn up, and from what I read about the series, it hasn't. And there's really not a lot at stake. Even if Allen isn't forced into retirement nobody is looking at his recent output and wondering why he doesn't make more films. Nothing has emerged to bring the case back to court so what makes airing the story worthwhile? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiGynPZ5S3%3DT0_fLFuw9NJzySi08X%3DwndMBADSS573%2BJXw%40mail.gmail.com.
