Two-hour FRONTLINE debuts tonight on PBS - "The Choice 2004"

[Paragon]

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/choice2004

Rebroadcasts on Thursday, October 14 and Monday, November 1

As Americans prepare to choose their next president, FRONTLINE offers viewers a special, two-hour dual biography of the two candidates who hope to lead the nation for the next four years. The fifth installment in FRONTLINE's continuing election series pairs filmmaker Martin Smith and correspondent Nicholas Lemann, who go beyond sound bites and political rhetoric to explore how the candidates and their values have been shaped by family background, history, victory, and defeat. By eschewing political pundits in favor of insightful comments from friends, families, colleagues, political adversaries and top journalists who have incisively reported on the candidates, "The Choice 2004" offers viewers -- and voters -- a chance to see the candidates in a fresh light before the campaign reaches its climax on Election Day.

[napi21]

1. YES! I posted this earlier today, and dot 1 response.

Even they didn't say they'd watch, but that this was the kind of show Sinclair should broadcast.

I sure hope more people NOW are paying attention!

[Ksec]

2. I'm afraid they will be too kind to Bushhh, so they look balanced.

[olddem43]

3. Yes, there is no comparison between this air head and

the intellect of John Kerry.

[KharmaTrain]

4. Frontines plays it straight...

I've always admired this series to take the most objective look at the most complicated issues with the clearest of presentation.

This is mustsee in this house and I'm sure will have some insightful things about both Bunnypants and Kerry that will build a fair picture of who these men are...warts and all.

Unlike Sinclair's bullshit, this REALLY is a news program. It's one major reason I remain a big member of my local corporate PBS station.

[gumby]

7. I am prejudiced

Rush Limbaugh is my bottom line.

When Frontline did a puff-piece on him, I immediately counted them OUT, just like Teddy-Boy-Koppel (who had PigBoy on as an "environmental expert" and on a later program LIED to cover PigPoy's ass). Maybe I'll take another look on your suggestion.

[phish420]

5. Cool...will record

[NMDemDist2]

6. me too n/t

[Connie_Corleone]

8. I'll be watching!

Gotta go put a new tape in the VCR for this one.

[phish420]

9. its on...kick

[Norbert]

10. Wow! shrub was president of Animal House.

The biggest psrtying frat house on the Yale campus. Didn't know that.

[shelley806]

11. thank you

I'm watching it in lieu of larry king and laura bush. Why didn't this get as much publicity as sinclair. Who is pigboy? I would apply pigboy to cheney, but cheney and the environment are oxymorons, so I bet that pigboy isn't cheney.

[laruemtt]

12. we need to get this on

to counter the sinclair shit.

[Oreo]

13. WTF? Poppy's Concession Speech.... 21 minutes into the show

GW makes some WEIRD noise...WEIRD. Idunno if he was crying or what. Watched it about 10 time with my TIVO. Coke maybe??

[Amaya]

14. Watching it now...

It's good so far.