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Looking forward to it. 

Liddy's book is a good read to understand the alternative universe he lived in. 

Will: The Autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy by Liddy, G ...

He walked a fine line between sane and insane. 

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This show had me in stitches. Haven’t laughed this much in a while. Liddy’s album he played for the Hints on their first visit-OMG!

 

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  On 5/2/2023 at 1:50 PM, 'stache said:

Do we get to see Judy Greers tits again like in Reboot, because they were spectacular.

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  On 5/2/2023 at 2:24 PM, Red Five said:

Everything about Judy Greer has always been spectacular. It seems like people are finally noticing. 

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  On 5/2/2023 at 2:36 PM, Texzilla58 said:

Judy Greer is the perfect woman. Great toys and legs and funny as hell.

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watched the first episode last night.  pretty entertaining and will stick with it.  not sure why every writer/producer/director insists on making this story a comedy.   just like in gaslit, the players are made to look like buffoons.  i mean, they were to begin with, but they just overplay it.

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  On 5/2/2023 at 3:00 PM, thrillhammer said:

watched the first episode last night.  pretty entertaining and will stick with it.  not sure why every writer/producer/director insists on making this story a comedy.   just like in gaslit, the players are made to look like buffoons.  i mean, they were to begin with, but they just overplay it.

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I was disappointed by this, as well.  It was clear pretty quickly this would be campy as hell.  They did a damned fine job of making it hilarious, so I give 'em a thumbs up in that regard, but I'd love to see a limited series that takes the subject matter seriously.  It's one of the most fascinating periods in our nation's history.

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  On 5/2/2023 at 3:00 PM, thrillhammer said:

watched the first episode last night.  pretty entertaining and will stick with it.  not sure why every writer/producer/director insists on making this story a comedy.   just like in gaslit, the players are made to look like buffoons.  i mean, they were to begin with, but they just overplay it.

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  On 5/2/2023 at 5:11 PM, Augustus said:

 

I was disappointed by this, as well.  It was clear pretty quickly this would be campy as hell.  They did a damned fine job of making it hilarious, so I give 'em a thumbs up in that regard, but I'd love to see a limited series that takes the subject matter seriously.  It's one of the most fascinating periods in our nation's history.

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Maybe. But the events are so damn absurd, you almost have to laugh. I actually didn't know much about Hunt so I read some stuff on him last night.

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If you have a chance, visit the Nixon Presidential Library. I visited it recently and, surprisingly, found it better than I thought it would be. As in most Presidential Libraries they pumped up his achievements and his background but they did not shy away from Watergate. The first thing you do when you start the tour is watch a short film of his resignation. Then further into the exhibits they have a whole section on Watergate - why it happened and the people involved, Nixon’s part, and the aftermath. 

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  On 5/9/2023 at 3:49 PM, 4th&Five said:

This show isn't doing much for me.  I may give it one more.

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I've been entertained by the first two. I love Woody and Theroux so maybe I'm giving them a little longer rope.

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  On 5/9/2023 at 6:47 PM, kevwun said:

I am still trying to understand how they let a complete nut like Liddy do anything for the White House or campaign.

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Hal Halbrook (as Deep Throat in ATPM) put it like this when asked why would they do this, because they had the election pretty much sewn up: “These just aren’t very bright guys.”

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Big Lena Headey fan. It broke my heart when they cut her hair on GOT. It’s truly staggering Septa Unella is a much bigger star than Cersei. 
 

Really weird marriage. What did Dorothy Hunt ever see in Howard? She’s smart, worldly, and it in good standing at the CIA. Howard is an oaf, bigoted, and a DC outcast. She could have stepped in at any time and saved her husband from himself, but instead she’s making sandwiches for the Cubans. 

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  On 5/17/2023 at 6:03 PM, BrazilHorn said:

I could do without the crazy voices/accents/intonations etc

Just super distracting.

I like the series but it makes it a harder watch.

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Which ones are you referring to? Theroux as Liddy really is spot on. In the 90s, I worked as a DJ at an AM talk radio station that ran Liddy's show. He was a more conservative Limbaugh who railed on the federal government for Waco and Ruby Ridge. But his voice and mannerisms are exactly like Theroux makes him out to be. And he would bring up the most random topics in his insane ramblings. Sometimes it was about self defense, sometimes it was about how to study when you go to law school, sometimes it was about the best weapon to use when federal agents were busting down your door.

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  On 5/17/2023 at 6:03 PM, BrazilHorn said:

I could do without the crazy voices/accents/intonations etc

Just super distracting.

I like the series but it makes it a harder watch.

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No complaints with Theroux as Liddy.

I do think Woody should have played Hunt more straight up. He’s going for it, and it’s not working. After this last episode, Hunt is a sympathetic character, but you can’t get there because Woody’s portrayal is so over the top. 
 

And the Cubans. Man alive. There’s some stereotypical stuff there that just seems lazy.

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My wife just played the show podcast. I was blown away to learn that Dita Beard was portrayed by Kathleen Turner. I did not recognize her.

 

Also, I will add another voice to the chorus that Theroux has Liddy’s voice nailed down.

 

According to at least one Watergate historian the Project Gemstone pitch is pretty close to real life with the biggest exception was that Hunt was not there.

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I am loving this show and Theroux is nailing it.

I Googled Kevan Hunt and in real life she’s an attorney and fiction author but I can find no mention at all on her personal website or social media about her father.

I’m curious to see how that relationship goes in the show because she is obviously his favorite kid and it seems to be setting up some conflict between them once everything goes to shit for him.

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I didn't really want to like this since I remember those events, etc and wasn't digging the comedy piece. But holy shit these people were so inept there is no other way to characterize this deal. 

Morons. And the best part is Nixon was never ever in danger of losing that election. 

 

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  On 5/9/2023 at 3:49 PM, 4th&Five said:

This show isn't doing much for me.  I may give it one more.

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I said that after ep 1.  ep 2 improved a bit and ep 3 I thought was really good.  Was gonna watch ep 4 right 3 when to my surprise I found out I had caught up.

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  On 5/19/2023 at 5:51 PM, bullzak said:

I didn't really want to like this since I remember those events, etc and wasn't digging the comedy piece. But holy shit these people were so inept there is no other way to characterize this deal. 

Morons. And the best part is Nixon was never ever in danger of losing that election. 

 

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And it was all being done without Nixon's direct knowledge. You know the old saying where the coverup is worse than the crime. Nixon should've cut these buffoons loose when it came out what they'd done.

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