"TV Nation" (1994) TV series 1994-1995

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Michael Moore

Writers:

Annie Cohen (writer) (1995)
Randy Cohen (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

19 July 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Comedy | News

Plot:

Micheal Moore presents a humorous newsmagazine that focuses primarily on wrongdoing by big business, privileged society and right-wing politicians.

Plot Keywords:

Newsmagazine | Civil Rights | Politics | Protest | Satire

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Michael Moore	...	Himself - Host (17 episodes, 1994-1995)
Bruce Brown	...	Weekly Announcer (15 episodes, 1994-1995)
Louis Theroux	...	Himself - Correspondent (10 episodes, 1994-1995)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Appleton, Minnesota, USA

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

According to Michael Moore, he was censored more on his stint at Fox than he was at NBC. Moore wanted to do a bit referencing the show's move from NBC to Fox. It would show Moore being rescued from NBC headquarters by helicopter and brought to Fox headquarters. Fox turned down the idea because they were afraid of offending NBC. Moore also wanted to do a segment in which a Civil War reenactment group would reenact the bombing of Hiroshima, the Fall of Saigon and the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Fox turned it down stating it was "a downer".

Movie Connections:

Edited into TV Nation: Volume Two (1997) (V)

NBC wouldn't let them say "condom", but would show a violent movie like "Dirty Harry"

Apparently, when "TV Nation" debuted, Michael Moore decided that since we supposedly freed Kuwait in the Gulf War, to see how free they really were. That was just a start to his quest to expose the radical right for what it really was. The Republican seizure of power a few months after the debut naturally gave Moore more (sorry for the pun) material that he could have ever dreamed of.

Look, I know that the right wing likes to claim that Michael Moore lies about everything, but from what I can tell, they still claim that Saddam Hussein ordered the 9/11 attacks. They're just bitter that "Bowling for Columbine" won Best Documentary Feature and that "Fahrenheit 9/11" won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. As far as I'm concerned, Michael Moore speaks for world opinion.

Anyway, I totally recommend this TV show. Also read Michael Moore's books and Al Franken's books to learn more about these topics.