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troutman · 01-20-2016, 10:17 AM

I'm reminded of this Mr. Show sketch:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...n-netflix.html

On the set of a Charlie Rose-esque talk show titled The Charlene Boyeur Show, the host, played by Paget Brewster, interviews film director Peter Allison Montcrief, played by Cross, who has produced what he is calling Better Roots, which “takes on the most disgraceful chapter in American history: the showing of Roots.”

In clips from the fictional miniseries that follow, we see a highly-sanitized version of American slavery—or as the director insists it be called, “helping”—complete with lemonade breaks and hugs. Montcrief describes the film as something you can show in any classroom across the country, “and those kids are going to walk out of there feeling good about themselves, feeling good about their ancestors, feeling great about me and good about America.”

01-20-2016, 10:17 AM	#77
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	I'm reminded of this Mr. Show sketch: http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...n-netflix.html On the set of a Charlie Rose-esque talk show titled The Charlene Boyeur Show, the host, played by Paget Brewster, interviews film director Peter Allison Montcrief, played by Cross, who has produced what he is calling Better Roots, which “takes on the most disgraceful chapter in American history: the showing of Roots.” In clips from the fictional miniseries that follow, we see a highly-sanitized version of American slavery—or as the director insists it be called, “helping”—complete with lemonade breaks and hugs. Montcrief describes the film as something you can show in any classroom across the country, “and those kids are going to walk out of there feeling good about themselves, feeling good about their ancestors, feeling great about me and good about America.”