I watched this last night, and was surprised that FX Network (a subsidiary of News Corporation) would be so bold. ***SPOILER*** At the very end, it is suggested that we might look at alternative sources of energy. One character says she is shocked at how we let oil get this kind of power over our lives.
I read a previous comment that this production is another example of nasty old Liberal Elitist Hollywood. Spare me. We in the "reality-based community", as the Bush White House calls us, simply look at the numbers published by the Department of Energy, and see how much of energy comes from the Middle East. My advice to persons who rant about "Hollywood Liberalism"? First, do the math. Second, quit shooting the messengers.
Still and all, don't expect this "Docudrama" to be entirely honest. It tends to bad melodrama in spots. But it does lay out some salient facts about our oil infrastructure, and the extent to which we are a petroleum-based economy. These are things that are well-know, and of much concern to us "Liberals", but they are nicely depicted in this piece. That to me is the productions main value to viewers.
As for the ranters against the "Liberals in Hollywood", just stop it. This was a production of Rupert Murdoch's. So it can't possibly be all that "Liberal".
I read a previous comment that this production is another example of nasty old Liberal Elitist Hollywood. Spare me. We in the "reality-based community", as the Bush White House calls us, simply look at the numbers published by the Department of Energy, and see how much of energy comes from the Middle East. My advice to persons who rant about "Hollywood Liberalism"? First, do the math. Second, quit shooting the messengers.
Still and all, don't expect this "Docudrama" to be entirely honest. It tends to bad melodrama in spots. But it does lay out some salient facts about our oil infrastructure, and the extent to which we are a petroleum-based economy. These are things that are well-know, and of much concern to us "Liberals", but they are nicely depicted in this piece. That to me is the productions main value to viewers.
As for the ranters against the "Liberals in Hollywood", just stop it. This was a production of Rupert Murdoch's. So it can't possibly be all that "Liberal".