Television Event

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Television Event

2020

1h 30m

Documentary

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TELEVISION EVENT is an archive-based feature documentary that views the dramatic climax of the Cold War through the lens of a commercial television network, as it narrowly succeeds in producing the most watched, most controversial made-for-TV movie, THE DAY AFTER (1983).

Owen Gleiberman

Variety

The issue with "Television Event"... is what's not there: a shred of commentary that isn't pimping for the movie, that might provide a larger cultural context for it or even (God forbid) look a bit askance at what "The Day After" "achieved."

Nov 15, 2020

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Sheri Linden

Hollywood Reporter

In 1983, most Americans expected a nuclear war to take place within the next 10 years. Daniels' sharp film never loses sight of that sense of urgency.

Nov 11, 2020

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Stephen Silver

Tilt Magazine

It's highly entertaining, largely because some of the principals are still bitter with one another four decades after the fact. They're like the Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas of the TV movie world.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 29, 2021

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Kenneth R. Morefield

1More Film Blog

Television Event argues that movies matter. That they can make a difference.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 6, 2021

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Pete Hammond

Deadline Hollywood Daily

It is a wild ride to be sure, and Daniels has had it in his head one way or another since he was a very young kid.

Dec 29, 2020

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Chris Barsanti

PopMatters

The documentary begins superbly with the dramatic behind the scenes maneuvering needed to get ABC to put on a grim four-hour miniseries about a nuclear war...

Dec 29, 2020

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TELEVISION EVENT is an archive-based feature documentary that views the dramatic climax of the Cold War through the lens of a commercial television network, as it narrowly succeeds in producing the most watched, most controversial made-for-TV movie, THE DAY AFTER (1983).

Director: Jeff Daniels
Producer: Jeff Daniels, Ozzy Inguanzo, Amanda Spain
Production Co: Common Room Productions, Impact Partners
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Australian English
Runtime: 1h 30m

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