Now THIS is fucking sad...

From Newsweek about the FX series "Over There":

The art-imitates-real-life idea is breaking new ground in both TV and politics, posing a curious question for President Bush and his aides: could "Over There" affect the already-fragile poll numbers on Iraq? According to one senior Bush aide, the president has voiced a strong interest in the series but hasn’t yet seen it for himself. Bush quizzed his aides last week about how the show was produced and how faithful it was to the conflict. “Does it really depict what is going on? Do you get a sense of it?” Bush asked. In fact, just a handful of senior aides have seen the show and report it to be “riveting” and “pretty vivid.” But the senior aide says, “We don’t have an official opinion yet. I don’t think enough people have seen it.”...

...the White House can at least feel reassured by FX itself, which is part of the Fox TV empire. One of the favorite shows among White House aides has been "24," the Kiefer Sutherland counterterrorism cliffhanger drama. White House aides regularly swap stories about their favorite Sutherland shoot-outs with foreign agents, terrorists and generally bad guys. “Over There” may be a different beast, but it probably appeals to the same crowd.

This explains sooooooooooooooo much about the Bush Administration's attitude to international affairs, Iraq, and terrorism it is downright scary. It's all a "good" television show, show much have they matured from their days playing "Missile Command."


"That's a great show, but where's KRAMER?"