The story goes that Burns was just supposed to talk to Foote for a couple of hours. Foote was so good, that Burns ended up with 11 hours of usable footage. Frankly, I would pay more to see the uneditted footage than I would for Burns' stilted, agenda driven finished product.
Godspeed, Mr. Foote.
A loss...Foote MADE that Burns Civil War series.
Frankly, I would pay more to see the uneditted footage than I would for Burns' stilted, agenda driven finished product.
Agreed. Mr. Foote was the only thing that kept me from throwing my TV out in the front yard while watching Burns' "historical" epic...