Penn, Redford to Appear on Gore's Show

Breitbart.com ^ | 1/9/05 | AP

[wagglebee]

Al Gore's new television network, Current TV, is turning to Sean Penn, Robert Redford and others to give advice to fledgling filmmakers.

Current TV has been operating since August. The bulk of its programming is short films by young documentarians. Current says it wants contributions from audience members along with material it solicits.

To help would-be contributors, the network has just produced a "survival guide" that it is making available online that includes advice on journalism and storytelling from Redford and Penn, along with academics, authors and filmmakers.

"We, and by we I mean everyone from a Hollywood director like me to a teenager in rural Texas, can all tell stories about our hopes and fears," said Catherine Hardwicke, writer-director of the movie "Thirteen."

"Every day I'm intrigued and sometimes outraged by things that no one talks about," Hardwicke said. "Current is a chance to be heard, and send think-bombs out into the world."

Other participants include actor and screenwriter Bonz Malone, author Dave Eggers ("A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius") and Orville Schell, dean of the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.

[wagglebee]

Current TV has been operating since August.

Hell, that should be the headline, I had no idea it was even on the air.

[Doogle]

do they take coupons?


Doogle

[Eddie01]

I guess they'll be eagar to air the documentary films of Evan Coyne Malone at www.brain-terminal.com.

[Eddie01]

Evan Coyne Meloney

[Young Werther]

Gore show???

I thought that's when the bulls run at Pamploma!

But that's not to say that Penn and Redford won't be running at the mouth!

Bvllsh!t Alert!!!

[DoughtyOne]

Penn, Redford to Appear on Gore's Show

Three reasons enough, not to watch.

[mylife]

Oh! This should be a huge success L0L

[proud_yank]

"Every day I'm intrigued and sometimes outraged by things that no one talks about," Hardwicke said. "Current is a chance to be heard, and send think-bombs out into the world."

What on earth is a 'think bomb'? This is starting to sound like a quagmire!

[oyez]

Is that the high point of the month or whenever? I think something is seriously wrong when the Democratic brass hats have to go to Hollywood for answers.

[gotribe]

Wooden on the tube? Must be some sizzling entertainment.

[libs_kma]

Is anyone even watching that crap? It has to have sub-sewer ratings.

Is Soros money keeping it alive?

[mothball]

I smell a new low in rating's next to Christine Matthews and Keith Olberpuke.

[Armedanddangerous]

I honestly didn't realize this silly network was still on the air.


Does anyone here know anyone who actually WATCHES this channel? I received a flier from Direct TV, and I don't even think they list it in any of their programing packages.

I imagine the ratings for the test pattern with the picture of the Indian on it are better than anything on this channel.

[rod1]

Me too. It is the best kept secrete in media history.
Actually to help Al Gore out financially I think the CIA should consider buying network time to send its agents secure messages. Nobody would possibly intercept them.

[susannah59]

We can't torture our own people!! We, and by we I mean everyone from a Hollywood director like me to a teenager in rural Texas, can all tell stories about our hopes and fears," said Catherine Hardwicke, writer-director of the movie "Thirteen." I'll give it a try! Hopes: that Gore, Penn, and Redford will all go hide under a rock and stop inflicting themselves on the rest of us. Fear: that they won't.

[Lancer_N3502A]

It's the Al Gore show everybody. And now, heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeers Al!

[headstamp]

It's on Moon Channel 912.

[skr]

Think-bombs are what think-terrorists throw. They're all duds.

[I'm ALL Right!]

The Goron has a show?

[Libloather]

Just how much electricity and gasoline is this worthless venture sucking from the homeless and hungry?