Can TV Be High Art

Video / 90 Min / Conversations with Bill Kristol
Conversation with Bill Kristol
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If Shakespeare were alive today, would he write for television? Cantor and Kristol discuss the medium of TV
 

If Shakespeare were alive today, would he write for television? Cantor and Kristol discuss the medium of TV. Paul Cantor explains what can we learn about contemporary America from our popular TV shows. Cantor and Kristol on the enduring appeal of gangsters and the gangster movie in America. Is the Western the archetype of all American popular culture? Paul Cantor and Bill Kristol discuss. Bill Kristol and Paul Cantor discuss the best American comedies, including The Simpsons and Seinfeld. Paul Cantor explains why conservatives have been wrong to ignore popular culture and why they should pay attention.

 
 

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