The present will air on AMC, which was additionally dwelling to Clooney’s adaptation of Joseph Heller’s “Catch-22.” The community describes Glatzer’s take thusly:
“The collection follows Sy Steingartner, a younger cameraman for Murrow’s ‘See It Now,’ who’s compelled to juggle his admiration for Murrow along with his personal ambition. With the CBS brass pushing an anti-Communist Loyalty Oath on Murrow and his workers, Sy has a possibility to rise straight to the highest, however solely by betraying his mentor within the course of. With wit and eager remark, the collection confronts how we reply to chaos and the values that pull us by.”
That is fascinating, and really in step with the tragic model of storytelling favored by both shows for which Glatzer has written. The notion of betraying one’s mentor is Shakespearian stuff, however Murrow is not Logan Roy. He was a principled journalist rendered out of date by ratings- and advertising-driven information. Nobody is a saint, however given all the things I’ve examine Murrow, he had a eager BS detector.
I dig the pedigree right here, however Glatzer’s obtained his work minimize out for him. Fictionalizing this period makes me a tad queasy. And but I know how much this story means to Clooney, whose father, Nick Clooney, is likely one of the most beloved broadcasters to ever come out of Ohio. Clooney’s coronary heart and thoughts are in the correct place. He nailed this materials as soon as. Why not once more?
