"The Truth About January 6th"

The first episode of what could be called, "The Truth About January 6th," will begin to unfold on Thursday (June 9, 2022) night, at 8 p.m. ET. The second will be held Monday, June 13th, at 10 a.m. ET.

Hopefully, the January 6th Committee's live broadcasts will spotlight the essential whos, whats, whens, wheres and hows in a clear and compelling fashion. So I sure do hope the politicians making decisions are listening to the television production/show biz people they are working with to present this history-making documentary series in realtime. 

One of the goals on the first night has to be that it makes viewers want very much to see the next episode. So I hope they don't put a lot of emphasis on trying to cram in too many damning details, maybe assuming that many people will only watch tonight. Hey, if the show is good tonight, the audience will grow, similar to how a dramatic series builds a following. After all, what's at stake here, other than the future of DEMOCRACY, itself? 

Among the networks expected to carry the live broadcasts are: ABC, CBS, CNN, C-SPAN, NBC/MSNBC, PBS and YouTube. Here's the January 6th Committee's website. For background info, here's a PBS podcast about the upcoming hearings and a NPR report.

In particular, I hope the political and media folks calling the shots understand the audience that the message of this series must be aimed at. To put it simple, in my view, the prime targets ought to be persuadable independents and cynical, discouraged Democrats. 

Thus, I'm saying to forget the Trump cult. Those knuckleheads don't care about the truth and seem quite ready to take The Big Lie and all the little lies to the grave with them. So don't waste any time fretting over what Trumpists have to say -- between gulps of Kool-Aid -- about the committee's hearings.  

We, the patient people, have waited nearly a year-and-a-half to see this process to set the record straight, so stay tuned. Now it's time for some accountability.

Bottom line: Remember, anything can happen on live TV ... that's the truth.  

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June 10 Update 1: Overall, I give Episode One, the opening show, a B. The highlights were good. No cringe-worthy mistakes.

Update 2: See the video of Episode One go here.