The creators can't decide what they wanted their creation to be. Is it an argument against police violence against black people? Grievances about the criminal justice system? Annoyance at the sensationalism of the mainstream media? An attempt to raise awareness of perception bias? This miniseries has its good moments, chiefly in the excellent acting of Russell Hornsby and Regina King as the by turns sorrowful and angry parents of a dead teenager, for which King won a well-deserved Emmy. But "Seven Seconds" is all over the place because it doesn't tell one story coherently, so it ultimately collapses under the weight of its effort to be more than one thing.
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Pray for Rain
(2017)
What a ridiculous premise
5 January 2019
An implausible plot financed by the Lucas Oil family to needlessly slag environmentalists and government officials. We're supposed to believe that California's water crisis isn't caused by fossil-fuel enabled climate change, over development, or poor planning and strategy with respect to water consumption. Nope, it's caused by evil environmentalists and lazy public employees.
On the plus side, Jane Seymour still looks good and she gives a credible performance. Much of the rest of the cast also does good work. But that doesn't take away from the fact that this film is pure disinformation.
On the plus side, Jane Seymour still looks good and she gives a credible performance. Much of the rest of the cast also does good work. But that doesn't take away from the fact that this film is pure disinformation.
There are elements of Jeanine Pirro's career in this episode
27 August 2017
More than Geraldine Ferraro's.
Pirro married lobbyist Albert Pirro in 1975. Long suspected of organized crime ties, in 2000 he was convicted of conspiracy and federal tax evasion, to the tune of over $1 million.
In 1986, she abruptly quit a bid for Lieutenant Governor of New York over concerns of what journalists looking into her background might uncover.
In 2006, when Pirro was running for New York Attorney General, news accounts indicated that she was the subject of a federal investigation, suspected of working with former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik to illegally tape her husband's conversations in the hopes of catching him committing adultery. No charges were filed, but the scandal derailed Pirro's electoral career. The Pirros separated in 2007, and divorced in 2013.
Pirro married lobbyist Albert Pirro in 1975. Long suspected of organized crime ties, in 2000 he was convicted of conspiracy and federal tax evasion, to the tune of over $1 million.
In 1986, she abruptly quit a bid for Lieutenant Governor of New York over concerns of what journalists looking into her background might uncover.
In 2006, when Pirro was running for New York Attorney General, news accounts indicated that she was the subject of a federal investigation, suspected of working with former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik to illegally tape her husband's conversations in the hopes of catching him committing adultery. No charges were filed, but the scandal derailed Pirro's electoral career. The Pirros separated in 2007, and divorced in 2013.
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