Cineaste, March 22nd, 2004
Relatively few Americans got to see The Reagans in late 2003. A barrage of protests from Republicans and conservative groups evidently convinced CBS executives that the controversial dramatic series was more appropriate for a small audience watching pay-TV on Showtime than a large audience watching free entertainment through a network broadcast. Critics of the miniseries demanded "accurate" and "balanced" history. Ed Gillespie, chairman of the Republican National Committee, complained that the CBS script contained words that Ronald Reagan never actually spoke, and Gillespie maintained that t...
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