Post by mortsahlfan on Sept 5, 2021 23:20:40 GMT
One of my favorite comedians. The documentary is available for free (Showtime is free for a limited time) but a friend saw it on Hulu.
There's a lot of stuff that wasn't included, especially from Dick's later years because it didn't fit the stereotype. He would say repeatedly, "Obama's going to cancel the election in 2016" or how Trump's choice of tie (blue vs. white) would be an indicator of which side of the issue he'd be on…. and a lot of other stuff. But, his family was involved, so they're going to make their dad appear they want him to be.
The best part is when Dick is talking, or archival footage. I don't wanna hear from fucking Lawrence O'Donnell. There's too many who love to latch on, with that "justice by association" because it's usually just lip service while doing the opposite for humanity.. By saying they admire Dick Gregory (while not sticking their neck out for anything), it allows them to get trendy justice points while collecting the paycheck.
It's also unfortunate that I live in a black-majority city, but all I get is, "Never heard of him". When I mention the name Nipsey Russell, they incorrectly try to correct me by saying, "No, it's Nipsey Hustle".. It's also unfortunate that they mention that in 2015 he supposedly had early onset Alzheimer before some fellow comedians saying the crazy things he would say, and he did say some crazy things, but then suddenly they say how he became funny again and back on stage. Of course they omitted all the work he did regarding the JFK assassination, something he mentioned a million times, but because he blamed the CIA, I guess they thought it would be better (worse) to leave it out. If you're going to make this documentary about activism, HOW could you leave that part out? And a lot of other things. It's not like he was different before 2015, but as he got older (like Mort Sahl) I think he became more angry by the way things turned out in America.
Any fans?
www.imdb.com/title/tt4829936/
There's a lot of stuff that wasn't included, especially from Dick's later years because it didn't fit the stereotype. He would say repeatedly, "Obama's going to cancel the election in 2016" or how Trump's choice of tie (blue vs. white) would be an indicator of which side of the issue he'd be on…. and a lot of other stuff. But, his family was involved, so they're going to make their dad appear they want him to be.
The best part is when Dick is talking, or archival footage. I don't wanna hear from fucking Lawrence O'Donnell. There's too many who love to latch on, with that "justice by association" because it's usually just lip service while doing the opposite for humanity.. By saying they admire Dick Gregory (while not sticking their neck out for anything), it allows them to get trendy justice points while collecting the paycheck.
It's also unfortunate that I live in a black-majority city, but all I get is, "Never heard of him". When I mention the name Nipsey Russell, they incorrectly try to correct me by saying, "No, it's Nipsey Hustle".. It's also unfortunate that they mention that in 2015 he supposedly had early onset Alzheimer before some fellow comedians saying the crazy things he would say, and he did say some crazy things, but then suddenly they say how he became funny again and back on stage. Of course they omitted all the work he did regarding the JFK assassination, something he mentioned a million times, but because he blamed the CIA, I guess they thought it would be better (worse) to leave it out. If you're going to make this documentary about activism, HOW could you leave that part out? And a lot of other things. It's not like he was different before 2015, but as he got older (like Mort Sahl) I think he became more angry by the way things turned out in America.
Any fans?
www.imdb.com/title/tt4829936/