REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER {CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, ALEC BALDWIN, GARRY SHANDLING, BOB WOODWARD} (TV)
Summary
One in this live political comedy talk show hosted by satirist Bill Maher. This episode's guests are television news reporter Christiane Amanpour, actor Alec Baldwin, actor Garry Shandling, and journalist Bob Woodward.
Highlights and topics include: an opening monologue including a montage centered on vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin; a discussion with Woodward via satellite concerning how the 2008 financial crisis has affected the presidency of George W. Bush, whether Bush will be “vindicated by history,” and his book “The War Within” about White House foreign policy in recent years and its relation to international conflict and terrorism; a panel discussion with Maher, Amanpour, Baldwin, and Shandling about Palin’s public demeanor and persona, her relation to the unspoken notion of “soft bigotry,” the upcoming presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama and their particular ideological stances, ideas about future American foreign policies; a segment called “Exit Strategy” about the country of Australia; Maher, Amanpour, Baldwin, and Shandling discussing the economic bailout and its implications for the future of the country, the influence of Wall Street and the housing market on the crisis, and the effect of the economic crisis on tax policy and healthcare; and a “New Rules” segment with Maher, including a commentary on Palin’s religious beliefs.
Details
- NETWORK: HBO
- DATE: October 3, 2008
- RUNNING TIME: 0:55:48
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 103506
- GENRE: Talk/Interviews
- SUBJECT HEADING: TV - Talk/Interviews
- SERIES RUN: HBO - TV series, 2003-
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Bill Maher … Executive Producer, Writer
- Billy Martin … Executive Producer, Writer
- Scott Carter … Executive Producer, Writer
- Sheila Griffiths … Executive Producer
- Brad Grey … Executive Producer
- Marc Gurvitz … Executive Producer
- Dean E. Johnsen … Producer
- Matt Wood … Associate Producer
- Sue Bennett … Segment Producer
- Deena Katz … Segment Producer
- Mary Knowles … Segment Producer
- Johnathan Schmock … Field Producer
- Hal Grant … Director
- David Taylor … Researcher
- Kevin Schmi … Researcher
- Adam Felber … Writer
- David Feldman … Writer
- Matt Gunn … Writer
- Brian Jacobsmeyer … Writer
- Jay Jaroch … Writer
- Chris Kelly … Writer
- Danny Vermont … Writer
- Buster and Shavoni … Theme Music by
- Chris "Kid" Reid … Theme Music by
- Bill Maher … Host
- Christiane Amanpour … Guest
- Alec Baldwin … Guest
- Garry Shandling … Guest
- Bob Woodward … Guest
- George W. Bush
- John McCain
- Barack Obama
- Sarah Palin