Following the release of Bombshell and the #MeToo movement and similar uprisings around sexual assault, it was only timely that this series was made.
Held together by the performances of Russell Crowe, Sienna Miller and Naomi Watts, the series starts off strong showcasing a man who enjoys his work and the influence he has but gets caught up in the power he has been given and only knows how to misuse it. However, the series derails in writing from the mid-point on where it starts to present Roger Ailes as a villain (even though he was) and it does an intentional effort in showcasing his tyrannical side overshadowing every thing else he is in his life, a loving husband and a successful executive. And this change of tone unfortunately presents itself in Crowe's performance where the audience feels they are being mouth-fed by the narration towards what they SHOULD think of Roger Ailes and not what they COULD.
Otherwise, the series stays true to the facts of the event and how things progressed, although maybe dramatizing some details a little too much (like the guy that gets hired to run the local paper and the things that happen to him). Had it not been for the stellar cast mentioned above, it wouldn't have been worth watching after a couple episodes but the cast pulls through.
Held together by the performances of Russell Crowe, Sienna Miller and Naomi Watts, the series starts off strong showcasing a man who enjoys his work and the influence he has but gets caught up in the power he has been given and only knows how to misuse it. However, the series derails in writing from the mid-point on where it starts to present Roger Ailes as a villain (even though he was) and it does an intentional effort in showcasing his tyrannical side overshadowing every thing else he is in his life, a loving husband and a successful executive. And this change of tone unfortunately presents itself in Crowe's performance where the audience feels they are being mouth-fed by the narration towards what they SHOULD think of Roger Ailes and not what they COULD.
Otherwise, the series stays true to the facts of the event and how things progressed, although maybe dramatizing some details a little too much (like the guy that gets hired to run the local paper and the things that happen to him). Had it not been for the stellar cast mentioned above, it wouldn't have been worth watching after a couple episodes but the cast pulls through.