Slow Burn

Doing exactly what a documentary should do:

• Presenting facts as facts
• Presenting theories as theories
• Digging deeper, or differently, than anyone before.

If all issues were dealt with in a similar fashion - many of us would be more enlightened. The narrative keeps the Slow Burn vivid.

An obvious must se for anybody with an interest in; Americana, Nixon, Ethics or Politics.

After watching Slow Burn I realize I knew very little about Watergate! This show has been an exciting education in not only Watergate but politics as well. Unfortunately I'm seeing a lot of Nixon in Trump. This is a must see!

This was tedious from the start. Why in the world do we have aging cheerleaders on screen? Unwatchable.

EDITED: Enjoying this doc, but parts of it esp. In Episode 3 completely gloss over some key historical truths: 1) The US under the Kennedy administration attempted to assassinate Castro several times 2) Castro was leading a revolution against US imperialism 3) Cuba, when under US colonial power, was a playground for the rich ruling elite, at the expense of the Cuban people 4) The US has interfered in foreign elections, thwarting democracy, many times up to this present time 5) Castro was not leading during peace time but fighting for the very lives of the Cuban workers; when fighting a revolution and establishing a new revolutionary government, you can't just "hold elections;" because the working class has seized power and needs to hold on to that power. Otherwise, it will just become a colonial state again. . . . Also re: McGovern: McGovern had support because of his courageous anti-war stance, and that was different from any other candidates for primaries; the US violence against Vietnam escalated under Nixon, and was abominable; and I'm on episode 3 and have yet to see Kissinger, architect of dastardly US war crimes, mentioned. Also re: Mrs. Mitchell, I doubt most people thought being a "southern belle" was "cool" during the black revolution of the 1960's, which was crushed by US/ CIA. That was an odd description to add in this doc, although Martha Mitchell's courage and willingness to talk to the press was admirable and history has vindicated her suspicions.

Also I don't recall the Pentagon Papers being mentioned, which was the whole reason that the first Watergate break-in took place; to discredit Daniel Ellsberg.

I consider myself a Watergate aficionado if there is such a thing. I lived through it all and in retrospect, instead of a grave threat to our constitutional form of government, it was more akin to the Keystone Cops. The series pays way and I mean way too much attention to Martha Mitchell, an almost comedic drunken nut case who happened to gold dig her way into marrying John Mitchell, a decent fellow with a weakness for women and liquid vices. Then there is Mabe, an aging California hippie, who had a political show on public radio and is convinced that Nixon caused E. Howard Hunt's wife's United Airlines flight to crash and kill her so she would not talk. Tin foil hat kind of stuff. On the flip side, a lot of good info on Liddy, Roger Stone, and John Dean. Maybe they should do another series on the way real professionals handled black bag corruption and chicanery: They could call it JFK And The 1960 Election, starring none other than Joseph P Kennedy as the Sevengali who orchestrated it all.