- Network: Sundance , Sundance Channel , SundanceTV , SUN-E
- Series Premiere Date: Nov 17, 2005
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So this show is more than a tribute, though it is that.
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It's a novel idea: Remove the middleman and let artists interview themselves. [25 Nov 2005, p.96]
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Whether all, or indeed any, of the subjects here are actually "iconoclasts" is debatable -- "independent" is more like it -- but the title is meant to signal that this is something hipper and smarter and less conventionally angled than a Barbara Walters special and, at least on the basis of the two episodes available for review, it is.
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A classy, stimulating look at six true mavericks through the eyes of six people in various stages of iconoclastic development.
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Celebrities interviewing celebrities is a promising concept, in that it upsets the power balance of the typical suck-up interview. But the downside is that once people get past a certain level of fame, they seem to lose the internal monitor that reminds them that not everything they do and say is worth recording.
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[The first episode] is less an in-depth interview than a mutual admiration fest, plus a chance to watch two famous people playing golf.
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If only more time had been spent finding compatible pairs instead of piling adjectives into the show's cheesy publicity language. If only some time had been spent finding actual iconoclasts.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 3
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Mixed: 1 out of 3
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Negative: 1 out of 3
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SomebodyMoreImportantJan 18, 2007Thoughtful and evocative look into the seemingly disparate lives of compelling figures who end up having much in common and much to convey.
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nobodyimportantDec 21, 2006