>The premier of the 3 part, 6 hour adaptation of Robert Littel's The Company shows what The Good Shepherd should have been.
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>Ridley Scott is a heck of a director and I think he is doing justice to a very good book that spans the history of the CIA from 1950 to the end of the Cold War. There are fictional characters of course, but there is also Bill Harvey, Berlin station chief that bugged the Russian's cable traffic ( the Venona Intercepts ) for years, "The Wiz" - Frank Wizner - DD Plans (black ops), Dulles, James Jesus Angleton ( Michael Keaton in a role giving real character that was munged in Damon's 'composite' character ), Kim Philby ... good stuff.
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>I'm sure part 1 will be repeated this week ( TNT I think ) and part 2 is next Sunday.
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>Highly recommended - the book even more so.
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>( also, if you get AMC don't miss Madmen on Thursday nights - Madison Ave in 1960.)


I will check it out on your recommendation. Thanks.

Have been recording "Mad Men", haven't gotten to it yet.