American Justice: It's Only Talk - The Real Story of America's Talk Shows

Plot

This documentary, part of the American Justice series from A&E, takes an up-close look at the concept of the television talk show, from its early days in black-and-white to its present-day state of trash and hype. Narrated by American Justice host and producer Bill Kurtis, this episode heads back to the beginnings of network TV and how the talk show first came to be. As times changed, so did the format of talk shows. In the 1980s, talk shows became more sensitive and friendly, corresponding with the rise in popularity of talk show entrepreneur Oprah Winfrey. In the 1990s, talk shows took a trashy turn into the scandalous with the rise in popularity of shows such as Jenny Jones, Jerry Springer, and Ricki Lake. American Justice features interviews with some of the talk show experts and gets their feelings on this new risqué phenomenon in the talk show format. ~ Cecilia Cygnar, Rovi

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