January 6 Committee Opens With a Narrative MasterClass

[Novara]

January 6 Committee Opens With a Narrative MasterClass

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In the prologue, they laid out where they’re going to go, and which night you can tune in for what part. They’re dropping little previews of the juicy depositions (I especially appreciated the way they let Jared show himself to be the callous traitor he is) and other evidence to come. And then they cut to a film, a timeline of sorts, of what went down that day—maybe 10 minutes of how the rioters talked of their plans, how they started to breach the Capitol, how Trump egged them on from the bandstands and then via Twitter, how the police fought for their lives and the lives of members of Congress.

By the end of the ransacking clip, my pulse was racing. I had a bit of a PTSD reaction. Then they dropped the mic and went to a 10-minute recess, allowing room for the TV pundits to express how they, too, were blown away by the storytelling.

Maybe it’ll bog down. Maybe none of it will matter. But one thing is for sure: Lawyers, TV producers, and storytellers of all stripes will be coming back to this first hour for years to come.

More: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/06/january-6-committee-narrative-production-storytelling/

[Kid Berwyn]

1. And they drove home the Main Point.

For three hours on January 6, 2021 Trump did NOTHING to help those threatened by the terrorists.

[Ohio Joe]

2. Agreed...

I'm very interested in seeing the rest. It was a job very well done

[Novara]

3. I'm curious about the "7-part plan"

Given how skilled they are at putting a comprehensive narrative together, I'm sure it will be riveting. All the i's will be dotted and the t's will be crossed.

[bigtree]

4. because of the excellent 'storytelling' viewers will be back to hear the rest

...a story they should be able to relate to, because it's all about them in the end.