The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth

I really get a kick how those who get all their "Facts" from the Right Wing Spin Machine completely freak when they see reality. No! You won't find the fox spin here that supports everything the right does as though directed by god. Now if they stopped with their indignation long enough to actually pay attention...They'd see that the left isn't treated any easier, but then when you have a clown at the head of the right....Of course a show named "The Circus" will spend more time there...

Definitely a left leaning view of American politics but most, but not all, of their facts are easy to check and usually correct without much exaggeration. There does seem to be an abnormally high number of bad reviews and most of them read like they were copy and pasted from elsewhere. Do yourself a favor - before you let a good or a bad review sway your opinion go look at the reviewers reviews history. If they gave this film a bad review then see if they reviewed 2000 Mules or Trump Card. If they said this film was one-sided then did they say the same of the other films or are they obviously brigading films perceived to be left or right?

There's not much meat on the bones here. It's like watching the evening news only with a 'Whose, Who' cast and guests. Listening to an in depth podcast or reading a good in print article will cover much more ground on major topics. This is like texting which, by nature, doesn't convey context or factual information well. Better than nothing I guess if one can't spare the time but not a replacement for more lengthy sources. Ultimately this brevity leads to shallow thinking and exacerbates the political divisions in our country. For those issues that are important to us personally, we should take some of the time we spend on nonessential indulgences and do a deeper dive into the bigger picture.

We started binge watching in September 2020 starting from season 1 and we're mesmerized. It was so interesting to see the evolution of the 2016 election and compare it to the 2020 election. It was great to watch it that way.

I love this show, it's not too partisan and gives you a concise guide to the previous week (even though I follow politics VERY closely anyway) but it projects politics in a great way! Love the foodie escapades.... like I seriously note the places they go to so I can try! Had a lil raw oyster jealousy when Heilman was with Scaramucci..... just sayin! Lol -GREAT SHOW! Must watch if u like politics and the DC scene and seeing what's going on across our country!