HBO scores with its Palin film 'Game Change'
Sarah Palin can still pack them in. Even when someone else is playing her. HBO's "Game Change," a chronicle -- from the team behind HBO's "Recount" -- of the former Alaska governor's candidacy for the vice presidency nearly four years ago, drew 2.1 million viewers in its initial run Saturday, making it the highest-rated HBO original film in nearly eight years. (Trivia buffs, take note: The last HBO film to do better in its premiere was "Something the Lord Made," which drew 2.6 million viewers in May 2004.) Premieres, of course, are only a small part of HBO's business, and it's also happy today that "Game Change," which stars Julianne Moore as Palin and Ed Harris as John McCain, drew 3.6 million pairs of eyeballs over the course of four weekend airings.
HBO scores with its Palin film 'Game Change'
Ellen Gray, Daily News TV Critic
Sarah Palin can still pack them in. Even when someone else is playing her.
HBO’s “Game Change,” a chronicle -- from the team behind HBO's "Recount" -- of the former Alaska governor’s candidacy for the vice presidency nearly four years ago, drew 2.1 million viewers in its initial run Saturday, making it the highest-rated HBO original film in nearly eight years.
(Trivia buffs, take note: The last HBO film to do better in its premiere was “Something the Lord Made,” which drew 2.6 million viewers in May 2004.)
Premieres, of course, are only a small part of HBO’s business, and it’s also happy today that “Game Change,” which stars Julianne Moore as Palin and Ed Harris as John McCain, drew 3.6 million pairs of eyeballs over the course of four weekend airings.
I would be interested in seeing it but I have not seen TV for over a year, nor have I been to a movie in over 15 years. I feel as if she is just in the game for the money but then we have the best paid politicians money can bribe.— ijbtheterrible- It was pretty good though very little was in the movie that wasn't in the news or on the internet in '08.— HelpThemSeetheLight
- Padering to the lowest common denominator, HBO contrived a film to make her look bad.....knowing that the haters and the brainless would tune into this rewrite and reconstruct history film to make her look even worse....Yes, that is TV in America......but she must have somebody worried or she should be forgotten like an old shoe.....hmmmm— nuggett
- nugget, are you saying she really did know the answers to the questions that were asked of her while being prepped for interviews?— cancer36
- Ha, I can't afford Cable, because Bait and Switch Comcast sends out constant ads on reduced price, then you call the gent responsible for your spot, and he says a higher price that won't come down, so no Cable still to watch you Time Warner!— GalRand
- why do people like ijbtheterrible feel the need to tell everyone they don't watch TV? In a comment on a TV posting no less??— Shaggy
- Just another huckster groveling at the trough of stupid voters.— franky
- cancer- you do know that you actually can see Russia from Alaska...realy you can!! Thanks to the Lib haters Sarah has made millions!!!— sarah89
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you can see Russia from Alaska on one small island, but not from Sarah Palin's house as she claimed, so it was a lie. thats what people objected to. duh
nuggett - so you're saying the film is all wrong and palin is actually a great whatever...? please enlighten us with the info that you have that the other 85% of Americans that don't like her don't know.— jakeAZ - It was Tina Fey saying she could see Russia "from her house." Palin just said "from Alaska."
When asked if the movie was an accurate account of what transpired during the campaign, Steve Schmidt said that it was. And Niclole Wallace admitted that she could not bring herself to vote for the ticket, although she greatly admires John McCain.— Dixon_Cox - It was a great movie and pretty spot-on accurate!— ANGRY AL 2
- It was a great movie and pretty spot-on accurate!— ANGRY AL 2
- Liberals at their best. It is amazing how the liberal movie moguls portray the republicans but made Barack Obama look like the second coming of Christ. It will take 8 years to undo his 4.— eagledude
