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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
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  • Summary: This documentary chronicles Jerry Harvey's emergence as a brilliant programmer at Z Channel, one of the country's first pay cable stations. It also explores Harvey's emotional and psychological descent, which eventually resulted in a shocking murder/suicide and the eventual demise of Z Channel itself. (IFCTV)… Expand

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  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    Riveting documentary about the early California cable outlet and its ingenious programmer, Jerry Harvey, whose unsettled life and tragic death provide a dramatic framework for the account.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Crust
    90
    Cassavetes' riveting film not only re-creates the glory days of the Z Channel through a generous offering of film clips and interviews, but also presents a clear-eyed portrait of its creative driving force, Jerry Harvey, and the tragic circumstances of his death.
  3. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ella Taylor
    80
    A marvelous tribute to a heady age.

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