Re: TV: What are you watching? 6/14
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Is Papillon really on tonight?
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I resent your skepticism. Would I lie about something as important as a showing of Papillon?
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I like Papillon a lot, but the book is way better. Really vivid in places. As is the follow up, Banco (I think).
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Yeah, I read the book ages ago. Very good.
It came under fire in the 90's for being largely made-up, but from my recollection it was more a bunch of accusations than anything provable. Nothing like the Roots debacle, which made clearly Alex Haley was basically full of horsesh*t.
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