The TV IV talk:IVy Awards/2006/Best Made-for-TV Movie, Miniseries or Special

The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear

• The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear: Not simply one of the best television documentaries, but probably one of the best documentaries period, this series managed to tell shocking stories about the post-9/11 world we live in, interweaving investigative journalism, media criticism, and historical analysis, all while doing so with a television style more engrossing than most fictional dramas on TV. --AaronSw 23:17, 4 June 2006 (EDT)

Can anyone confirm that this was aired on US television this eligibility year? The IMDb gives only its theatrical releases in the US, as near as I can tell. If it premiered on even local US TV, though, it's certainly eligible by all definitions and guidelines. JCaesar 00:05, 5 June 2006 (EDT)

Wikipedia says it hasn't been shown on TV in the US only the UK, Canada and Australia. Although it's available for free legal download all over the internet.[1]The-jam 00:44, 5 June 2006 (EDT)

Hrm. All due respect to Wikipedia, they've been wrong before. The IMDb lists a New York premiere of December 9. Can any New Yorker confirm whether that release was theatrical or television? Even if one US local PBS station - or, hell, even if Univision - debuted the series at any point between June 1, 2005 and May 31, 2006, it qualifies for this year's IVies. (If not, hopefully someone will premiere it before the 2007 eligibility period comes up, and it can be resubmitted then.) If anyone, including AaronSw, can verify it having aired on any US TV station, I'd like to have it be eligible, because I've seen the series and would seriously like to have it up for the award. Otherwise, I'm going to have to declare it ineligible. For now, I'll leave it here, though. JCaesar 00:56, 5 June 2006 (EDT)