Marvin Kitman: Sunday Night History

A quintessential commentary on the state of historical literacy in the nation today was heard the other morning on the show that replaced Don Imus, "Boomer and Carton In the Morning" on Sports Radio 66 WFAN. The episode on the station, which through syndication spread Imus across the nation, featured hosts Boomer Eisason and Craig Carton and a couple of other guys talking about the blockbuster $100 million 7-part 8 ½-hour HBO series John Adams . "An epic event," as the HBO hype machine calls it, the series has been running every Sunday night since March 16. They are up to episode six this Sunday (April 13) at 10 PM (EST), but seem to run again every few hours on most days and nights. The HBO Paul Reveres even managed to get posters hung in my local post office, next to the Ten Most Wanted mug shots. The great moment in historical discourse began with Boomer, the show's intellectual, announcing he had been watching the HBO series on Thomas Jefferson. His sidekick Carton ejaculated something ... (link)