Re: Beatles Anthology

[Ian Derby <csc2imd@cabell.vcu.edu>]

> 
> When rock and roll ends up on American  network television, it's usually hype 
> (OK, the Beatles' Ed Sullivan appearances and the Who on the Smothers Brothers 
> seem to be watersheds that contradict my comment, but we haven't tended to see 
> great rock on TV since--DON KIRSCHNER'S ROCK CONCERT and MIDNIGHT SPECIAL simply
> support my assertion). I'm sure that Fang and I will this Beatles thing 
> intently.
> 

Forget the TV special, it's the CD's the matter.  On that issue,
hope is an understatement.  This is something a fan of any band
dreams about, a detailed look inside the archives.  

I won't get into the "greatest band ever" again because I don't have 
to, people have added bits and pieces already.  However you're talking 
about a band that last recorded as a group in 1969, and they still 
have enough pull to land a prime time slot on a major TV network.  
Like 'em or not, that's pretty amazing.  If Michael Jackson went
into retirement right now I doubt he'd have a 9 hour ABC documentary
in the year 2021. So there is a difference.