The HBO mini-series “Chernobyl” inspired a successful podcast exploring the history behind the dramatized events. “The Walking Dead,” “Game of Thrones” and Bravo’s reality series have inspired talk shows devoted to analyzing and theorizing about them. The first day of the House Judiciary Committee hearings on impeachment was, in its way, that kind of companion piece for the House Intelligence Committee hearings that preceded it. The November hearings introduced compelling characters like the fact witnesses William B. Taylor Jr. and Fiona Hill . They had elements of courtroom-style drama, including when President Trump injected himself into the proceedings via Twitter.

Source: New York Times December 05, 2019 00:11 UTC