Baba Wawa

 

Today's blog title was a must.  It reminds me of the late great Gilda Radner who got a lot of SNL mileage from impersonating the legendary reporter.  For a few seconds, Gilda even makes it into this new Hulu documentary.

You know I love a good doc, especially if I learn something new.  In this profile of Walters, nothing really jumped out at me as being new information.   She was a hard boiled reporter.  Check.   She was hated by most veteran newsmen like Frank McGee and Harry Reasoner.  Check.  And she revived her career by doing those celeb interviews where she asked what kind of tree they wanted to be.

Check.

It's all here for the taking and it's a serviceable but not particularly relevatory film.  That said, I wouldn't have wanted to see somebody on her staff.   She strikes me as a real tyrant.

Now, jumping forward as far as I'm concerned, Baba should get a special spot in Satan's world for creating "The View."   Yeah, that's the footage that closes the film.

Check.   And vomit.

LEN'S RATING:  Three stars.

Dinner last night:  Grilled sausage and salad.