This yearly celebration, which takes place on the lawn of the Capitol
building,
was executive produced by Walter C. Miller, directed by his son Paul
Miller
(one-time director of SATURDAY
NIGHT LIVE ), and assistant directed by his daughter Debbie Miller,
who was director of the ROSIE
O'DONNELL Show. Walter Miller is one of the icons of event
television,
and I've been honoured to have been a part of his productions since the
early '80s. 
In true interstitial fashion, Mark Cohen, the host of MAKE
ME LAUGH , guided us through a journey, in bright daylight, to a
makeshift
outdoor theatre on the beach. On the pristine Rockaway Beach, the
team re-created a 1950's "drive-in" theatre, complete with attachable
sound
speakers and free popcorn, substituting broken down beach chairs for
automobiles.
Douglas Johnson produced what will end up, in historical terms, to be a
watershed moment for cable television.
MICHAEL
MOORE is an erudite, witty gentleman who has mastered the art
of listening. During the taping of this pilot Michael
interviewed
O.J. Simpson, a controversial decision that unfortunately never made it
to air.
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She is
every
bit as charming and intelligent as I had hoped she would be.
Being
the only female on the crew, I felt that she made an especial effort to
include me. Or perhaps it was merely the resonance of her
personality
that made such an impression.
