The History Channel compares the Kennedys to the Corleones

The History Channel has announced that it is planning a new series based on America’s greatest crime family – the Kennedys.

godfather-kennedy The History Channel has announced that it is planning a new series based on America’s greatest crime family – the Kennedys.

Hey, don’t blame us if you don’t like the comparison. Blame the History Channel. Here’s how The Associated Press reports it:

The cable network says the eight-hour series is called “The Kennedys” and will be told in a multigenerational manner akin to “The Godfather.” The network says the series will depict a manipulative, egocentric father living out his ambitions through his sons.

The personal drama of the clan will be included in the saga as well as the era’s major events. Some of those include the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban missile crisis and the civil rights struggle.

Who do they think they’re kidding? Nobody wants to watch a dramatized version of the Bay of Pigs. They want to see JFK boinking Marilyn Monroe. They want to see Teddy Kennedy and Chris Dodd making a waitress sandwich. They want the sexual escapades, the drunks and the criminals of the Kennedy clan.

Call it Godfather IV, the Teddy Kennedy Story. Or what would have happened if Fredo had become the Godfather?

Source: Associated Press

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