On the other hand, there’s a new documentary airing on HBO that I’d watch often: “The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling”.
Judd Apatow, who was one of Garry’s closest friends, poured through the diaries Garry left behind when he died in 2016. Judd learned so much – far more than just the genius behind the man who created the greatest sitcom of all time. There was overbearing loss felt by Garry for the rest of his life after his brother Barry died when they were kids. (Garry’s parents didn’t know how to deal – Garry wasn’t allowed to go to the funeral, and they never spoke of Barry after he passed. It practically ruined Garry.)
There was so much great material that Judd turned it into two parts totaling 5 ½ hours. Gene Siskel once said that if a movie is bad, you can’t wait for it to end, but if it’s really good, you never want it to end. This is one of those movies. I hope you love it as much me.
