IT'S A FINE FLICK, BUT...........

Rating: Null/10 (15 July 2004)

Okay. Okay. I realize this movie is "The Legend of Ron Burgundy" and not "The Legend of Veronica Corningstone." But I couldn't help being just a tiny, tiny bit disappointed. It's a comedy, not a documentary about women in broadcast journalism, and even so, I was dying for it to scratch a little deeper. Will Farrell said he was inspired to write Anchorman when he saw a colleague of Jessica Savitch on TV reminiscing about his loutish behavior. So why not take it a little further? As the credits rolled, there was a listing of journalists who were thanked for their insight.

All men!!!
No mention of the warrior women who survived the real Ron Burgundys! (Who, by the way, make Farrell's character seem like a prince.) Insight from these women could only have enriched the movie. It definitely would have been appropriate to honor these pioneers with a special dedication to Christine Craft, Linda Ellerbee, Connie Chung, Barbara Walters, the late Miss Savitch, or Chris Chubbuck, the anchorwoman who committed suicide on live TV 30 years ago today.