The Beast , for its part, seeks to gnaw at journalism that proclaims cameras always belong and always tell the truth and at a society that laps up even the most extreme Grand Guignol reporting. The result is a provocative drama that sometimes skids into the silly but carries us along with a cockeyed intensity. Its most serious offense may be that it has too much on its mind for summer viewing. Frank Langella, Jason Gedrick, Peter Riegert and Harriet Sansom Harris are part of the standout ensemble cast. At first sniff, he seems like the kind of news entrepreneur who could give media conglomerates a good name.
People distrust the media.
It's no big secret. But I think they hate us. This naturally brings to mind the adage about sausages enjoy them but don't watch them being made. But the messiness of the WNS approach isn't limited to behind the scenes. An execution is not an everyday sort of real.