claim: Watchmen is a dark satirical and dystopian take on the French Revolution.
evidence: Ron Hendren is a journalist and television personality .. He is best known as one of the original hosts of Entertainment Tonight , joining the syndicated television show at its debut in 1981 .. Entertainment Tonight. Entertainment Tonight. Hendren had a brief career in politics , working for politicians that included Sargent Shriver , Stephen M. Young , and B. Everett Jordan .. Sargent Shriver. Sargent Shriver. Stephen M. Young. Stephen M. Young. B. Everett Jordan. B. Everett Jordan. He transferred to a journalism career with a self-syndicated news column in 1972 , which was subsequently picked up and distributed nationally as Ron Hendren In Washington by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate .. Los Angeles Times Syndicate. Los Angeles Times Syndicate. This led to a career as an on-air commentator and critic at the NBC owned and operated station WRC-TV in Washington D.C. .. WRC-TV. WRC-TV. During his tenure at WRC , Hendren was a visiting lecturer in journalism at the University of Maryland at College Park .. University of Maryland at College Park. University of Maryland. Hendren joined the Today Show in 1979 , becoming the first on-air network television critic in the United States .. Today Show. Today ( U.S. TV program ). He joined Entertainment Tonight in 1981 while at the same time continuing a daily local commentary on KNBC News .. Entertainment Tonight. Entertainment Tonight. KNBC News. KNBC. Hendren also hosted a nationally syndicated radio program , `` TV Tonight with Ron Hendren . ''. After leaving Entertainment Tonight in 1984 , Hendren hosted nationally syndicated television programs including `` All About Us '' and `` BreakThrough  : Television 's Journal of Science and Medicine . ''. Entertainment Tonight. Entertainment Tonight