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Aug 9, 1999

Independent Lens

Name: Independent Lens
Released: 1999-08-09
Rating: 82

Broadly loved

Reactions

490

Score confidence

very high

Seasons

Status

Returning Series

Age rating

TV-PG

Score

The show

This acclaimed Emmy Award-winning anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement and unflinching visions of their independent producers and featuring unforgettable stories about a unique individual, community or moment in history.

The Cast

Stanley Tucci

Stills

The Real Review

People love this documentary series for its unforgettable stories, with the films about librarians and Barbara Jordan standing out as particularly powerful. The show's strength is its originality and the compelling real-life individuals it features, though some specific episodes like the one on horse racing get mixed reactions. Stanley Tucci's involvement, however, consistently draws criticism from those who mention him.

Synthesized from 490 real reactionsvery high confidence

PraisedOriginality · Visuals · Story

Sentiment split

71% positive

22% mixed

7% negative

By aspect

story90

visuals93

originality100

humor100

How opinion moved

The trend appears once there are a couple of scoring runs to compare.

Buzz

Jul 719 reactions over two weeksJul 20

How much people are talking about this show: reactions counted per day they were posted. Gold dots mark days a new episode aired.

Names & topics that came up

The Librariansplot_element32× · 78%+Stanley Tucciperson23× · 0%+Barbara Jordancharacter15× · 93%+WE WANT THE FUNK!plot_element13× · 92%+Natchezplot_element11× · 64%+Free for All: The Public Libraryplot_element7× · 71%+Backside: The Unseen Hands of Horse Racingplot_element6× · 33%+Barbara Jordanperson5× · 40%+The Inquisitorplot_element5× · 80%+librarianscharacter5× · 100%+Rashaad Newsomeperson4× · 25%+The Librarians documentaryplot_element4× · 100%+Dolores Huertacharacter4× · 100%+Banned Booksplot_element3× · 0%+Gore Vidalperson3× · 33%+

Where the signal came from

Social Media

490

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