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| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | ... |
Himself
3 episodes, 2012
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| Marina Abramovic | |||
| Tory Burch | ... |
Herself
3 episodes, 2012
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| Chuck D | ... |
Himself
3 episodes, 2012
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| James Franco | ... |
Himself
3 episodes, 2012
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| Christy Turlington | ... |
Herself
3 episodes, 2012
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| Judd Apatow | ... |
Himself
2 episodes, 2012
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| Lena Dunham | ... |
Herself
2 episodes, 2012
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| Norah Jones | ... |
Herself
2 episodes, 2012
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| Seth MacFarlane | ... |
Himself
2 episodes, 2012
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Each episode explores the lives of two creative visionaries in an intimate setting and features an unpredictable exchange that reveals their life's work and the alchemy of their different fields.
This was on the Sundance Channel after the film festival coverage program they've been running every night, and I figured I'd watch a little bit of it anyway, to see if it was any good. I wound up watching the whole thing, much to my pleasure. This episode featured Michael Stipe and Mario Batali, and it turned out to be a revealing look at Stipe, in particular: we see him living his life as a 'normal' person, in many different situations, and he comes off splendidly caring, thoughtful and human.
My favorite line of his was when Mario asked him what the difference was between his on-stage persona and his off-stage life: "I don't know who I am up there," he said. That made sense to me.