[QuadList] Farnsworth

[Chuck Reti]

Some of us had the opportunity to see a play, "The Farnsworth  
Invention," an "historical drama" based on Philo T.'s life and  
struggles. It had been performed in southern California, and in fall  
of 2007, made it to Broadway for a brief few months' run at the Music  
Box Theatre. It faithfully portrayed some of the well-known  
incidents, but did play quite fast and loose in reenacting many  
events around the Farnsworth-Sarnoff battles. Despite this, it was  
fun to see this bit of video-nerd culture as a Broadway play.
Hank Azaria played Sarnoff, Jimmi Simpson was Farnsworth; writer,  
Aaron Sorkin ("The West Wing" and other notable efforts).

Chuck Reti
Detroit MI


On Jul 12, 2011, at 12:16 PM, <bill.spencer at northstarstudios.tv> wrote:
> Thanks for the clarification Park.  Even though I have been an avid  
> Farnsworth supporter my entire life, it appears there is much fact  
> that gets turned into urban legend.  I guess I should hunt down  
> some of these books and do a little reading!
>
> I had always also heard that Mr. Farnsworth got his ideas from a  
> man who was considered the village idiot in his small town in Utah,  
> but Philo thought there was something to it and he pursued  
> developing the ideas.  The real sci-fi nuts figure he was a time  
> traveler who got stuck there out of his technological world with no  
> one to understand him except Philo Farnsworth.  It would make a  
> good movie!
>

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