Prop 8 Trial as Made for TV Movie

Maureen Dowd in the NY Times today on the Prop 8 trial closing arguments:

The Federal District Court trial that seems tailored for a made-for-TV movie features the remarkable odd-couple pairing of two lawyers who have already been depicted in a made-for-TV movie, “Recount,” about their rivalry in another historic trial, Bush v. Gore. The conservative Ted Olson now prides himself on being “an honorary lesbian,” and the liberal David Boies now prides himself on upbraiding Barack Obama for not pushing to give gays the same shot at marital bliss — and misery — that people like the president’s parents got when interracial marriage was legalized.

With all due respect to Ms. Dowd, it's an historical moment much too big for the small screen. It needs the theater.