# "The Comey Rule" miniseries **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 30, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comey-rule-miniseries/921852 "2020-09-30T00:25:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comey-rule-miniseries/921852/1 "2020-09-30T00:25:06Z")
I really felt I should post a heads-up about this, in case anyone hasn’t seen it or perhaps not even heard of it. It’s a miniseries based on Comey’s book. I saw it last night and I highly recommend it. Its rating on IMDB seems to have been seriously downvoted by Trumpists, but it’s really well done. I debated whether to post this here or in CS, but CS is not typically political and my point is that IMHO this is very politically and emotionally powerful. Somehow it affected me much more than Comey’s book (_A Higher Loyalty_) on which it’s based. It’s like the book was rather understated, while this takes the gloves off regarding what we’re really dealing with here, while remaining (AFAICT) wholly factual. Watching this was the first time I really started to feel that what we’re facing here is not merely the worst and most destructive president in history, but a real-life dystopia. Brendan Gleeson’s portrayal of Trump, while slightly but rather brilliantly exaggerated in the mannerisms, was genuinely and appropriately scary. > **[The Comey Rule](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Comey_Rule)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > The Comey Rule is an American political drama television miniseries, based on the book A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership by former FBI director James Comey. The miniseries stars Jeff Daniels as Comey and Brendan Gleeson as President Donald Trump. The two-part miniseries was aired from September 27 to September 28, 2020 on Showtime. > The series follows FBI director James Comey in the run-up to the 2016 election, and later in the early m... Mods, please feel free to move to CS if you think it appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comey-rule-miniseries/921852/2 "2020-10-04T10:27:46Z")
I saw it. Scared the shit out of me. I get that he was put between a rock and a hard place, but still feel he should have known what an abhorrent stain Trump is. I’ll say this though, he stuck to his guns knowing full well he was going to piss his family off. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comey-rule-miniseries/921852/3 "2020-10-06T17:46:20Z")
I’ve seen ads for this, and the cast looks awesome. And if this had been made 10 years from now, with Trump just a bad memory, I’d almost certainly watch it. But right now, when we’re still in the middle of the shit Trump is causing? Nope. I get that just watching the news, don’t need it in my movies too. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comey-rule-miniseries/921852/4 "2020-10-07T12:30:45Z")
I thought Comey was played a little too sympathetic and that every decision he made was in the fight for truth, justice, and the American way. But the portrayal of Donald T. by Brendan Gleeson was downright frightening. He didn’t look that authentic and he spoke a bit too much like Vito Corleone, but damned he had the facial expression and mannerisms down. Watching him eat that bowl of ice cream was exactly like I think Donnie does it and scared the hell out of me. Not a perfect show but definitely worth watching.