Washington, DC — Sitting here watching bountyhunter "dog" chapman as the lead story on Big Idea with Donny Deutsch tonite; ok — but not like last night’s boxing special with boxing historian bert sugar, boom boom mancini (remember that livingstone bramble fight in ’82 or ’83? wow), emile griffith’s son, and a host of interesting boxing personalities discussing the primal nature of the sport. if you love boxing, best show donny has done yet, and he’s a fight fan too, which, for a political "progressive" is cool.
The Big Idea is a vastly superior show to the one its replaced with McEnroe — and it’s all about personality. Deutsch is super sharp, really understands people, and is accessible in his being; McEnroe is intelligent, but he’s not a welcoming person at an intuitive level — and that’s a huge difference as to why Big Idea is a far superior all around presentation.