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Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2022 comedy and documentary series

The G Word
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Genre	Comedy, Documentary
Created by	Adam Conover Jon Wolf Jon Cohen
Inspired by	The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis
Written by	Jonathan Braylock Adam Conover Hallie Haglund Biniam Bizuneh Brian Frange
Directed by	Nneka Onuorah Jon Wolf
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1 (limited series)
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Priya Swaminathan Barack Obama Michelle Obama Tonia Davis Jon Wolf Jon Cohen Adam Conover
Producers	Zachary Halley James Burns
Cinematography	Charlie Gruet
Editors	John Cason Michael Schultz
Production companies	A24Fair PointHigher Ground Productions
Original release
Release	May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)

The G Word with Adam Conover is a 2022 American documentary comedy show on Netflix created by Adam Conover.[1][2][3] The show discusses topics and their connection to the federal government of the United States,[4] with "the g word" referring to 'government.' The show is produced by Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, and his wife, Michelle Obama.[1][5] Each episode examines a different aspect of the government,[6] loosely based on the book The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis.[7]

Writing for the show had started a week before COVID-19 lockdowns, before being moved online.[8]

Episodes

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No. inseason	Title
1	"Food"
Adam unpacks the origins of the USDA, the ways in which it keeps food safe, its challenges, and how it's directly responsible for stuffed-crust pizza.
2	"Weather"
How's the weather? The answer could mean life or death. Adam meets with those tasked with predicting the weather and handling its fallout.
3	"Money"
From bank bailouts to stimulus checks: Adam digs into the ways in which the government keeps people in the black - or shortchanges them.
4	"Future"
"Hey, Siri. Who created GPS, drones, Roomba, and you?" "A military defense agency responsible for some amazing - and awful - advancements in tech."
5	"Disease"
Adam examines the U.S. government's helpful and harmful approaches to sickness and finds that incompetence and indifference are all too contagious.
6	"Change"
A disillusioned Adam visits Barack Obama to see if the man who unsuccessfully made "hope and change" a thing can explain how to make an actual impact in government.

Reception

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On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, The G Word has an approval rating of 100% based on 5 reviews.[9] Melissa Camacho wrote for Common Sense Media that "There's a lot to be learned here, and it's a lot more entertaining than your average civics class."[10] Nell Minow wrote in RogerEbert.com that "If we don’t believe in government, it dies. We cannot believe in it if we do not understand it, and The G Word's depictions of the best and worst of government are a welcome first step."[11] Some critics questioned the show's association with Barack and Michelle Obama: Sonia Rao of The Washington Post wrote in an article titled 'Why it’s hard to trust an Obama-produced show to critique the government', that 'The G Word' was characterized by a, "...somewhat disingenuous take on what is required for the government to truly serve its people — perhaps the most obvious indicator of its producers’ bias."[12] Libertarian political pundit John Stossel criticized the show, writing in Reason that the show was "big government propaganda" that "sneers at what it calls this philosophy that the free market should be trusted over the government."[13]

References

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1. ^ a b Rao, Sonia (May 19, 2022). "Why it's hard to trust an Obama-produced show to critique the government". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
2. ^ Gunderson, Alexis (May 18, 2022). "Talking The G Word with Adam Conover with Adam Conover". Paste Magazine. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
3. ^ Hughes, William (May 4, 2022). "Adam Conover ruins the U.S. government in trailer for Netflix's The G Word". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
4. ^ Minow, Nell (May 17, 2022). "Netflix's The G Word with Adam Conover Shows the Best and Worst of Government". Roger Ebert. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
5. ^ Keller, Joel (May 19, 2022). "'The G Word With Adam Conover' Netflix Review: Stream It Or Skip It?". Decider. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
6. ^ Zilko, Christian (May 3, 2022). "'The G Word with Adam Conover' Trailer: 'Adam Ruins Everything' Comic Debunks the U.S. Government". IndieWire. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
7. ^ Conover, Adam (May 19, 2022). "Adam Ruins the Government in Netflix's 'The G Word with Adam Conover'" (Interview). Interviewed by Pruner, Aaron. Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
8. ^ Conover, Adam (May 19, 2022). "Going Beyond the Script of 'The G Word' and How Government Responds to Disease (Or Not)". Kaiser Health News (Video). Interviewed by Rosenthal, Elisabeth. Kaiser Family Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
9. ^ "The G Word With Adam Conover - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
10. ^ Camacho, Melissa. "The G Word with Adam Conover TV review by Melissa Camacho, Common Sense Media". Common Sense Media.
11. ^ Minow, Nell (May 17, 2022). "Netflix's The G Word with Adam Conover Shows the Best and Worst of Government". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
12. ^ Rao, Sonia. "Why it's hard to trust an Obama-produced show to critique the government". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
13. ^ Stossel, John (October 19, 2022). "Netflix Teams Up With the Obamas To Produce Big Government Propaganda". Reason. Retrieved October 22, 2022.

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• The G Word on Netflix
• The G Word at IMDb

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