Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

History, Documentary

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Xan Cassavetes

Status Released

Release Date 2004-05-16

Storyline

A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.