Enron

[wal66]

Watched the CNBC documentery lastnight about the whole Enrol scandal. OMG! The depth of it was amazing. How many were involved, the number of years this went on, the people that allowed themselves to become part of it, the political connections involved, the number of people that were left with nothing and lost everything.

I knew it was bad but until I watched this I had no idea just how enormous it was. The connections to the Bush's was well documented at the time but I never recalled hearing the connection to Schwarzenegger prior to his becoming governor.

If you haven't seen the special "The Smartest Guys In The Room" watch it.

[Boner_18]

I saw this on good friday as the market was closed and I agree. I was amazed at the complexity of the whole thing... though methinks there was more than less journalistic stylization (read: BS). Still a good watch.. Afterwards I even searched the net for some ENRON employee swag, a coffee mug, beach towel etc. Didn't find any cheap enough.

[mmike032]

I watched it also.
interesting it was

[wal66]

Oh I absolutely agree that there was a jadedness to the perspective but that is common practice. In fact I watched a documentery about documenteries in which they detailed how it is impossible to send a message and still be able to stay completely impartial along the way. That by merely posing only one side of a question is in and of itself lacking integrity. Still and all though it would be hard pressed to see where Enron and those involved did any good for anyone other than top officials, government leaders, certain bank executives and the few who were smart enough to cash out early.

[dice]

CNBC did a great job on the documentary. I remember the rolling blackouts in California in the late 1990s. My electric bill was like triple and quadruple what it had been.

[mrmarket]

Try this series. It was much less bland than the book: Chronicling the history of money (note John Law the Gambler and his Mississippi bubble)

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-ascent-of-money/

EDIT:
Also found the Enron Documentary if anyone hasn't seen it yet

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/enron-the-smartest-guys-in-the-room/

And finally another "documentary" but very slanted yet entertaining

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/maxed-out/