[More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.]
Samuel Burke touted Amazon's new streaming TV series Transparent on the 6 October 2014 edition of CNN Newsroom as "groundbreaking," and underlined that it's "tackling a topic that TV has rarely touched." The main character in the series, "Moira," is an elderly father who begins to dress as a woman. Burke acclaimed that "this role of a 70-year-old trans-gender character might just give Netflix a run for its money."
Anchor Carol Costello led into the correspondent's report by outlining that "Netflix created huge buzz with original series, like 'House of Cards.' Now, Amazon has a hit of its own....They're producing their own streaming series for Prime members, and the new latest release, 'Transparent', is getting huge critical acclaim." Burke wasted little time before using his "run for its money" phrase, and played up how "closely-kept secrets typically make for titillating television." He continued with a clip from the series, and with his "groundbreaking" label.