Once again, America is at the Crossroads. But who picks the President? The TV box or the Ballot Box? Watch as Martin Sheen reveals how TV writes the scripts, directs the action and casts the candidates in two big elections spanning more than a quarter century--1980 and 2008. The Dream Ticket. The Obama Phenomenon. The October Surprise. Hillary's Emotional Moment. The Ron Paul Fiasco. America Held Hostage. Chappaquiddick Revisited. These are the stories they tell us. These are the stories that they would have guide us to help us decide. It's a substance-free silly season and once the trick is revealed perhaps you'll be tricked no more. Meanwhile, the grand theft goes on--but you won't see it reported on corporate TV. Share this video. Reform the media. Break up the media trusts. Support Free Press, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and others to keep the Internet free. It's ours. We paid for it. Watch for updates.

Part 1: The Made-for-TV Election Opening

Part 2: Carter's Crisis of Competence

Part 3: The Kennedy Challenge

Part 4: The Ron Paul Fiasco

Part 5: America Held Hostage

Part 6: Iowa

Part 7: The Obama Phenomenon

Part 8: Reagan's Nashua Theatrics

Part 9: Hillary's Emotional Moment

Part 10: Maverick John Anderson

Part 11: The Media's Maverick McCain

Part 12: Carter's Rose Garden Strategy

Part 13: The ABC "Debate"

Part 14: The Dream Ticket (Part A)

Part 15: The Dream Ticket (part B)

Part 16: The 1980 Democratic Convention

Part 17: The Buffoon and Meenie

Part 18: The Great Debate

Part 19: The October Surprise

Part 20: Day 366

Part 21: Election Night

Part 22: Epilogue