‘Telemarketers’ on HBO: What happened after Blumenthal meeting

[ad_1] Warning: The following contains spoilers for “Telemarketers” on HBO. The HBO docuseries “Telemarketers” runs its third and final episode Sunday, bringing to a close one of the most unexpected onscreen journeys in recent memory — from the hard-partying offices of a shady New Jersey call center to the office of a sitting U.S. senator.… Continue reading ‘Telemarketers’ on HBO: What happened after Blumenthal meeting

HBO’s ‘Telemarketers’ Calls It Like It Sees It

[ad_1] Patrick J. Pespas and Sam Lipman-Stern are not your typical documentarians, and Telemarketers is all the more powerful for it. Photo: HBO Cop widows and cancer survivors, paralyzed veterans and retired firemen, dying children’s wishes and “brave police under siege”: In Telemarketers, nearly all the organizations for which boiler rooms of callers raised millions… Continue reading HBO’s ‘Telemarketers’ Calls It Like It Sees It

HBO Docuseries ‘Telemarketers’ Directors on Getting Scammed

[ad_1] Telemarketers is on HBO and Max starting August 13. Photo-Illustration: HBO All of his colleagues at the Civic Development Group agreed that Patrick J. Pespas was a telemarketing legend. Before he got into recovery, he would do heroin in the office bathroom, nod off for a second, then jump right into a call —… Continue reading HBO Docuseries ‘Telemarketers’ Directors on Getting Scammed