Unbelievable ‘Elvis’

Had KCET not been in the midst of yet another interminable pledge drive, I would have enjoyed rewatching “The Civil War” (Aug. 14). Instead, I turned to “The Elvis Files” on KTLA, curious to see if this latest titillating example of tabloid TV could be more absurd than Geraldo’s visit to Capone’s cellar. And it was, verily: two overblown hours of Las Vegas glitz, pompous pontification and cornball “re-enactments” plus interruptions for commercials, promotions and telephone solicitations at $2 a call.

Tom Lester, West Los Angeles