[aynrandfreak]

This is all just a big publicity stunt to get ratings. They are letting it leak that it's very negative to get the Reagan haters watching. Then they'll cut out most of the "controversial" scenes by the final edit. They are just trying to gin up interest & it's worked so far.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I dunno.
Advertisers cannot like what they're hearing about boycotts of their products.

[BobbyK]

They are just trying to gin up interest & it's worked so far.

I'd say they are pleased with the ginned up publicity.

[Pagey]

This is all just a big publicity stunt to get ratings

Oh, I tend to doubt that in this case. Please see post # 68.Here's part of what I wrote:

Only half of voting age American DumbocRATS will watch your filthy mini-series and 'barely half of that group' will actually watch it each day. I find it fascinating that you've intentionally and effectively alienated a rather large portion of potential viewers, by making a mini-series that tells blatant falsehoods.
BTW, I don't believe for a moment that this was leaked intentionally to Matt Drudge. If there was no Internet, do you actually believe any program on TV, 'E.T.' or any other, would've acquired, much less read the transcript outtakes on TV? You can't possibly believe that.