You're (Darn)right! I posted my thread today at ~ 5 AM ET & this was posted at ~7:15...should've waited! ;-) I'll include it in Today's Toons 3/20/06 even though it's kinda off topic(s) for me, but it is cute!
Posted on 03/17/2006 3:52:15 AM PST by Panerai
Tom Cruise reportedly got Comedy Central to cancel Wednesday night's cablecast of the controversial "South Park" episode about Scientology by warning that he'd refuse to promote "Mission Impossible 3," reports today's Page Six.
Paramount, the film company who holds Cruise's contract, is counting on "MI3" to bring in blockbuster profits this summer, and Paramount is owned by parent company Viacom, which so happens to also own Comedy Central.
The "South Park" episode entitled, "Trapped in the Closet," takes jabs at Scientology and shows Cruise, John Travolta and R. Kelly (who is not a Scientologist, but has a song called "Trapped in the Closet") literally in a closet.
The episode, which first aired last November, was suppose to rerun on Wednesday night, but was mysteriously yanked at the last minute.
Hollywoodinterrupted.com reports that Cruise went straight to the top - to the execs at Viacom - and warned he'd boycott the promotion for "MI3" unless the "South Park" episode was pulled, reports Page Six.
Richard Johnson has the details: 'Series creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have been told not to discuss the matter - to avoid embarrassing Cruise as they did Isaac Hayes last week when Hayes, also a Scientologist, quit his role as the voice of the Chef character.
Hayes claimed he couldn't stand by while "South Park" made fun of religion, but Stone pointed out that Hayes had cashed plenty of checks while the show made fun of Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Stone hinted that Hayes was pressed to quit by his minders in the Church of Scientology.
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Unless they were spiking Chappelle's drinks with LSD, I don't think you can blame that one on Comdey Central.
Come on now, 'Rain Man' and 'Eyes Wide Shut' were good.
Scientology is a brilliant ploy to seperate wwealthy idiots from their money. There are no poor Scientologists.
Rolling Stone (yes, THAT Rolling Stone) had an excellent article on Scientology in their last issue. By the time you make it to the level where they tell you about Xenu and the volcanos, the amout of time and money one has spent must add up to one hell of a case of cognitive dissonance. I'll bet that's what happened to Cruise.
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/9363363/inside_scientology?rnd=1142611560953&has-player=false
Tom Cruise is a FREAK. So is his Scientology.. that has nothing to do with TRUTH.
"Tom Cruise is in the closet and he won't come OUUUTT!"
Tom Cruise doth protest too much -- about anything and everything these days -- can't keep his mouth shut!
RUN, KATIE, RUN -- get YOUR child away from that xenu-moonbat!!
Scientology isn't a religion.....it's a cult!
/maniacal evil laughter
You're (Darn)right! I posted my thread today at ~ 5 AM ET & this was posted at ~7:15...should've waited! ;-) I'll include it in Today's Toons 3/20/06 even though it's kinda off topic(s) for me, but it is cute!
Only because they have not established their upper hand over adherents ... yet.
You want Clooney to really defend free speech? Goodnight and Good Luck with that.
According to Trey & Matt, Clooney thought his lampooning in "Team America" was rather funny. (shrug)
Chef should stay in the series with another actor voicing his part.
When Mary Kay Bergman killed herself, they found another actress to perform the voices of Kyle's mother, Cartman's mother, Stan's sister, etc.
"Tom Cruise is not weird or short: Simon Pegg"
Oh, Simon. I'm very disappointed in you.
LOL
He hasn't made anything good in 15 years.
"Eyes Wide Shut" (directed by Stanley Kubrick) was the one of the biggest pieces of poo ever made, IMO. I wish had those two hours back of my life that I spent watching that movie.
Wise choice. War of the Worlds was a huge waste of time.
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