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'Duck Dynasty' backlash spotlights an uneasy reality in TV industry
LA Times ^ | December 20, 2013, 5:00 a.m. | Scott Collins

Posted on 12/20/2013 11:05:43 AM PST by BenLurkin

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To: cloudmountain

It’s actually a really funny show with a good Christian moral to each episode wrapped up with the family prayer at dinner time at the end.


21 posted on 12/20/2013 11:45:23 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama lied .. the economy died.)
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To: cloudmountain

You have not been paying attention… it is not about the show. A person spoke about his faith and was asked specifically about sin and homosexuality. Phil answered in a biblical manner and essentially was fired for speaking his faith. YOU and everyone else should be outraged at this. The ‘truth’ patrol will be knocking on your door next saying you said something to someone that was offensive. This is a threat to anyone who wishes to be able to speak openly. This country is a very short distance from out lawing biblical teaching and the Bible. YOU and everyone else should care about this


22 posted on 12/20/2013 11:48:21 AM PST by Nifster
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To: Valpal1

I’ll bet many of those “outraged” tv execs don’t care one way or the other about Robertson’s statements. I get the feeling that Robertson was set up. These libs had to know what he and his clan thought about homosexuality. They couldn’t have been that dumb even if they are libs. Probably some homo(s) with power at A&E decided to force the issue and take the network down the tubes with him rather than tolerate Christians on his network.


23 posted on 12/20/2013 11:52:26 AM PST by driftless2
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To: cloudmountain

A&E started Duck Dynasty as a way to poke fun at their lifestyle. Mockery. Now they have an unexpected hit on their hands and the stars of the show use their success to speak out on Christianity.

Liberal A&E would rather lose the ratings than allow conservative viewpoints to be expressed. While this is not a first ammendment issue, it is certainly an illustration of the lengths that the entertainment industry will go to silence Christians.


24 posted on 12/20/2013 11:52:38 AM PST by kidd
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To: BenLurkin

You have to wonder how much the producers of “American Chopper” had to do with the explosion of the Tuttle family. It seemed to me like a lot of the controversy that you’d see during a typical episode was amped-up to say the least.


25 posted on 12/20/2013 11:56:16 AM PST by Tallguy (between taglines...)
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To: Nifster

Or a very short distance from unleashing hell on the communist sex perverts trying to subjugate us.

This is where we draw the line, time to tell the faggots to get back in the closet and leave decent folk alone


26 posted on 12/20/2013 11:59:36 AM PST by Rome2000 (THE WASHINGTONIANS AND UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE ARE THE ENEMY -ROTATE THE CAPITAL AMONGST THE STATES)
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To: ex-snook
NY Daily News headlines it as SCHMUCK DYNASTY. Maybe that will attract viewers in NYC.

Boy, can the NY Daily News take insult to a HIGH level.

27 posted on 12/20/2013 11:59:42 AM PST by cloudmountain
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To: cloudmountain

DD’s not my cup of tea either.

But as a cultural phenomenon that represents pushback by “the people” and something that others enjoy, I’m for it.


28 posted on 12/20/2013 12:02:15 PM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: ThisLittleLightofMine
Because it is the only show on TV that you can watch with your children that doesn’t have gratuitous sex scenes, filthy language and liberal brainwashing agendas.

The ONLY show?
I watch the old stuff, Frasier, and such. The old shows are great and your kids would love them. You don't have to tell them that they are old shows if they are very young. Just let them enjoy.

As for the liberal brainwashing agendas, that's par for the course since the most liberal Dems are the network moguls. I would think they would be a great teaching tool for you.

29 posted on 12/20/2013 12:02:39 PM PST by cloudmountain
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To: Windflier

Yes, seriously. I don’t find the two guys funny AT ALL...seriously.


30 posted on 12/20/2013 12:04:05 PM PST by cloudmountain
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To: Mount Athos

Yep, I’d say he’s pegged it just about perfectly.


31 posted on 12/20/2013 12:04:33 PM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: BenLurkin

TV Land... dissenting opinions are not allowed


32 posted on 12/20/2013 12:05:24 PM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: kidd
A&E started Duck Dynasty as a way to poke fun at their lifestyle. Mockery. Now they have an unexpected hit on their hands and the stars of the show use their success to speak out on Christianity.
Liberal A&E would rather lose the ratings than allow conservative viewpoints to be expressed. While this is not a first ammendment issue, it is certainly an illustration of the lengths that the entertainment industry will go to silence Christians.

Agreed on the second paragraph.

Hollyweird detests Christianity because it decries their lifestyle, the nudity, profanity, blasphemy, immorality, greed, and such. That is what Christianity is SUPPOSED to do, among other things.

33 posted on 12/20/2013 12:07:23 PM PST by cloudmountain
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i don’t care about Duck Dynasty; never watched it and rarely watch TV, but the hypocrisy should outrage everyone and I, for one, am glad its getting this kind of coverage...

think of it like this; the same whiney liberals who are screaming about this guys views on homosexuality think NOTHING of referring to you or i as “tea baggers”....


34 posted on 12/20/2013 12:09:32 PM PST by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: God luvs America
i don’t care about Duck Dynasty; never watched it and rarely watch TV, but the hypocrisy should outrage everyone and I, for one, am glad its getting this kind of coverage...
think of it like this; the same whiney liberals who are screaming about this guys views on homosexuality think NOTHING of referring to you or i as “tea baggers”....

You have a point.

35 posted on 12/20/2013 12:10:23 PM PST by cloudmountain
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To: Mount Athos
That is a good take on the situation I think. DD is a little too silly for me so I've never watched it much, but I really like the standards and values they've brought to TV.
36 posted on 12/20/2013 12:41:04 PM PST by skyman
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To: cloudmountain

“My favorite shows, since I can’t give you just one: ...”

Well there you go...you do have any comedies listed except O’Reilly. That’s why you don’t get it.


37 posted on 12/20/2013 12:42:27 PM PST by bluecollarman (Wanted....witty tagline.)
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To: cloudmountain

If you’re a person with a family you will enjoy this show. Yes, for the most part it’s fake, but they make fun of themselves and if you’ll take your time to get to know the characters, you’ll love them.

They have marathons of this show all the time. I’ll challenge any one with a sense of humor to sit down and watch 3 episodes. If you do, you’ll be hooked.

I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard at a television show more than when Willie Robinson took a Yoga class while trying to lose weight. Too freakin funny.


38 posted on 12/20/2013 12:48:04 PM PST by skinndogNN
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To: cloudmountain

Clearly, you don’t. Why would anyone bother to answer your question? Why do you even ask it? Does it make you feel superior?


39 posted on 12/20/2013 12:51:26 PM PST by be-baw (still seeking)
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To: cloudmountain

I watched a couple of episodes. It’s not really my cup of tea, although I do like the various Storage Wars shows on A&E. But the big picture here is the precedent set. If professing a Biblical point of view is unacceptable in one major corporation, especially a media corporation, it will over time become the norm in corporate culture in general. If expressing such a view risks future career opportunities, it will have, to use a phrase the liberal media loves, a “chilling effect” on freedom of religion and speech. So although I’m neither a fan of the show nor a Christian, I think it’s important.


40 posted on 12/20/2013 12:54:14 PM PST by Hugin
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