CBS Says Decision to Pull "Reagans" had nothing to do with Controversy!

Fox News ^ | 1133 AM, 4 Nov 03 | Fox News

[Steve_Seattle]

Ok, I thought the quote was from CBS. We've got some good potential spin doctors in here. Last week I was congratulated on some fake leads I wrote for for the mainstream media's coverage of President Bush's press conference. We're becoming good mimics.

[bonesmccoy]

"as we did with films such as 'Jesus,' '9-11' and 'Hitler.'"

Great to see how CBS thinks... Jesus, 9-11, and Hitler in the same breath...

must be strange water up there in CBS HQ.

[xzins]

Statement of CBS from Drudge's Website CBS STATEMENT

CBS STATEMENT REGARDING 'THE REAGANS'

"CBS will not broadcast THE REAGANS on November 16 and 18. This decision is based solely on our reaction to seeing the final film, not the controversy that erupted around a draft of the script.

Although the mini-series features impressive production values and acting performances, and although the producers have sources to verify each scene in the script, we believe it does not present a balanced portrayal of the Reagans for CBS and its audience. Subsequent edits that we considered did not address those concerns.

A free broadcast network, available to all over the public airwaves, has different standards than media the public must pay to view. We do, however, recognize and respect the filmmakers' right to have their voice heard and their film seen. As such, we have reached an agreement to license the exhibition rights for the film to Showtime, a subscriber-based, pay-cable network. We believe this is a solution that benefits everyone involved.

This was not an easy decision to make. CBS does tackle controversial subjects and provide tough assessments of prominent historical figures and events, as we did with films such as 'Jesus,' '9-11' and 'Hitler.' We will continue to do so in the future."

[cold_dead_fingers]

In a related story, scientists are now claiming that thunder and lightning are in no way related, and that the moon is actually made from cheese.

[Digger]

Congrats to "the people" who made this happen. Too bad "the people" weren't elected to seats in Congress rather than the slugs that we voted in. Still say that an alternative to the "Two-Party Cartel" is the only way to win some conservatives issues.

[Steve_Seattle]

If they are pretending they would have dumped the movie without the prior controversy, they're lying.

[xzins]

:>)

Eating crow.....feather by feather, bone by bone.

[Political Junkie Too]

do, however, recognize and respect the filmmakers' right to have their voice heard and their film seen.

Where is the "right" to have their film seen? Does this mean that I must be forced to watch if they have a right to have their film seen? I can accept a "right" to have their film shown, but there is no right to have it seen.

-PJ

[DManA]

We won this round. We forced them to acknowledge the product was too biased to run in prime time. Let's take 5 minutes to celebrate and get back to saving the country.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

from Yahoo's financial profile page (http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=VIAb):

MULTEX ABRIDGED BUSINESS SUMMARY

Viacom Inc. is a diversified worldwide entertainment company with operations in various segments, including cable networks, television, Infinity, entertainment and video. The cable networks segment operates MTV Music Television, Showtime, Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite, VH1 Music First, MTV2 Music Television, TV Land, TNN: The National Network, CMT: Country Music Television, the BET Cable Network and BET Jazz: The Jazz Channel, among other program services. The television segment consists of the CBS and UPN television networks, King World Productions and Paramount Television. It operates Infinity as radio and outdoor segments. The entertainment segment includes Paramount Pictures, the publishing and distribution of consumer books and multimedia products, movie theater and music publishing operations and Paramount Parks, which owns and operates five theme parks and a themed attraction in the United States and Canada. The video segment consists of an interest in Blockbuster Inc.

[Strider]

Sure, I'll take five minutes to celebrate. Then, I'll take another five minutes to let Viacrap know I'll never give them one red sent again.

Celebrate a victory, yes. Give CBS a pat on the back for not running that hit piece, I don't think so.

[John123]

Oh yes, sorry. I will flog myself with a hollyweird noodle and go back to "drama" class. (Which follows right after "journalism" instruction.)

:)

[SuziQ]

Yeah, right!

[Wright is right!]

"I don't see how moving this piece of garbage from CBS to Showtime fixes anything."

Open your eyes. If it had run on SeeBS, even if it had been the lowest-rated show of the week, several million innocent Americans would have seen it. If it runs on Showtime, a pay-cable channel, its audience will likely number only a couple hundred thousand, if that. Plus, Showtime has yet to say when or even IF it will run. This is a big victory.

Michael

[xzins]

see #43

[JesseHousman]

Keep it up CBS and the next statement will be regarding your Chapter 11 status.

[bootless]

Do they have Yogi writing their press releases?

No, Baghdad Bob.

[DManA]

You've obviously never trained a dog. You gotta give a litle doggy treat whenever they do something right.

[1L]

CBS will not broadcast THE REAGANS on November 16 and 18. This decision is based solely on our reaction to seeing the final film, not the controversy that erupted around a draft of the script.

I will not break a beer bottle over my head. My decision not to do so is based solely on the fact that I do not want to upstage John Belushi for having done it on Animal House.

[skinkinthegrass]

1998-Bubba Clinton: "I did not have sex with that woman."

2003-See BS: "See BSs' decision to 'PULL' The Reagans" had nothing to do with the Controversy."

Then = Now = BOLDFACED LIES..nothing has chhagned.