[fight_truth_decay]

Streisand (November 10, 2003): "It seems impossible to believe that CBS has really cancelled the airing of The Reagans - the first time in the history of television that a program has been cancelled just before airing due to political pressure. The movie will now be aired on Showtime, which is broadcast in 14 million homes versus the 108 million homes that can tune into CBS. People should be able to see this movie, or choose not to. What is the network so intimidated by? It couldn't possibly just be the suggested "boycott." If the show had aired, everybody would have probably tuned in just to see what all the fuss was about and few advertisers would want to miss out on that. One possibility, which I have seen mentioned many times, is that CBS' parent company, Viacom, is concerned about the implications for the proposed new FCC regulations that would allow them to expand their markets. Perhaps they don't want to alienate key Republican support for these FCC changes."

Just a conclusion to those following The Reagans. I didn't watch..I had read enough of the screenplay. Those I know did not watch.

[hattend]

"Today in the United States, 890,000 people live with the AIDS virus. Over 500,000 have died from the disease, including the 150,000 during the Reagan Administration."

Unless Ronaldus Magnus was "patient zero" there is no way the left can hang this canard on him.

[KC_Conspirator]

It sounds even worse than I thought. Its not like this was some little politician - this movie was about a man who many consider one of the greatest president in US history. To not mention his accomplishments of defeating the Soviets or his role in reviving the economy is evidence this movie was at worst a hatchet job and at best a three hour slight.

[kevao]

I'm sorry I'm not a Showtime subscriber. I would have loved to cancel my subscription over this. Well, too late now.

[maxwellp]

We did not watch it, but we don't have Showtime. But we don't know anyone who watched it. Babs, it died the death it deserved - only the media watched it.