[Vision]

I don't think the stories compare.

The Democrat party threatened ABC to edit or pull a factual drama- where I believe each scene is documented.

But the Reagan special was a fictional hatchet job written to order and stopped only by people who loved Reagan.

[cripplecreek]

There's a big difference between consumer pressure and threats from a political party.

[longtermmemmory]

The two don't compare.

TheReagans was written by two homsexuals who admitted they were making up scenes in order to change the perception of reagan.

Additionally, this was private individuals doing a private protest. There were not senators jumping in to threaten special hearings or subpoena power.

[.cnI redruM]

If the two situations are similar, could you please tell me which five Republican Senators sent a threatening letter to CBS insinuating the termination of their broadcast license.

[BenLurkin]

"Ironically, CBS' decision came two days after the network's 75th anniversary special, which included a skit by the Smothers Brothers poking fun at CBS for firing them more than 30 years ago because of their political content.

"Another precedent came in 1979, when CBS pulled a comedy series about a black congressman after complaints by some actual black politicians who had seen a screening, said TV historian Tim Brooks"