Posted on 09/04/2007 7:50:38 PM PDT by doug from upland
Screenwriter of documentary says ABC exec said delay has been prompted by unflattering portrayal of previous administration.
By Martin Miller, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer September 5, 2007
Among the nearly two dozen television DVDs slated for nationwide release on Sept. 11 is the second season of "Bones," the third season of "Grey's Anatomy" and the miniseries "The Starter Wife" that aired earlier this year. Not on the list on that day or any other in the near future is last year's highly controversial "The Path to 9/11."
The $40-million, five-hour ABC miniseries, which recently received seven Emmy nominations and drew a combined two-night audience of more than 25 million viewers, is for now on the path to nowhere. Its Amazon page reads: "Currently unavailable. We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock."
With no date for the release, questions are being raised about whether political pressure is behind its current status as a stalled or discarded DVD project. The reasons are murky, but the miniseries' writer, Cyrus Nowrasteh, believes it's crystal clear: Powerful forces are out to protect Bill Clinton's presidential legacy and shield Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) from any potential collateral damage in her bid for the White House.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
People have asked me why the Peter Paul story isn’t being told in the mainstream media. Here you go. A studio is not releasing a DVD that could make an enormous amount of money because they are afraid of Hillary Clinton. That is the bottom line. Shareholders need to sue the execs making this decision.
Did we beat Drudge?
Just pirate a copy to Red China, and they will have it available in every cook shop in Asia within 72 hours, with a beautiful jacket and a " directors cut" notice, with selective audio in English , Mandarin,Japanese, Korean, Spanish and French.
Whats wrong with these director guys, no bawrs?
Why are they afraid of her? The fear of her is what makes her formidable. If people quit being afriad she loses lots of her power...especially when the truth is printed ....then she melts into the ground.
ABC makes some changes to 9/11 series
| 9/10/06 |
NEW YORK - ABC aired its miniseries “The Path to 9/11” on Sunday but made editing changes after former Clinton administration officials complained it contained fabricated scenes about their actions prior to the terrorist attacks
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Yes, it is amazing that they had the guts at the TIMES to do this.
Shareholders, sue these execs. They are harming the value of your stock.
“highly controversial”
Pfft!
Wasn’t it Charlie Trie who said “I want to stay alive” when being interviewed about Clinton fund raising on one of those magazine shows in the 1990’s? Maybe the ABC execs don’t want to experience Arkancide first hand.
An ABC spokeswoman reached Tuesday would say only that the company "has no release date at this time," and she declined to comment further.Of course they won't respond. Because they know if they don't the story will evaporate.Meanwhile, Sen. Clinton's campaign staff did not return an e-mail or a phone call seeking comment.
I am not sure if we did, but it would just be another notch on the door frame. We have quite a few of them.
I watched the first episode when it was aired. Well done and worth purchasing for occasional viewing. Frankly, not a one of us comes out smelling like a rose when it comes to dealing with the religious fanatics who seek our demise. But pride is the currency of both politician and media, so their shenanigans are on display from start to finish, coloring not only course of history, but how that history is reported.
Well, there’s always bittorrent...
Anyone that crosses the Clintons ends up committing "suicide".
The Klintoons will have the wardrobe legacies, his a dress, hers a Hsu.
That’s pretty good. :)
I'm not foolish enough to own a newspaper stock.
***Cyrus was just on with John Ziegler. Execs told him this was not being released because of Hillary’s candidacy.***
Just Heard him on with John, this has to be reversed, and the DVD ‘Path To 9/11’ has to be made available to the public! NOW!
Not the newspaper stock. ABC studio stock. Cyrus says they could make a hundred mil on the DVD sales. They are refusing to release it.
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