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.
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No DVD is available of the even the edited version.
Who are the executives at ABC (and/or) Disney that could be contacted?
Note that there is the stench of rotting excrement on that breeze as well.
I wish that ABC would publicaly admit WHY they will not release it. I guess that pressure, threats and the vindictive nature of the Clinton's prevails in this case.
Where's the liberal demands for 'openness' here? They have seem to have no problem at all with Michael Moore's attempts to slander the President.
Unbelievable, absolutely unbelievable.
This is absolutely outrageous.
Cyrus was on Michael Medved’s show this afternoon. Interesting suggestion from a caller that since Disney stock was publicly owned, by their (Disney’s) descision to purposely not issuing a DVD which is par for the course for any motion picture, if there is some SEC violation in which charges can be brought upon Disney via their shareholders.
That’s interesting. I suggested the shareholders sue as soon as I heard this on Ziegler’s show last night.
BTTT
They’ll release it after they edit in the part where Clinton realized there was a terrorist threat and aggressively went after OBL.
I don’t think it’s so much they are afraid of her (though, that could certainly be a consideration) as they are protecting her and want to get her elected. They loved Bubba and want to see his political mate follow in his footsteps.
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