A&E Welcomes Phil Robertson Back to 'Duck Dynasty'

Hollywood Reporter ^ | December 27, 2013

[ConservativeInPA]

Phil Robertson, the patriarch of A&E's Duck Dynasty clan who was suspended from his hit reality series on Dec. 18 following some incendiary comments about gay people, won't be put on hiatus after all.

[Fiji Hill]

I’m cynical. Maybe it was a ploy to boost ratings all along.

That was my suspicion as well. Before he was suspended, I had never heard of Phil Robertson. I had heard of Duck Dynasty, but thought it was some sort of children's program featuring Daffy Duck or something like that. Now, Phil Robertson and Duck Dynasty are over the news and have become household words.

[Chode]

and the RATS, take another one in the.........HA ha!!!

[CodeToad]

I thought the black racist Jesse Jackson demanded to meet with A&E?

[Secret Agent Man]

If I were Phil I’d tell them to Duck Off and go to another network.

[Secret Agent Man]

Phil could just keep talking about this stuff every episode and see if A&E will buy out their contract.

Then onto a better network.

[tx_eggman]

Great,comment on the Hollywood Reporter

Duck Hunters 1 ... Dick Hunters 0

[SeminoleCounty]

I don’t think anything sinister here happened from Robertson family

I believe A&E lawyers were informed by Robertson family lawyers that no Phil was a “breach of contract”...and meant contract could be nullified in arbitration or court. A&E would have lost millions paying off the Robertsons in a contract breach...and Robertsons would have been free agents

You don’t think this happens...look what happened with Michael Savage and TalkRadio Net earlier this year...Savage won a breach of contract claim and allowed to walk with a payoff

[don-o]

A&E is laughing all the way to the bank.

Why so cynical? Don't you think the Gay Mafia will come at A & E over this walk back?

[FreeReign]

Phil Robertson can win a principled PR battle with the left while folks like Boehner and McConnell are afraid to say boo!

[HereInTheHeartland]

“I had heard of Duck Dynasty, but thought it was some sort of children’s program featuring Daffy Duck or something like that. “

Hah, me too! I thought it was Duck Dodgers; the Daffy Duck cartoon!
I don’t have cable; and I like it that way.
People seem to think they have watch the same programs everyone else watches just to “be in touch”. I don’t care. I read; watch Netflix, free channels over the air; or Hulu. And of course FreeRepublic!
I like the bumper sticker I saw in the 80’s: “Kill Your Television”!

[freeangel]

This quacks me up. As sincere as A&E tries to sound, one would have to be an idiot to think that this was about anything but the money A&E was going to lose without their #1 program.

[McGruff]

I don't thnik Phil really cares if he's on the show or not but

I can see alot of liberal and homo's heads exploding!

[BlessedBeGod]

We will also use this moment to launch a national public service campaign (PSA) promoting unity, tolerance and acceptance among all people, a message that supports our core values as a company, and the values found in Duck Dynasty. These PSAs will air across our entire portfolio.

You can take your PSAs and shove them.

[ColdOne]

Anyone care to see if the DU’s heads are exploding?

[Fiji Hill]

People seem to think they have watch the same programs everyone else watches just to “be in touch”. I don’t care. I read; watch Netflix, free channels over the air; or Hulu. And of course FreeRepublic! I like the bumper sticker I saw in the 80’s: “Kill Your Television”!

I don't watch a whole lot of TV either, but I enjoy USC football, Book TV, and The O'Reilly Factor when Laura Ingraham is guest-hosting.

[gop4lyf]

[BunnySlippers]

Notice, no word from Nancy Dubuc, the CEO who suspended him. It looks like the parent companies are calling the shots.

[Guenevere]

This is what A & E is saying

We actually haven’t heard a word from Phil, have we?

[Guenevere]

Back it up and prove it......otheriwse stop defaming Phil!!!!!!

[Guenevere]

Prove it. Your ‘ re just speculating