Showtime .. Will Air 'The Reagans' on Sunday After Thanksgiving

[papau]

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAJDZS05ND.html

Showtime Announces It Will Air 'The Reagans' on Sunday (Nov. 30)After Thanksgiving
By David Bauder The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - <snip>Greenblatt said the movie, which was to air over two prime-time nights on CBS, would be shown commercial-free in one sitting - at 8 p.m. EST the Sunday after Thanksgiving - and would last about three hours. Showtime will air a panel discussion about the movie with people familiar with Reagan's presidency the following night.<snip>

Left out, however, will be a scene about AIDS that was the focus of controversy when a version of the screenplay was leaked. Reagan had been depicted as uncaring and judgmental toward people with AIDS.

"I think this is as balanced and honest a movie as can be made out of this movie," Greenblatt said. "We're never going to please the people who are on the extreme right side of the argument and there are people who are the left side of the argument who will think we didn't go far enough." <snip>

The movie's producers, Crag Zadan and Neil Meron, said they are "pleased that our final version of the movie will be presented. We are proud to live in a country where everyone, including artists and writers, has the right of free speech."

[DK666]

1. Woo Hoo

Programming in into my DV capture system as we speak....

[wryter2000]

2. Pay per view

I wonder if we can get pay per view. If Showtime made some $$$ off this, that might wake up some corporate types.

[bluestateguy]

3. Somebody will put it on the Internet within minutes

[KansDem]

4. "We are proud to live in a country where everyone, ...

...including artists and writers, has the right of free speech."

Yeah, right. Tell that to CBS, the "Craven Broadcasting System" :eyes:

[peterh]

5. If a new version was produced….

In a strictly neo-con vision….would the proper medium be the Comedy Channel or the Sci-Fi Channel? That’s probably a question for the Lounge…..I’m just having a little fun thinking out loud…

[Ratty]

6. Link to the script

I haven't seen any links here to the script that's been floating on the web. You guys know about it?

[peekaloo]

10. salon.com has it

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/11/07/reagans_script/index_np.html


either have to be a subscriber or try out the free pass thingie (I haven't but you may want to.)

[MrMonk]

7. Is Thanksgiving weekend Showtime's "free preview" time?

I remember that Showtime used to provide free access to all cable subscribers for the weekends around some holidays. Is Thanksgiving weekend one of those times?

[rumguy]

8. All controversy aside

I must say this movie looks cheesy...and honestly if anything it sounds like it goes to easy on him...

[villager]

9. glad it will be on, but:

...is allowing rightwing pressure groups to excise a scene they didn't like really a "victory" for free speech?

A good article about this very topic right here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=103&topic_id=21229