Puerto Rican Day out of syndication?

It's been suggested on some radio talk shows that Castle Rock may not make last Thursday's episode available for syndication due to the controversy over whether it offends Puerto Ricans. Anyone know anything about it?

I doubt it. You think they're going to withhold an episode because a few indignant people found it offensive?

It was reported in this week's Newsweek that the episode will not be syndicated.

VPaterno wrote:

Subject: Re: "THE PUERTO RICAN DAY" EPISODE From: [email] Date: Thu, May 14, 1998 15:58 EDT Message-id:

Most of the self-appointed "Puerto Rican leaders" in New York screaming their lungs out because of this episode are just politicians trying to stir up trouble, for their own petty political aspirations.

For example, there's this guy Mirabal (who's been loudly screaming foul about this), he really doesn't represent anyone but his own organization, but he's talking to the news media saying that "he represents over 7 million Puerto Ricans both in the USA and in the Island". That's complete BS. 99% of PRs in the island haven't even HEARD of Mirabal!

Most Puerto Ricans who have complained haven't even seen the episode! They were just told "hey, did you know they burned a PR flag in Seinfeld last night?", and of course, if you don't see the scene and how it happens, you'll get the WRONG idea. Most of the people here in Puerto Rico who DID see the episode don't find anything wrong with it. We got the joke, because we saw the show and the flag scene IN ITS CONTEXT.

Just to make things clear: the people complaining about this are a MINORITY, and they don't represent the majority of the Puerto Rican people.

Saludos,

R

On Thu, 14 May 1998 14:01:36 -0400, Kampman wrote:

I also heard that NBC will not re-run it this summer. The episode wasn't that good but those of us who recorded it have a valuable piece of television history. The "one-time only" episode of Seinfeld.

syndicated.

I kind of glad that this episode will not be on syndication. Why? Well, because I recorded this episode, and since it will not be in syndication, that would make my copy more valuable. It's a good feeling.