http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/blog/#004436
For those unable to read the article, the gist of it is that Fox News threatened to sue "The Simpsons" for their Fox News spoof. Groening stood firm, and the lawyers backed down... the company has issued an edict, however, that the show is not to use any more phoney news tickers.
On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 20:14:06 GMT, "Dr Music" wrote:
The only source for either of these claims is an interview with Groening himself.
Frankly, without better sources, I doubt that either claim is true.
"Scott Munro" wrote in message news:[email]...
Well, this IS the Dallas Morning News. Now, it's just a blog by the editorial board... but that raises the question: Does a presumably respectable news operation reduce its journalistic standards when it's writing a blog, as opposed to the editoral page?
On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 22:13:26 GMT, "Dr Music" wrote:
This isn't a matter of "reducing its journalistic standards." I am assuming that the DMN guy reported what he heard accurately. There's no indication that the DMN or the individual blogger did any independent reporting. I'm not questioning the DMN's accuracy. I'm questioning Groening's honesty.
Shut the hell up, you right-wing idiot. Your rants are as meaningful as the shit wiped off a dog's ass. Get the fvck off this newsgroup.
On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 02:50:43 GMT, The Man wrote:
No. Whaddaya gonna do about it?
Rome fell in 476 CE. It's "Get the fuck off".
"I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me" - General George S. Patton.
[email] (Chris �) wrote in message news:...
Yov tell him. It's abovt time someone told that gvy where to go!
Aaron "Space Mvsevm" Hirshberg
Spoken like a typical open-minded, peaceful, caring, sensitive, liberal.
On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 02:50:43 GMT, The Man wrote:
Hey, it's Bill O'Reilly!
Alan Hamilton wrote:
LOL!
In alt.tv.simpsons, on the "Re: Groening not afraid of Fox News lawyers" thread, The Man wrote:
You don't have to be a right-winger to be a little skeptical. I don't think Groening is lying -- he doesn't come across as that malicious -- but he has sometimes goofed around for interviews and other "official" press events, so it's possible that he's tweaking his overseers at Fox.
On the other hand, I haven't heard Fox rush to *deny* the story, either.
On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 18:11:45 GMT, [email] (Benjamin Robinson) wrote:
http://us.imdb.com/StudioBrief/#14
"A spokesman for Fox News denied that it had ever threatened to sue the producers."
On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 02:50:43 GMT, The Man wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/tcyd
I await your apology.
Well,,i guess we know what scene from "Mr.Clown goes to Washington" will be cut from syndication (dont worry,,we'll get the dvd version in 2014!)
Somebody claiming to be "Dr Music" wrote in news:auhmb.168663$pl3.11861@pd7tw3no:
What about the New York Times' journalistic standards?
"Ted S." wrote in message news:[email]...
As Principal Skinner would say, "Good point."
I've started another thread with another news article on this subject
"Clair" wrote in message news:[email]...
And why would you do that, instead of keeping the topic on one thread?
[email] (Jsonitsac) wrote in message news:...
As indicated elsewhere, Groening lied and made it up. Guess that's what you get when your main news source is NPR and the democraticunderground.com!
"Dr Music" wrote in message news:...
If true, I wonder on what ground Fox News would sue. Fox News doesn't own the idea of a news ticker, every freakin' information station has them (very annoying, IMO).