It's been publicly acknowledged that "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson" will no longer be shown in syndication, at least for several years, due to 9/11 and the amount of screen time given to the Twin Towers. After buying the Season 4 DVD box and watching "Kamp Krusty," I realized why I have never had the privelege of seeing this brilliant episode before - it's not shown in syndication either! There are two scenes/shots that would give good reason for the network to be timid about broadcasting this one. During the opening dream sequence, Bart is shown hoisting a large gun in the classroom and standing on his desk, ready to kill. Post-Columbine, this image is quite chilling and would, no doubt, incite a bevy of viewer mail and complaints of insensitivity. Another scene shows Kent Brockman at the scene of the "Krisis at Kamp Krusty," describing the destruction as worse than Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq combined. Perhaps not enough to warrant the exile of this episode into syndication limbo, but certainly two items that could be deemed controversial in 2004. Your thoughts?
Kamp Krusty Syndication Theory
It's been publicly acknowledged that "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson" will no longer be shown in syndication, at least for several years, due to 9/11 and the amount of screen time given to the Twin Towers. After buying the Season 4 DVD box and watching "Kamp Krusty," I realized why I have never had the privelege of seeing this brilliant episode before - it's not shown in syndication either! There are two scenes/shots that would give good reason for the network to be timid about broadcasting this one. During the opening dream sequence, Bart is shown hoisting a large gun in the classroom and standing on his desk, ready to kill. Post-Columbine, this image is quite chilling and would, no doubt, incite a bevy of viewer mail and complaints of insensitivity. Another scene shows Kent Brockman at the scene of the "Krisis at Kamp Krusty," describing the destruction as worse than Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq combined. Perhaps not enough to warrant the exile of this episode into syndication limbo, but certainly two items that could be deemed controversial in 2004. Your thoughts?
Both episodes appear here in syndication. So either you have to toss out your theory, or limit it to specific markets.
Since I've seen Kamp Krusty within the past month, I can't for a moment conjecture on why you think it's not shown.
Michael
I apologize for a superfluous post! It's not shown in my market, New York City, which might be more likely to pull episodes from syndication than others...just wondering...
Keith
On 24 Jun 2004 18:03:54 -0700, [email] (Keith) wrote:
NYC is assumed to be the LEAST sophisticated audience in the US?
[email] (Michael Black) wrote in message news:...
In australia they are in syndication. The City of New York vs. Homer
Both episodes have aired here in syndication as well. There's also a brief view of the WTC in "Mr. Plow". In the abstract second ad for Mr. Plow, there's a quick view of the New York skyline with clouds racing past it.
I personally think "New Kids on the Bleech" is a bit more disturbing, as it actually shows a building in New York being blown up. However, that one has aired in syndication as well.
I was most disturbed by the one where Krusty becomes a congressman. Not by that, but by the incredibly low flying planes over the houses. And I believe that episode came out in 2002.
evan
Do you link *every* image of a low flying plane to 9/11? If so, you're obsessive.
~peace~ Chris *** Lowering the level of conversation since 1983 ***
If you live where I do, yes.
evan
On 27 Jun 2004 16:30:04 GMT, [email] (Park Luck) wrote:
In Germany, every schoolkid is required to visit a Holocaust site, or exhibition, to remind them of what must never happen again (at least, not to Jews. I guess Arabs are OK).
In America, any image reminiscent of a real-life bad event must be censored, lest someone is "upset".
Discuss.
Keith wrote:
I've seen KK in syndication.
Both of those episodes have been shown in syndication recently... here in Philadelphia, Kamp Krusty was on just last week, in fact. I don't think Fox has ever issued a formal "please don't show this/these episode(s)" notice...since the national syndication schedule ended about five years ago, stations have made their own choices on what episodes to show (though I think they buy each season as a package with a given number of runs per episode, so that has some impact on it), and so it's up to their discretion whether to skip an episode because of recent events. Two other things to consider: Many stations have taken to skipping older seasons for long stretches (one theory is that they have to burn the extra runs of later ones); and unless a possibly-controversial scene is prominent in the episode (or a classic scene easily associated with it), people aren't going to say "hey...let's watch all the Simpsons episodes we have and find out which ones could be controversial this month!"
Keith wrote:
I just saw this episode in WB 22 (Pittsburgh)'s chronological run.
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"Keith" wrote
Simpson" will no longer be shown in syndication ... Another scene shows Kent Brockman at the scene of the "Krisis at Kamp Krusty," describing the destruction as worse than Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq combined. Perhaps not enough to warrant the exile of this episode into syndication limbo, but certainly two items that could be deemed controversial in 2004. Your thoughts?
Both episodes have been seen recently on Channel 10 in Australia. It does seem strange to see the twin towers again after what happened (I went up to the top of one myself on my last overseas trip) but I guess life goes on. And after all, it's a cartoon...
Paul
Keith wrote:
That's right, let's just pretend they never actually existed! Seriously, I've seen both those episodes repeatedly in syndication in the past year.
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Both are shown in Nashville everytime the show orders cycle that way...
It just may be one of those things that people perceive as happening because they are expecting it.
Get a red vest, and suddenly everyone's wearing red vests. Actually, there is no increase in people wearing red vests, but since you've got one, you are aware of them, and take note when you see them. Before, they were practically invisible.
For some people, they expect the one with the World Trade Center to be yanked, so when they don't see if for a while (and I notice that the syndicated runs here, some do get played less frequently than others) they attribute it to some sort of officialy yanking of the episode.
Michael
Eenie Meenie Chili Beanie Keith is about to speak:
Saw it just the other day.
** Captain Infinity
Uhm...I've seen it several times recently in syndication.
Wizard.