Showtime's The Reagans as Belittling and Derogatory as Feared

MediaResearch ^ | 7:10am EST, Monday December 1, 2003 | BrentBaker

[fight_truth_decay]

Streisand (November 10, 2003): "It seems impossible to believe that CBS has really cancelled the airing of The Reagans - the first time in the history of television that a program has been cancelled just before airing due to political pressure. The movie will now be aired on Showtime, which is broadcast in 14 million homes versus the 108 million homes that can tune into CBS. People should be able to see this movie, or choose not to. What is the network so intimidated by? It couldn't possibly just be the suggested "boycott." If the show had aired, everybody would have probably tuned in just to see what all the fuss was about and few advertisers would want to miss out on that. One possibility, which I have seen mentioned many times, is that CBS' parent company, Viacom, is concerned about the implications for the proposed new FCC regulations that would allow them to expand their markets. Perhaps they don't want to alienate key Republican support for these FCC changes."

Just a conclusion to those following The Reagans. I didn't watch..I had read enough of the screenplay. Those I know did not watch.

[LiteKeeper]

read later

[pabianice]

[Puppage]

has been criticized by those who have yet to see it...

Oh, like the lefts merciless attack on Mel Gibson's new movie, The Passion? But, that's somehow different, huh?

[Capitalist Eric]

Just DAMN.

[MizSterious]

So, would it be ok with the libs if someone made a movie showing JFK beating John John? How about if they portrayed JFK sleeping through the Cuban missile crisis--in Marilyn's bed?

Can you hear the howls of indignation, if such a film were produced?

These people are beyond the pale.

[gitmo]

CBS remains the responsible party for this attack.

[1Old Pro]

The movie was pure liberal trash. Too bad the elite liberals didn't spend more time on reforming the decaying Democrat party and less time trashing and lying about Republicans. Perhaps they would a bit happier and perhaps they could slow the death of liberalism in American policy.

[bigfootbob]

"So, would it be ok with the libs if someone made a movie showing JFK beating John John? How about if they portrayed JFK sleeping through the Cuban missile crisis--in Marilyn's bed?"

Or snorting coke at Frank Sinatra's Palm Springs home, perhaps scoring some heroin from the Mob for his back pain too?

[longtermmemmory]

In an unrelated story: Producer Moore, of the first season of Star Trek Voyager fame, recently re-envisioned the 1970's Battlestar Galactica pilot in order to make it more politically correct for 2003.

Elements of the "updated" version: Female Starbuck, Traitor spy Boomer, Adama is a dysfunctional father, Hilary Clinton-esque President character, Human cylons which were created by humans and human foolishness comming home to roost (envirowacko?), and cinema verte camera shots.

The hollywood PC disease is universal and not limited to "the Reagans." It is a product of arrogance.

[StolarStorm]

There needs to be a NEW epic made about the Reagan presidency, with balanced writers. We can't let the liberals hijack the cinematic history of Reagan's life. However, I can't think of one actor that has enough personality or "gravity" to play Reagan reasonably well.

[MEG33]

Reviews FYI

[onyx]

Brent Baker: "I spent three hours -- two hours and 53 minutes to be exact -- on Sunday night watching The Reagans on Showtime so I could spare you the pain."

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Since we never know when our last moments on this earth will be, I am in debt to Mr. Baker for wasting his precious time and sparing me mine to enjoy other pursuits.

[VRW Conspirator]

"Nearly all of the historical facts in the movie can be substantiated and have been carefully researched."

Not the whole truth...Herr Matt Blank. "Nearly all"? What a hedge! These people are unreasonable.

I can see what is coming next year - a movie, "The Clintons", where they will make the ex-boy-president and the first enabler look like Superman and Superwoman-er, with a few incidental human flaws for effect.

[longtermmemmory]

forgot to add, boome is a female too.

[fight_truth_decay]

Showtime is counting on continuing controversy. It has a follow-up panel discussion, "Controversy: The Reagans," scheduled for tonight at 9.

[jonalvy44]

I did not watch either, I do not own Showtime. If I did, I'd have canceled my subscription...

I invite all to join us vs the next indecent film out of Hollywood: Fahrenheit911 by Michael Moore

http://www.PABAAH.com

[BenLurkin]

Boomer a spy? Outrageous!

Guess the Baltar character would remind people too much of certain traitorous left wing politicians.

[ghost of nixon]

I am dissapointed that CBS didn't go ahead and show this - the backlash would have been delicious. Plus, that would have paved the the way for "The Clintons" mini-series, which I am dying to see - it will either have to be somewhat true to life and show the Clintons, warts and all, or it will be a laughable attempt at turning them both into saints.

[longtermmemmory]

Now the Baltar is just an innocent patsy who has been dupped by a oversexed human female cylon. They really did not understand the popularity of the original. (then again hollyweird still does not understand Reagan.)