Posted on 09/07/2011 4:36:09 AM PDT by Halfmanhalfamazing
The Path to 9/11 is a docudrama that closely depicts the events leading up to 9/11. Produced in 2006, the miniseries aired to epic ratings of over 28 million viewers and remains one of the most extensive films on the events leading to September 11. Yet The Path to 9/11 quickly led to a political battle.
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Despite defending the production—admitting the film is a docudrama, not a documentary—in the end, ABC edited several controversial scenes before its original airing. Amidst cries of freedom of expression, the channel then pulled the miniseries altogether, ensuring that the film was neither re-aired nor released to DVD.
Anybody remember "The Reagans"? Could you imagine the cries and wailing if the controversies around that caused it to never be released?
The Clinton Administration plays CYA, and America goes “lights out.”
Actually, there was an outcry against "The Reagans". It was pulled off the network schedule and moved to Showtime. However, you are correct in that it was never suppressed as was the 9/11 film.
Ok, I forgot about that.
The Reagans can be found on Amazon for $7 dollars.
That’s so sad. One of the saddest things to read about later was the last phone calls that people had made or the messages they had left on answering machines.
IIRC, the deleted scenes showed up on the Internet, but they didn’t hold any massive revelations.
IIRC, one had to do with a Sandy ‘Burgler’ comment.
It was a fine movie — the photography is wonderful.
Awesome movie.
The overseas scenes seemed to this viewer, absolute cultural immersion.
Like being there. You could almost smell food stalls, and almost sweat from the humidity.
The filmmaker is talented.
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