My first Water Cooler Posting well original one.. Fox and OJ
#1
Posted 2006-November-20, 15:50
#2
Posted 2006-November-20, 16:29
I think its ludicrous that OJ would try to profit off this, but I'm glad Fox is doing the right thing by not airing it.
#4
Posted 2006-November-22, 13:09
#5
Posted 2006-November-22, 14:24
John Nelson.
#6
Posted 2006-November-22, 18:03
#7
Posted 2006-November-22, 19:53
Winstonm, on Nov 22 2006, 04:03 PM, said:
I don't think so Winston. I'm sure there are plenty of sponsors who would step up.
I can imagine what you think about Fox News, but I'm pretty galled you try to turn a positive into a negative with this comment.
#8
Posted 2006-November-22, 20:57
pclayton, on Nov 22 2006, 08:53 PM, said:
Winstonm, on Nov 22 2006, 04:03 PM, said:
I don't think so Winston. I'm sure there are plenty of sponsors who would step up.
I can imagine what you think about Fox News, but I'm pretty galled you try to turn a positive into a negative with this comment.
This is not an attack on Fox - Fox isn't exactly tearing it up with their ratings right now, but they are not the only network that has temporarily lost its mind when ratings drop - they just happen to be the ones this time.
And it is money, not morality, that rules T.V. If Fox, or any other network for that matter, thought this a profitable venture it would be aired.
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A dozen Fox affiliates had already said they would not air the two-part sweeps month special, planned for next week
Sponsors don't like it when local affiliates don't carry the spots for which they have paid millions. If anyone believes this to be something other that a financial decision, I would believe them somewhat naive.
#9
Posted 2006-November-23, 01:26
#10
Posted 2006-November-23, 06:56
helene_t, on Nov 23 2006, 10:26 AM, said:
Depends on what you mean by "wrong".
I'm assuming that Fox's management made a business decision that the advertising revenue from the OJ Simpson trial was insufficient to compensate for the hassle associated with pissing off the viewing public. Fox's management often gets accused of severe hypocracy because their News division is strongly biased towards the Conservations - family values and all that - while their entertainment group airs some real crap. Don't get me wrong. I love crap. Hell, I considered "Married with Children" one of the greatest TV shows ever. It lowered the bar for everything that came after... Still, some folks get upset about these sorts of things.
If we move over to the highly subjective realms of morality, some folks believe that
1. OJ Simpson was guilty
2. Its wrong to help a murderer profit from his crimes
3. If Simpson were to publish his book / air his special it would be extremely popular and generate lots of income for Simpson
Personally, I think that the whole thing is much ado about nothing...
If the American public is willing to spend money on this kind of crap, someone is going to publish it. Maybe not Fox or its publishing wing, but someone will. Ultimately, the only thing that will put and end to deals like this is if the books and TV shows don't generate any revenue.
Essentially, the American people are saying that they don't trust themselves not to watch, and this disturbs them.
#11
Posted 2006-November-23, 08:31
hrothgar, on Nov 23 2006, 02:56 PM, said:
Thanks for explaining. But I would rather say that Americans don't trust each other not to watch. That's not so strange. Such a show would probably be popular everywhere, not only in the U.S.
What I don't understand is why anybody would care if OJ is guilty or not and/or if he gets rich from that show.
#12
Posted 2006-November-23, 08:39
#13
Posted 2006-November-23, 09:11
pclayton, on Nov 22 2006, 08:53 PM, said:
Winstonm, on Nov 22 2006, 04:03 PM, said:
I don't think so Winston. I'm sure there are plenty of sponsors who would step up.
I can imagine what you think about Fox News, but I'm pretty galled you try to turn a positive into a negative with this comment.
actuallly what some of the other networks were saying is exactly that, there were no sponsors lining up for the show.
#14
Posted 2006-November-24, 06:57
I saw on the news that leaked copies of the book are showing up on eBay, and getting bids of up to $1 million. eBay is pulling the auctions.