Under pressure from Republican and conservative groups, CBS is expected to announce as early as today that it is canceling its plans to run a two-part mini-series in November deconstructing the Ronald Reagan presidency, two people close to the decision said last night.More here. Apparently advertisers bailed and now it will run on commercial-free Showtime. Apparently the show was pitched as depicting the love story between Ronald and Nancy, but became, in the hands of people who hated the both of them, a libelous screed. I bet Showtime puts it on the 12th of Never. Posted by Kevin Murphy at November 3, 2003 11:10 PM | TrackBack
I'll take the bet. CBS won't run it because doing so would tarnish what's left of its once-proud reputation. What the hell kind of reputation does SHT have to protect?
Posted by: Xrlq at November 7, 2003 09:11 PMThey have subscribers to lose, and nothing to gain.
Worst case scenario: both of their subscribers cancel in disgust, but Barbra Streisand and Tom Daschle sign up as new customers. Every other scenario has SHT coming out ahead.
Posted by: Xrlq at November 10, 2003 03:43 PM