Mark E J
Second Unit
- Joined
- Oct 26, 2000
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- 283
You know what really p***s me off is that we have this film being edited, Collateral Damage being bumped, Windtalkers being moved to summer, dozens of trailers and movies removing the Twin Towers, the pilot of The Agency "never seeing the light of day", and Friends and 24 being re-edited, all to show respect for the horrible tragedy of 9-11-01. Yet in a few weeks there will be a "very special" terroist episode of The West Wing, that will show the WTC and Pentagon bombings in all their horror then show Martin Sheen dealing with it.
Even worse this show will have no mention of last years cliffhanger, nor will there be any mention of this "stand alone" episode during the rest of the season. Now can someone tell me why movies and tv shows that were made long before the bombings have to be altered or removed but Aron Sorkin and NBC can capitialize on the tragedy by using it as fictional drama?
I can see only 2 possible resons for doing this episode at all, 1 to shamelessly use real tragedy as a excuse to grab ratings, or 2 to show the President and the American people what were doing wrong, and how we should REALLY be reacting to this. Either way to rush an episode just to show a FICTIONAL President dealing with this REAL LIFE crisis is sick, and if Sorkin/NBC can get away with it then we should be allowed to see OE uncut.
[Edited last by Mark E J on October 01, 2001 at 03:38 AM]
Even worse this show will have no mention of last years cliffhanger, nor will there be any mention of this "stand alone" episode during the rest of the season. Now can someone tell me why movies and tv shows that were made long before the bombings have to be altered or removed but Aron Sorkin and NBC can capitialize on the tragedy by using it as fictional drama?
I can see only 2 possible resons for doing this episode at all, 1 to shamelessly use real tragedy as a excuse to grab ratings, or 2 to show the President and the American people what were doing wrong, and how we should REALLY be reacting to this. Either way to rush an episode just to show a FICTIONAL President dealing with this REAL LIFE crisis is sick, and if Sorkin/NBC can get away with it then we should be allowed to see OE uncut.
[Edited last by Mark E J on October 01, 2001 at 03:38 AM]