ABC pulls 'Reign of Fire' from schedule tonight, because of London bombings!
07-07-05, 06:56 PM
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ABC pulls 'Reign of Fire' from schedule tonight, because of London bombings!
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London Bombings Prompt Schedule Shift at ABC
(Thursday, July 07 01:53 PM)
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) Thursday's (July 7) terrorist bombings in London sent news networks in this country into wall-to-wall coverage mode and caused at least one broadcast network, ABC, to rearrange its prime-time schedule.
ABC pulled the movie "Reign of Fire" from its Thursday night schedule in the wake of the attacks. The film depicts a near-future London that's been devastated by dragons and includes scenes of explosions in the Underground subway system -- scenes that would have been a little too reminiscent of Thursday's real-life events in the British city.
The network has replaced "Reign of Fire" with the comedy "Big Fat Liar." The network is also devoting its Thursday newsmagazine "Primetime Live" to coverage of the bombings, which hit a double-decker bus and three subway stations.
London police have confirmed that 37 people died in the blasts, although other estimates say at least 40 were killed. More than 700 people suffered injuries. A group that says it's affiliated with Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
The story dominated the day on the cable news networks, with Fox News, CNN and MSNBC all devoting the vast majority of their airtime to the attacks, reaction to them and a raised terror alert in the United States. As of mid-afternoon Pacific time Thursday, ABC's broadcast brethren were sticking with their regular schedules for the night, although the story will likely dominate the evening newscasts.
I'm sorry, as terrible as the bombings were (my mom was born in Hull, England), this is just ridiculous. Why is something okay one minute and the next minute, it is not okay?
Chris
London Bombings Prompt Schedule Shift at ABC
(Thursday, July 07 01:53 PM)
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) Thursday's (July 7) terrorist bombings in London sent news networks in this country into wall-to-wall coverage mode and caused at least one broadcast network, ABC, to rearrange its prime-time schedule.
ABC pulled the movie "Reign of Fire" from its Thursday night schedule in the wake of the attacks. The film depicts a near-future London that's been devastated by dragons and includes scenes of explosions in the Underground subway system -- scenes that would have been a little too reminiscent of Thursday's real-life events in the British city.
The network has replaced "Reign of Fire" with the comedy "Big Fat Liar." The network is also devoting its Thursday newsmagazine "Primetime Live" to coverage of the bombings, which hit a double-decker bus and three subway stations.
London police have confirmed that 37 people died in the blasts, although other estimates say at least 40 were killed. More than 700 people suffered injuries. A group that says it's affiliated with Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
The story dominated the day on the cable news networks, with Fox News, CNN and MSNBC all devoting the vast majority of their airtime to the attacks, reaction to them and a raised terror alert in the United States. As of mid-afternoon Pacific time Thursday, ABC's broadcast brethren were sticking with their regular schedules for the night, although the story will likely dominate the evening newscasts.
I'm sorry, as terrible as the bombings were (my mom was born in Hull, England), this is just ridiculous. Why is something okay one minute and the next minute, it is not okay?
Chris
07-07-05, 07:12 PM
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You could tell a guy he looks like crap one minute and get a chuckle. And then he could be dead from heart failure the next minute and it might be frowned on to say it again.
But despite that, this seems a bit hasty. If dragons were somehow suspected of today's terroristic acts, ABC would have my support.
But despite that, this seems a bit hasty. If dragons were somehow suspected of today's terroristic acts, ABC would have my support.
07-07-05, 07:12 PM
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I dunno, I could understand a station not wanting to show Escape from NY the night after 9/11 and I can sorta understand this. Something about seeing your city in a postapocalyptic light while a portion of it is in ruin may cause people to question their ability to overcome.
07-07-05, 08:43 PM
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They're just being considerate. I see nothing wrong with this.
07-07-05, 08:58 PM
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It's not like there was high demand for this either. The movie came out several years ago, and anyone who desparately wanted to see it would have seen it by now. ABC knows it's summer, they probably knew Reign of Fire wouldn't grab a whole lot of ratings, and they didn't want to risk stirring a pot of anger by taking a gamble.
So instead there's a blue Paul Giamatti
So instead there's a blue Paul Giamatti
07-07-05, 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by RocShemp
They're just being considerate. I see nothing wrong with this.
I'm sorry, but I'm tired of how far this crap has been taken. No one is forcing these fragile people to watch the movie about bad dragons (and that's a good thing, because that might be considered an act of terrorism as well).
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07-08-05, 07:19 AM
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There's this nifty button on the remote that changes the channel. Another one turns the TV off.
I understand being sympathetic, but sometimes it is just overkill.
07-08-05, 08:46 AM
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I also removed my dvd copy of Reign of Fire from the shelf last night. I didn't want some random Londoner walking into my house, seeing it sitting there, and crying.
07-08-05, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Rypro 525
also, after the spaceship disaster a few years ago, f/x didn't play armageddon for a while.
07-08-05, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by dadaluholla
I also removed my dvd copy of Reign of Fire from the shelf last night. I didn't want some random Londoner walking into my house, seeing it sitting there, and crying.
Chris
07-08-05, 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by dadaluholla
I also removed my dvd copy of Reign of Fire from the shelf last night. I didn't want some random Londoner walking into my house, seeing it sitting there, and crying.
I wonder if we'll ever see The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson on TV ever again. As it is I'm interested in seeing if they include this episode in the Season 9 DVD set that I'm sure we'll see in a couple of years.
07-08-05, 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill Needle
But despite that, this seems a bit hasty. If dragons were somehow suspected of today's terroristic acts, ABC would have my support.