Moore's Pre-Election TV Special Nixed

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Posted by speedracer_mec on Oct-16-2004 01:37:

Moore's Pre-Election TV Special Nixed

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http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041015/D85O5LDO0.html

NEW YORK (AP) - The cable pay-per-view company iN DEMAND has backed away from a plan to show a three-hour election eve special with filmmaker Michael Moore that included the first television showing of his documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11."

The company said Friday it would not air "The Michael Moore Pre-Election Special" due to "legitimate business and legal concerns." A spokesman would not elaborate.

Moore has just released his movie on DVD and was seeking a TV outlet for the film, which sharply criticizes President Bush, as close to the election as possible.

Earlier this week, trade publications said Moore was close to a deal with iN DEMAND for the special, which would also include interviews with politically-active celebrities and admonitions to vote. The Nov. 1 special was to be available for $9.95.

Moore was not immediately available for comment, a spokeswoman said.

The New York-based iN DEMAND, owned by the Time Warner, Cox and Comcast cable companies, makes pay-per-view programming available in 28 million homes, or about one-quarter of the nation's homes with television.

In a statement, iNDEMAND said "we regret that our decision has led Michael Moore to consider legal action against us," which it said would be "entirely baseless and groundless." The company did not say what legal action Moore was considering.

This spring, Moore did battle with the Walt Disney Co., which refused to release "Fahrenheit 9/11" through its Miramax Films because it was too politically partisan for the company's taste.

After that fight became public, Moore found other distributors. The movie, which attacks Bush's handling of the war on terrorists and war in Iraq and the Bush family's ties to Saudi royalty, earned more than $100 million at the box office.

In an interview with a Maine television station that aired this week, former President George H.W. Bush called Moore a "slimeball" and an expletive

more like BUTTERBALL not slimeball

Anyways this tubby just got owned

Posted by icyhandofcrap on Oct-16-2004 01:43:

Meh.. and isn't some media group planning to show anti-Kerry documentaries close to the election also?

Posted by surferfb on Oct-16-2004 21:45:

yeah Sinclair broadcast group is making its stations show an anti-Kerry documentry right before the election.

Posted by biznology on Oct-16-2004 22:50:

i was in the video store just a bit ago looking at the case of a rebuttal DVD, 'Fakerenheit911' or something. Seemed interesting until I flipped it over and saw Ann Coulter on the back.

Apparently a leftist windbag needs to be countered with a conservative windbag, its an interesting dynamic. Hot, female, jackass OR Fat, male, jackass...which is better?

Posted by imokruok on Oct-18-2004 02:35:

FYI, the Sinclair affiliates in your area, and the times they will be showing "Stolen Honor." Times tentative, but pretty close to definite at this point.

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Asheville, NC & Greenville- Spartanburg - Anderson, SC;
WLOS 13 Fri 10/22 9PM;
WBSC 40 no time

Baltimore, MD;
WBFF 45 no time;
WNUV 54 Thu 10/21 9PM

Birmingham (Anniston & Tuscaloosa), AL;
WTTO 21 Thu 10/21 8PM;
WABM 68 Fri 10/22 8PM;
WDBB 17 Thu 10/21 8PM

Buffalo, NY;
WUTV 29 no time;
WNYO 49 Thu 10/21 9PM

Cedar Rapids - Waterloo & Dubuque, IA;
KGAN 2 Sat 10/23 7PM

Champaign & Springfield - Decatur, IL;
WICD 15 Sat 10/23 8PM;
WICS 20 Sat 10/23 8PM

Charleston, SC;
WMMP 36 Fri 10/22 9PM;
WTAT 24 no time

Charleston - Huntington, WV;
WCHS 8 Sat 10/23 7PM;
WVAH 11 Fri 10/22 9PM

Cincinnati, OH;
WSTR 64 Thu 10/21 9PM

Columbus, OH;
WSYX 6 Fri 10/22 9PM;
WTTE 28 Fri 10/22 8PM

Dayton, OH;
WKEF 22 Wed 10/20 7PM;
WRGT 45 no time

Des Moines - Ames, IA;
KDSM 17 Fri 10/22 7PM

Flint - Saginaw - Bay City, MI;
WSMH 66 Fri 10/22 9PM

Greensboro - Winston-Salem - Highpoint, NC;
WXLV 45 Sun 10/24 7PM;
WUPN 48 no time

Kansas City, MO;
KSMO 62 Thu 10/21 8PM

Las Vegas, NV;
KVWB 21 Thu 10/21 9PM;
KFBT 33 Wed 10/20 8PM

Lexington, KY;
WDKY 56 Fri 10/22 8PM

Madison, WI;
WMSN 47 Fri 10/22 7PM

Milwaukee, WI;
WCGV 24 Fri 10/22 8PM;
WVTV 18 Thu 10/21 8PM

Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN;
KMWB 23 Wed 10/20 9PM

Mobile, AL- Pensacola, FL (Ft. Walton Beach);
WEAR 3 no time;
WFGX 35 no time

Nashville, TN;
WZTV 17 Fri 10/22 8PM;
WUXP 30 Fri 10/22 8PM;
WNAB 58 no time

Norfolk - Portsmouth - Newport News, VA;
WTVZ 33 Thu 10/21 9PM

Oklahoma City, OK;
KOCB 34 Thu 10/21 8PM;
KOKH 25 Fri 10/22 7PM

Paducah, KY- Cape Girardeau, MO � Harrisburg & Mt Vernon, IL;
KBSI 23 Fri 10/22 7PM;
WDKA 49 Wed 10/20 6PM

Peoria - Bloomington, IL;
WYZZ 43 Fri 10/22 7PM

Pittsburgh, PA;
WPGH 53 Fri 10/22 8PM;
WCWB 22 Thu 10/21 9PM

Portland - Auburn, ME;
WGME 13 Sat 10/23 8PM

Raleigh-Durham (Fayetteville), NC;
WLFL 22 Thu 10/21 9PM;
WRDC 28 Fri 10/22 9PM

Richmond - Petersburg, VA;
WRLH 35 Fri 10/22 8PM

Rochester, NY ;
WUHF 31 Fri 10/22 8PM

Sacramento - Stockton - Modesto, CA;
KOVR 13 Sat 10/23 7PM

San Antonio, TX;
KABB 29 Fri 10/22 7PM;
KRRT 35 Thu 10/21 8PM

Springfield - Holyoke, MA;
WGGB 40 no time

St Louis, MO;
KDNL 30 Fri 10/22 8PM

Syracuse, NY;
WSYT 68 Fri 10/22 9PM;
WNYS 43 Thu 10/21 9PM

Tallahassee - Thomasville, FL;
WTWC 40 no time;
WTXL 27 no time

Tampa - St. Petersburg, (Sarasota), FL;
WTTA 38 Thu 10/21 9PM

Tri-Cities, TN � VA;
WEMT 39 Fri 10/22 8PM