New Level Of Sleeze For Fox Channel

[RICHARD]

Not exactly true RICHARD....Fox makes money from the commercials aired during the broadcast and Reagan (any relation???) makes money if the books sell.

Ratings=money.


No, I am not related to any Reagan.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Ratings=money

In a manner of speaking. Higher ratings means the network can charge more money for commercials.

But it is still incorrect to say Fox will be making ratings and suggest not be making money on this broadcast....unless they are running it commercial-free.

[RICHARD]

Do you happen to know how much a prime time rating point is worth?

Me either....

I never suggested that Fox wouldn't make money on the interview.

I guess living so close to Hollywood has wrecked me.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Yes living in Red....opps I mean Orange County gives me the objectivity of distance.....

[slick]

Will we get to see the bloody glove???

[RICHARD]

I have to laugh about one thing.

I saw a copy of the press release that Denise Brown sent out about this topic.


The press release had a color picture of DB, in an evening gown on the cover.

I always found DB a tastelless media whore and by using her "glamour shot'
on the press release makes it that much clearer....

IT was all about the victims, Until Fred and Denise showed up.

[Sophist]

Sleazy and trashy, yes... but if any adults still believed in believed in Fox's (or television in generals) dedication to restraint, quality and good taste... well, all I have to say to that is how cute.

It's tv. The sooner you lose all faith in it, the better off you are .

To be honest, I really don't understand how this is a whole lot worse than the airtime given to people like Scott Peterson, Michael Jackson, anyone who's willing to speak about JonBenet Ramsey, and other such notorious people, and it isn't a lot different than making a tv movie of the week on a case before the ink is dry. Anyone else recall Elizabeth Smart's family being involved in a trashy tv movie? I mean, their daughter just got home and was trying to sort through being raped and brainwashed, and not only did they participate, they actually considered having Elizabeth play herself and relive those experiences! And don't even get me started on your average talk show, or Doctor Phil, or Barbara Walters interview... They're all tawdry, indecent, and mostly devoid of sensitivity and good taste. It's about money and attention.
I'm sure it is just another pathetic attempt by Simpson to exonerate himself, and remember that unlike most other notorious criminal cases, Fox can at least hide behind the fact that Simpson was technically found not guilty. I expect them to try to spin it that they are trying to clear an innocent man and find the real killer.

[Sophist]

I forgot the most burning issue... I won't be watching it no matter what, but will it bring back the Dancing Itos?

[Marigold2]

Even though everyone with half a brain knows he is guity nothing can be done. His trial is over. However we can and should do something. We can write letters to FOX and we can make sure he does not profit by not buying any product that would give him any monies. We can also boycott any manufactor who promots him. I think his not beng able to make money in the future is a small price to pay for slitting two young peoples throats and sending family and friends into a lifelong nightmare of dispare and horrible pain. I can not even imagine what Nicoles last thoughts were, as a mom it haunts me still.

[cyber-sibes]

I generally like Fox news, but over the past months they've changed. I hate the goofy morning show hosts, it's gotten way too frivilous, and the OJ thing will just be one more idiotic attention-grabbing ploy. I don't plan to watch it. Why give this self-centered goon any more attention? We have probably all made our minds up if we think he's guilty or not, (Duh!) So why waste any more air time on him? I'm confused and very disappointed by Fox's downhill trend.

[Pam]

I watched Bill O'Reilly (Fox News) last night and his program was pretty much all about this whole mess. He asked viewers to please NOT watch the interview, not buy the book and not buy anything from any of the sponsors of this disgusting event.

I caught a little of Hannity and Colmes (don't particularly care for that show) and unbelievably Alan Colmes thinks Simpson is innocent. Frankly, I think anyone who thinks OJ is innocent doesn't have common sense enough to come in out of the rain. They are just not in touch with reality. Mark Furhrman was on and sort of got into an argument with Colmes. Whether you like MF or not, he did a lot of good police work and the whole trial was de-railed over the *N* word. Amazing to think that a man could be acquitted of murder because the jurors were upset over someone using the *N* word. I guess that is a bigger crime than murder in some people's eyes.