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Ubiquitous
Mar 8, 2019, 7:48:53 AM3/8/19
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A classic episode of "The Simpsons" featuring Michael Jackson's
voice will be removed from circulation, the show's longtime
executive producer, James L. Brooks, said.
"It feels clearly the only choice to make," Mr. Brooks said of the
1991 episode in which Mr. Jackson voiced the character of a patient
in a mental hospital who believes he is the pop star.
Mr. Brooks said he, along with Matt Groening and Al Jean, the other
two masterminds of the long-running Fox cartoon, came to the
conclusion after watching the HBO documentary "Leaving Neverland."
In the documentary, which premiered earlier this week, two men
allege in graphic and compelling detail that Mr. Jackson molested
them over several years when they were children.
"The guys I work with-where we spend our lives arguing over jokes-
were of one mind on this," Mr. Brooks said in an interview, speaking
on behalf of the production team behind "The Simpsons."
A spokesman for Twentieth Century Fox Television, which handles
distribution of the show, referred to Mr. Brooks for comment.
Twentieth Century Fox parent 21st Century Fox and Wall Street
Journal parent News Corp share common ownership.
Mr. Jackson, who died in 2009, steadfastly denied he had molested or
harmed any children. The The Michael Jackson Estate last month
attempted to block HBO from airing the documentary by suing the
network in Los Angeles Superior Court charging among other things
that it "falsely claims Michael Jackson was abusing children."
Mr. Brooks said he found "Leaving Neverland" convincing and
heartbreaking.
"The documentary gave evidence of monstrous behavior, he said,
adding that he went into it wanting to "believe the thing that we
believe," which was that Mr. Jackson was falsely accused.
In the episode, Homer Simpson meets a man in a mental institution
who claims to be Michael Jackson. The character was voiced by Mr.
Jackson.Photo: NO CREDIT
In "The Simpsons" episode titled "Stark Raving Dad," Homer Simpson
briefly ends up in a mental institution, where he meets a man who
claims to be Michael Jackson. The character, Leon Kompowsky, was
voiced by Mr. Jackson. Mr. Brooks said the episode had been one of
his all-time favorites.
"This was a treasured episode. There are a lot of great memories we
have wrapped up in that one, and this certainly doesn't allow them
to remain," Mr. Brooks said.
Mr. Brooks said pulling the episode was important because of the
need to show compassion for Mr. Jackson's alleged victims.
Asked why Mr. Jackson's previous run-ins with the law over
allegations of child abuse weren't enough to pull the episode
earlier, Mr. Brooks cited his acquittal in 2005. But the
documentary, in his mind, made the case beyond argument.
Getting the episode off all the platforms and outlets that carry the
show-including streaming services, TV stations and Blu-ray/DVD box
sets-won't happen overnight, Mr. Brooks said, "but the process has
started."
Mr. Brooks acknowledged the potential for criticism from fans of Mr.
Jackson, as well as from people who love that particular episode.
"I'm against book burning of any kind. But this is our book, and
we're allowed to take out a chapter," he said.
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voice will be removed from circulation, the show's longtime
executive producer, James L. Brooks, said.
"It feels clearly the only choice to make," Mr. Brooks said of the
1991 episode in which Mr. Jackson voiced the character of a patient
in a mental hospital who believes he is the pop star.
Mr. Brooks said he, along with Matt Groening and Al Jean, the other
two masterminds of the long-running Fox cartoon, came to the
conclusion after watching the HBO documentary "Leaving Neverland."
In the documentary, which premiered earlier this week, two men
allege in graphic and compelling detail that Mr. Jackson molested
them over several years when they were children.
"The guys I work with-where we spend our lives arguing over jokes-
were of one mind on this," Mr. Brooks said in an interview, speaking
on behalf of the production team behind "The Simpsons."
A spokesman for Twentieth Century Fox Television, which handles
distribution of the show, referred to Mr. Brooks for comment.
Twentieth Century Fox parent 21st Century Fox and Wall Street
Journal parent News Corp share common ownership.
Mr. Jackson, who died in 2009, steadfastly denied he had molested or
harmed any children. The The Michael Jackson Estate last month
attempted to block HBO from airing the documentary by suing the
network in Los Angeles Superior Court charging among other things
that it "falsely claims Michael Jackson was abusing children."
Mr. Brooks said he found "Leaving Neverland" convincing and
heartbreaking.
"The documentary gave evidence of monstrous behavior, he said,
adding that he went into it wanting to "believe the thing that we
believe," which was that Mr. Jackson was falsely accused.
In the episode, Homer Simpson meets a man in a mental institution
who claims to be Michael Jackson. The character was voiced by Mr.
Jackson.Photo: NO CREDIT
In "The Simpsons" episode titled "Stark Raving Dad," Homer Simpson
briefly ends up in a mental institution, where he meets a man who
claims to be Michael Jackson. The character, Leon Kompowsky, was
voiced by Mr. Jackson. Mr. Brooks said the episode had been one of
his all-time favorites.
"This was a treasured episode. There are a lot of great memories we
have wrapped up in that one, and this certainly doesn't allow them
to remain," Mr. Brooks said.
Mr. Brooks said pulling the episode was important because of the
need to show compassion for Mr. Jackson's alleged victims.
Asked why Mr. Jackson's previous run-ins with the law over
allegations of child abuse weren't enough to pull the episode
earlier, Mr. Brooks cited his acquittal in 2005. But the
documentary, in his mind, made the case beyond argument.
Getting the episode off all the platforms and outlets that carry the
show-including streaming services, TV stations and Blu-ray/DVD box
sets-won't happen overnight, Mr. Brooks said, "but the process has
started."
Mr. Brooks acknowledged the potential for criticism from fans of Mr.
Jackson, as well as from people who love that particular episode.
"I'm against book burning of any kind. But this is our book, and
we're allowed to take out a chapter," he said.
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anim8rfsk
Mar 8, 2019, 10:24:15 AM3/8/19
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BTR1701
Mar 8, 2019, 11:00:11 AM3/8/19
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In article <0001HW.2232C09E05...@NEWS.EASYNEWS.COM>,
I wonder if people who have downloaded the episodes through services
like iTunes will have the file deleted from their hard drives whether
they want it or not.
like iTunes will have the file deleted from their hard drives whether
they want it or not.
anim8rfsk
Mar 8, 2019, 11:32:27 AM3/8/19
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moviePig
Mar 8, 2019, 12:12:41 PM3/8/19
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(No sarcasm.)
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Neill Massello
Mar 8, 2019, 1:25:09 PM3/8/19
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moviePig <pwal...@moviepig.com> wrote:
> Not that it matters, of course. Merely making the gesture is the point.
> (No sarcasm.)
Yes. In the Soviet Union, perhaps the most mendacious regime in history,
> Not that it matters, of course. Merely making the gesture is the point.
> (No sarcasm.)
they merely airbrushed the unpersoned out of photos, without talking
about it. In modern America, what counts is announcing your shameful
acts.
Rhino
Mar 8, 2019, 2:47:56 PM3/8/19
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On 2019-03-08 1:25 PM, Neill Massello wrote:
> moviePig <pwal...@moviepig.com> wrote:
>
>> Not that it matters, of course. Merely making the gesture is the point.
>> (No sarcasm.)
>
> Yes. In the Soviet Union, perhaps the most mendacious regime in history,
> they merely airbrushed the unpersoned out of photos, without talking
> about it.
Airbrushing was just one of the techniques they used. They also:
> moviePig <pwal...@moviepig.com> wrote:
>
>> Not that it matters, of course. Merely making the gesture is the point.
>> (No sarcasm.)
>
> Yes. In the Soviet Union, perhaps the most mendacious regime in history,
> they merely airbrushed the unpersoned out of photos, without talking
> about it.
- used black ink to completely obliterate the person from each physical
copy of the picture
- cut out the offending picture with scissors
- expropriated every copy of the book that they could find from libraries
- etc. etc.
David King's book, The Commissar Vanishes, gives illustrations of many
of their techniques from King's *immense* collection of these photos (a
quarter million the last time I heard).
> In modern America, what counts is announcing your shameful
> acts.
>
Rhino
Ant
Mar 8, 2019, 3:22:10 PM3/8/19
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Lame. :(
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easy. No, revenge is a dish best served cold. I'll bide my time until...
Oh, what the hell, I'll just crush him like an ant." --Mr. Burns, The
Simpsons ("Blood Feud" Episode 7F22)
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Max
Mar 8, 2019, 6:24:51 PM3/8/19
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Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>A classic episode of "The Simpsons" featuring Michael Jackson's
>voice will be removed from circulation, the show's longtime
>executive producer, James L. Brooks, said.
The Southpark episode is better anyway.
>A classic episode of "The Simpsons" featuring Michael Jackson's
>voice will be removed from circulation, the show's longtime
>executive producer, James L. Brooks, said.
FPP
Mar 8, 2019, 7:04:15 PM3/8/19
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(It's also why I continue to buy blu-rays.)
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FPP
Mar 8, 2019, 7:06:58 PM3/8/19
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stone.
6,000 years, and still going strong!
Vidcapper
Mar 9, 2019, 2:18:11 AM3/9/19
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On 09/03/2019 00:04, FPP wrote:
> On 3/8/19 10:59 AM, BTR1701 wrote:
>> In article <0001HW.2232C09E05...@NEWS.EASYNEWS.COM>,
>> anim8rfsk <anim...@cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Fri, 08 Mar 2019 02:48:28 -0700 Ubiquitous<web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>>
>>>> Getting the episode off all the platforms and outlets that carry the
>>>> show-including streaming services, TV stations and Blu-ray/DVD box
>>>> sets-won't happen overnight, Mr. Brooks said, "but the process has
>>>> started."
>>>>
>>>> Mr. Brooks acknowledged the potential for criticism from fans of Mr.
>>>> Jackson, as well as from people who love that particular episode.
>>>>
>>>> "I'm against book burning of any kind. But this is our book, and
>>>> we're allowed to take out a chapter," he said.
>>>
>>> So then you're for book burning.
>>
>> I wonder if people who have downloaded the episodes through services
>> like iTunes will have the file deleted from their hard drives whether
>> they want it or not.
>
> Of course! Streaming... it's the future!
> (It's also why I continue to buy blu-rays.)
I still buy DVD's, but same difference...
> On 3/8/19 10:59 AM, BTR1701 wrote:
>> In article <0001HW.2232C09E05...@NEWS.EASYNEWS.COM>,
>> anim8rfsk <anim...@cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Fri, 08 Mar 2019 02:48:28 -0700 Ubiquitous<web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>>
>>>> Getting the episode off all the platforms and outlets that carry the
>>>> show-including streaming services, TV stations and Blu-ray/DVD box
>>>> sets-won't happen overnight, Mr. Brooks said, "but the process has
>>>> started."
>>>>
>>>> Mr. Brooks acknowledged the potential for criticism from fans of Mr.
>>>> Jackson, as well as from people who love that particular episode.
>>>>
>>>> "I'm against book burning of any kind. But this is our book, and
>>>> we're allowed to take out a chapter," he said.
>>>
>>> So then you're for book burning.
>>
>> I wonder if people who have downloaded the episodes through services
>> like iTunes will have the file deleted from their hard drives whether
>> they want it or not.
>
> Of course! Streaming... it's the future!
> (It's also why I continue to buy blu-rays.)
>
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FPP
Mar 9, 2019, 7:32:01 AM3/9/19
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what I tell people.
Really, I prefer the blu's mostly because that they come in a smaller
case. They're thinner and shorter, allowing for a smaller footprint and
more storage space.
For me, it means I can store about 15% more discs in the same space
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