Rupert Murdoch's Fox News Channel to sue maker of the Simpsons

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,1073216,00.html

Simpsons parody upset Fox News, says Groening

Ciar Byrne
Wednesday October 29, 2003


The Simpsons: poked fun at Fox News' anti-Democratic stance

Rupert Murdoch's Fox News Channel threatened to sue the makers of the Simpsons over a spoof news ticker, the show's creator Matt Groening has claimed.
Mr Groening said Fox News raised the unlikely prospect of suing a show broadcast by its sister channel, Fox Entertainment, because it wanted to stop the Simpsons parodying its famously anti-Democratic party agenda.

The row centred on a parody of Fox News' rolling news ticker, which included headlines such as "Do Democrats cause cancer?"

Mr Groening said the news channel backed down because it would have caused Fox to bring a lawsuit against itself.

"Fox said they would sue the show and we called their bluff because we didn't think Rupert Murdoch would pay for Fox to sue itself. We got away with it," Mr Groening told National Public Radio in the US.

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[La_Serpiente]

1. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

I hope Matt Groening takes his business to another station.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

2. This show has been on since

I was in the fourth grade - yeah in 1989 . I am 23 years old . I am surprise this show is STILL on . But I seriously doubt Murdoch will give this show up - like for example if it moves to Comedy Central ( which I seriouly doubt. )

[JHB]

4. There are advantages in having a cast that doesn't age...

...of course, good writing helps :evilgrin:

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

5. Agreed

but tell me I am not the only one that remembers the song with the Bart Dance .

[bicentennial_baby]

9. Do the Bartman!

I remember that!

[Brucey]

3. Wow, that is funny!

The Simpsons used to rock! I hope they can continue what they did in the past.

[sam sarrha]

6. If he doesn' like free speech in the USA.... he can pack up his propaganda

mills and take his sorry ass back to Australia.:nopity: :spank:

[Sapphocrat]

7. Believe it or not, NewsMax has the best headline.....

Fox Almost Sues ItselfLOL!

Oh, here's the URL if you really want to patronize NewsMocks (and get a pop-up for anti-Hillary playing cards):

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2003/10/29/164651.shtml

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8. Hilarious!

Now watch South Park piss off the right. Coming Soon.

[sam sarrha]

10. they could have a "W" character that only makes fart noises when it talks.