Rockrivr1
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Up here in the Boston area the local ABC affiliate decided not to run Saving Private Ryan last night. They basically stated that they are afraid that the FCC would level huge fines on them. Because of that we got some crappy Tom Cruise movie. (I hate that guy!) :banghead: (ABC's statement: It's to protect the children! )
Ok, this FCC thing is starting to get WAY out of hand. What I don't get is how they could possibly level fines for showing such an acclaimed moving on VETERANS DAY!! From what I read online, my ABC affiliate isn't the only one who didn't run this movie. I guess many were afraid. It's beyond me I guess. Didn't the networks run this movie a couple of times already without difficulty? If this keeps going on were going to be stuck watching re-runs of Leave it to Beaver and Lawrence Welk (sp?) during prime time.
Oh, just to keep this gun related, I had my CMP M1 Garand in front of me to watch SPR. I was going to give it a good cleaning during the movie. Good thing I had the movie on DVD. I was looking forward to watching and cleaning the Garand all day!!
Ok, this FCC thing is starting to get WAY out of hand. What I don't get is how they could possibly level fines for showing such an acclaimed moving on VETERANS DAY!! From what I read online, my ABC affiliate isn't the only one who didn't run this movie. I guess many were afraid. It's beyond me I guess. Didn't the networks run this movie a couple of times already without difficulty? If this keeps going on were going to be stuck watching re-runs of Leave it to Beaver and Lawrence Welk (sp?) during prime time.
Oh, just to keep this gun related, I had my CMP M1 Garand in front of me to watch SPR. I was going to give it a good cleaning during the movie. Good thing I had the movie on DVD. I was looking forward to watching and cleaning the Garand all day!!