Fox News Considered Suing Fox's "The Simpsons" 840
ZeDanimal writes "The Simpsons' pooh-bah Matt Groening said in an NPR interview this week that the Fox News Channel considered legal action against the show for its parody of the station's news ticker. Broadcast, of course, by Fox Entertainment, the episode that raised the ire of the "Fair and Balanced" Fox News crew was Krusty For Congress, which mocked the perceived rightward-leanings of the channel with pseudo-news items such as "Do Democrats cause cancer?" and "Oil slicks found to keep seals young, supple" scrolling across the bottom of the screen. Guess the powers-that-be learned something from the Al Franken affair... or maybe they just feared getting into a popularity contest with the likes of the inanimate carbon rod."
news ticker belongs to one company? (Score:4, Funny)
-Seriv
Spelling Error... (Score:5, Funny)
What's the big deal? (Score:5, Funny)
NRA4Ever!
This is news why? (Score:2, Funny)
How about a list of everyone they haven't sued?
Damn, must be a slow news day.
ahem... (Score:4, Funny)
I'm at a loss for words here. I really am.
Re:news ticker belongs to one company? (Score:1, Funny)
What is FOX doing sueing themselves???? We all know that FOX has no clue, and this just proves that further.
What's next? SCO sues UNIX intellectual property holder for copyright violation? Actually that wouldn't suprise me.
Re:Suing themselves (Score:4, Funny)
What is everything coming to. (Score:2, Funny)
It's not the ticker (Score:5, Funny)
Just watch any day of the week and see for yourself.
It's true!
Really...
What you don't understand is that the lawsuit ... (Score:3, Funny)
The complaint: (Score:3, Funny)
People are finding "The Simpsons" to be a more reliable news source. Apparently, the only people who actually watch Fox News are convalescents who can't reach the remote control (whoever left the TV on should be punished severely).
Re:ahem... (Score:2, Funny)
>> thinking it's real news
You mean like the way Fox News tries to confuse the viewerr in to thinking it is real news?
Re:Look where we are headed (Score:5, Funny)
Fox income = damages - lawyer fees
Fox loss = damages
Fox net gain = - lawyer fees
That's one hell of a business strategy.
Re:ahem... (Score:5, Funny)
Either that, or that it is hard to distinguish Fox News, from cartoon news.
Re:Suing themselves (Score:5, Funny)
Well, in fairness, we are talking about Fox News viewers.
Re:Suing themselves (Score:4, Funny)
Re:This is news why? (Score:2, Funny)
Who stands to gain? Fox. (Score:3, Funny)
SCO (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Parody is a democratic right (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Suing themselves (Score:5, Funny)
Aren't they afraid that the Fox news ticker itself might cause confusion and be mistaken for actual news?
Re:Spelling Error... (Score:4, Funny)
You know, that's the first time I've ever heard anybody suggest that there might be a problem with liberal news. That is a mystery: why has nobody on this planet ever criticized the news for being too liberal? You would think that at least one conservative out there would speak up about this issue.
Re:Suing themselves (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Look where we are headed (Score:5, Funny)
Boy, you're in for a shock when you get to page 2 of your Corporate Law textbook...
Re:ahem... (Score:4, Funny)
Doh! Matt IS a Conservative... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Spelling Error... (Score:2, Funny)
Ridiculous scrolling tickers (Score:3, Funny)
Re: Spelling error, but Faux News truly misleads (Score:1, Funny)
1. What is you IQ?
subnormal
2. What is your primary source for news?
slashdot
Re:Suing themselves (Score:4, Funny)
This is true. I know some people who watch it purely for the unintentional humor value.
And not every conservative zealot watches Fox News.
Yes, some of them read the Washington Times or Newsmax instead, or prefer their Ann Coulter books to television news.
It just drives me crazy when people are pigeonholed as being a moron based on one simple aspect of personal preference.
Unfortunately, in this case, it's absolutely true [pipa.org].
- A.P.
Re:It's not the ticker (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Apparently... (Score:3, Funny)
I find this entire thread extremely funny.