Fahrenheit 911 will not air on pay-per-view on election eve

[Chiyo-chichi]

Saw this on cnn headline news. No details as to why. I can't find the story online anywhere. anybody have any more information?

I'd like to see someone give Chris Wallace a smackdown. He "reported" last week on Fox News Sunday that the Sinclair "documentary" was being aired as a "response" to Moore's PPV event. I guess since F911 isn't airing, there's no need for Sinclair to have their little shindig, huh?

[Sagan]

1. Yeah, real liberal media stuff here...

You will have an anti-Kerry infomercial FORCED into your homes by Sinclair Broadcasting, but you can't CHOOSE TO BUY something anti-Chimp.

[Free2BMe]

2. Is there any way to get F911 on a non-cable channel...?????

[Chiyo-chichi]

3. I could be wrong, but...

I believe that Michael Moore negotiated to have it aired on a broadcast network, but it fell through & then he moved to the PPV plan.

[Free2BMe]

11. I wonder if for the benefit of the country he would try again!!!!

[teamster633]

4. "Outfoxed" is on PPV, though.

Just watched it Tuesday on Comcast On Demand for anyone who's interested. It wasn't as entertaining as F9/11 but it was just as scary.

[krkaufman]

5. Just the night before, or at all?

(Also, a PPV airing is wholly different than funding airing of the anti-Kerry drivel on public airwaves. Slightly.)

[davidjhorrell]

6. Sadly, most people who PPV

...will already agree with us.

[krkaufman]

7. Yep. Aside from the relative audience sizes. n/t

[Chiyo-chichi]

8. As I understand it,

the election eve PPV event was to have been a special 3-hour show. The centerpiece would have been the film & the rest of the show was to have been a party with celebrities urging people to vote. I think that the Nov. 1 event will not air. I'm sure it will be on PPV at some point.

You're all correct -- PPV is entirely different than broadcast -- and folks who would buy the PPV event are already Kerry supporters. It's not like I don't already have F911 on DVD. I'm just ticked because of what Chris Wallace said. I think I will send him an indignant e-mail. Feel free to do the same.

[Clinton Crusader]

9. As I hear it, it was a done deal, then

The PPV co. pulled out. Moore says from Repuke pressure. Big f**king surprise.

But he vows to keep trying. I seriously doubt now he can get it on before 11/2, but who knows???

:kick:

[Chiyo-chichi]

10. Can we pressure the PPV co. to go through with it?

JEEZ! It's not like anyone was going to have F911 FORCED on them, unlike what Sinclair is doing.