A comparison between the pre-air version of the Simpsons and the one that made it to the air, with the latter being censored due to a comment about the Iraq War.
Or... They cut it because it was just -dumb- Cutting one thing because it's sucks is not the same as censorship.
It's not like the rest of the aliens comments weren't about Iraq War as well (it's pretty obvious that it is).
That's assuming it isn't just a fake.
Which ever it is... fake or just an example of editing something to make the unstated political commentary more potent, this clip is -not- what the description is trying to make it out to be.
I tend to agree with the above comments. The last line wasn't needed to get the point across and it actually took away from the satire. It worked better without the line. I think that it was a good editorial choice, not censorship.
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hyrcan on Nov 14, 2006 03:13 PM
Or... They cut it because it was just -dumb- Cutting one thing because it's sucks is not the same as censorship. It's not like the rest of the aliens comments weren't about Iraq War as well (it's pretty obvious that it is). That's assuming it isn't just a fake. Which ever it is... fake or just an example of editing something to make the unstated political commentary more potent, this clip is -not- what the description is trying to make it out to be.
michaelallroy on Nov 14, 2006 05:00 PM
looks/sounds fake to me. the final version works better anyway, the point is made without beating us in the face with it.
ironic1 on Nov 16, 2006 08:16 PM
I tend to agree with the above comments. The last line wasn't needed to get the point across and it actually took away from the satire. It worked better without the line. I think that it was a good editorial choice, not censorship.
sashanein on Nov 16, 2006 11:22 PM
The Simpsons is just too damn preachy now. I'm glad that idiot line got edited out. We get the damn joke already.