S60 12/4 Episode Question

Okay, so I'll start a new thread and again ask this question? About the
fictional incident mentioned in this episode (a citizen's group raises
hell over a broadcasting license just because a soldier swore in a live
newscast): was that part of the episode based on any event that
occurred in the real world?

David Johnston...

Not quite. It's an exaggerated version of a case where the FCC had to
rule on a case where a rapper spoke in his habitual fashion in earshot
of a reporter doing live coverage of an award show. They made it a
soldier to make it seem more important and admirable. (In the real
case, the FCC ruled that stuff happens in live interviews and as long
as it wasn't planned no foul.)

marc0ni...

So far it's sounding like my original assessment of that part of the
episode was correct: a typical Sorkin Strawman argument. The episode's

David Johnston...

What "argument" would you be speaking of? It's fiction. Why would
you expect fiction about a TV network to be more true to life than the
average cop show?

David Johnston...

But his aim is _also_ to try to make inherently dull subjects like the
White House or a TV Network's inner workings interesting. That
requires exageration.

marc0ni...

You're right, of course. And there are probably a lot of other "aims"
that I've overlooked in this discussion as well. But I concede your
point that there's more going on in S60 than just the polemics.

chicagofan...

LOL... amazing, isn't it?

chicagofan...

Nonsense... I think you just see what you *want* to see. :)

He likes to write about controversial issues in society today, to get
people to *think* and talk about them. Which I think is a commendable
objective... pity more people don't do more thinking and less talking,
when they can't be objective. ;)

marc0ni...

No, he writes about controversial issues because he's counting on
*some* people in the audience *not* to think about the points he's
putting out and for others to simply nod and quietly say "That's
tellin' 'em, Aaron."

Or he's writing about controversial issues because he has the
opportunity. As another poster pointed out, Sorkin does want to
entertain.

analogs are far removed from their real-world counterparts and the FCC
hasn't revoked any licenses under the conditions Sorkin has proposed.

Someday there's going to be a board game called "Find the Fallacy" and
Sorkin's works are going to provide a lot of the content.

If there wasn't an exact analog in the real world, was there any
incident even similar that has been in the news?