ArsTechnica has an interesting news tidbit observing some of the fallout from the California recall debacle. FCC rules require stations to give equal face time to candidates (excluding paid commercials, obviously) to prevent networks from plugging preferred candidates by featuring them on programming. Because of this, the Sci-Fi network has cancelled a scheduled run of Schwarzenegger movies to avoid being legally obligated to give equal air time to the other 35 candidates.
The best part, though, is that the are substituting a run of movies featuring California getting obliterated and destroyed. I love it when a sense of humor shows up in circumstances like these. The world needs a better sense of humor all the way around. (I'm not really capable of delivering it, but Suckful does a fair job most days.
Posted by Nutrimentia at August 31, 2003 10:10 AM | TrackBack