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8:28 AM
by Gene
The MENSA men of show-biz come up with a few more excuses:"It's a hugely unpopular war, and there's a staggering amount of depressing coverage," says producer Steven Bochco. Bochco's 2005 TV series "Over There," about a platoon of soldiers fighting in Iraq, lasted just one season. "TV is fully saturated with this war," he adds, "and I don't know if you can do a serious drama about this war and locate any angle that would overcome the negativity about it."It would appear Steve and company have located their own angle: obtuse.
Adds Dennis Rice, president of worldwide marketing at United Artists, which is releasing "Lions for Lambs": "Anytime you believe a movie is going to be the same story as what you get for free on CNN 24 hours a day, people will ask, 'Why spend $10 to go see that?'"WILL YOU IDIOTS STOP SAYING YOU'RE SORRY FOR ALL THE DOGGIE-DOO YOU SMILINGLY DISCHARGE?!?