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4 Questions about a Fred Thompson candidacy and let me say up front, if he runs, I'm voting for him but I am curious about the answers to these 4 questions. I'm not trying to be provocative. I really don't know the answers.
Does NBC and TNT and to a lesser extent, USA (where Fred Thompson may have made a few appearances on L&O:SVU), have to not air any Law & Order syndicated/re-run episode that he was in or give equal time to his opponents? If yes, that has to be awfully expensive for TNT in particular because they air multiple episodes of Law & Order a day in syndication. For TNT, they would lose a big chunk of their later years' syndication inventory.
My second question, predicated on the response to the first question, is -- Does TNT then have a right to sue either NBC or Fred for a loss of inventory for a year and maybe 4 months (depending on when he actually declares)? The IMDb says he has been in 112 episodes of L&O (TNT syndicates) and 11 episodes of L&O:SVU (USA syndicates) so we aren't talking small potatoes, at least for TNT.
I don't think the issue would be as big a deal for TV networks that may have to shelve his movies for a year. Ditto other TV shows where he may have a handful (e.g., Roseanne) of appearances. Although, and I could be imagining this, I seem to be seeing an awful lot of The Hunt For Red October airing lately.
If he isn't a declared candidate yet, what's to prevent a network like TNT from having a Fred Thompson marathon (movies and L&O episodes) in anticipation of him declaring his candidacy? If promoted correctly, it could draw the curious.
Do you think we may see an amendment to the equal time law as a result of what happens with FT?
I don't see Fred's scenario as being similar to Ronald Reagan's since by the time RR decided to run, no one was airing his old TV shows/movies, anyway.
4 Questions about a Fred Thompson candidacy and let me say up front, if he runs, I'm voting for him but I am curious about the answers to these 4 questions. I'm not trying to be provocative. I really don't know the answers.
Does NBC and TNT and to a lesser extent, USA (where Fred Thompson may have made a few appearances on L&O:SVU), have to not air any Law & Order syndicated/re-run episode that he was in or give equal time to his opponents? If yes, that has to be awfully expensive for TNT in particular because they air multiple episodes of Law & Order a day in syndication. For TNT, they would lose a big chunk of their later years' syndication inventory.
My second question, predicated on the response to the first question, is -- Does TNT then have a right to sue either NBC or Fred for a loss of inventory for a year and maybe 4 months (depending on when he actually declares)? The IMDb says he has been in 112 episodes of L&O (TNT syndicates) and 11 episodes of L&O:SVU (USA syndicates) so we aren't talking small potatoes, at least for TNT.
I don't think the issue would be as big a deal for TV networks that may have to shelve his movies for a year. Ditto other TV shows where he may have a handful (e.g., Roseanne) of appearances. Although, and I could be imagining this, I seem to be seeing an awful lot of The Hunt For Red October airing lately.
If he isn't a declared candidate yet, what's to prevent a network like TNT from having a Fred Thompson marathon (movies and L&O episodes) in anticipation of him declaring his candidacy? If promoted correctly, it could draw the curious.
Do you think we may see an amendment to the equal time law as a result of what happens with FT?
I don't see Fred's scenario as being similar to Ronald Reagan's since by the time RR decided to run, no one was airing his old TV shows/movies, anyway.
Wow, I got fooled. This Thread is from May, 2007. How it got on the Forum now, is puzzling?
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Shame on you for mentioning this goon
