Talk:The Real Housewives of Fat Tony

Preempted
It is not being played on the West Coast because of the death of Osama bin Laden. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.103.175.160 (talk) 03:17, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

Thousands of people have testified to the fact that This episode was preempted in San Francisco and Sacramento, as well as other markets. It is possible this was a decision by the local stations rather than by Fox. John Elson (talk) 16:20, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * So? It's a one time occurrence that doesn't affect anything. C T J F 8 3  17:43, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

I suggest that you read the page about Our American Cousin a very successful play which is now best known for being the play Abraham Lincoln was watching when he was shot. You might also check out the page about Taxi Driver which is best known as the movie that John Hinckley, Jr. said drove him to shooting Ronald Reagan. Also Manhattan Melodrama which is best known for being the movie John Dillinger was watching when the police closed in on him.

A lot of people remember where they were and what they were doing when they first heard about such events as the assassination of John F Kennedy, the shooting of Ronald Reagan and the 9/11 attacks. Many will, no doubt, remember the same about the killing of Osama Bin Laden. About a million of them were either getting ready to watch or had already started to watch this episode when it was preempted by the newsflash about the death of Osama Bin Laden. Judging by the reviews, I'd say that's the best thing this episode has going for it!

John Elson (talk) 04:14, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

It should be pointed out that it wasn't preempted on the entire west coast, it appears that stations had the choice of staying with regular programming and switching to the news feed. It was reported, for example, that the episode was shown in its entirety in the Los Angeles but only about a minute was shown in the Bay area and Sacramento. Other markets seem to have been switched after a couple of minutes. John Elson (talk) 05:59, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Uhhhh....you're comparing a preemption of a Simpsons episode to 9/11 or Lincoln being assassinated....are you serious?!?!?! Find a source indicating that it be preempted on the west coast made any difference on anything. C T J F 8 3  12:31, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

No, I was comparing the killing of Osama Bin Laden to those things, and I wasn't the only one, president Obama made the same comparison! I was comparing this episode of Simpsons to the play "our american cousin" or the movie "Taxi Driver", a lot of people were starting to watch this episode when they first heard the news of the killing of Osama Bin Laden and so the two will always be connected in their memories. Where did you get the idea that I was comparing the preemption of the Simpsons to 9/11 or the assassination of Lincoln? John Elson (talk) 05:07, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

AV Club review
Why is it given a whole paragraph that beats in size the paragraph that names the other reviews? It even gives it a rectagnle in which it quotes the review, so the mention of the review takes 50% of the whole article. What is so notable about this AV club? This is borderline self promotion honestly. Could it please be cut so it matches the size of the mentions from all the other reviewers? 190.103.73.96 (talk) 14:33, 6 June 2011 (UTC)