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April Fools Flashback
Here is a great fake news article that was posted to the Lostpedia blog this past April Fools. From the looks of it, it actually fooled a lot of people. This was probably because it played it straight by being plain dry and realistic, while dropping in plenty of obscure real world names-- and the quote by Gregg Nations is simply priceless.
FCC Cites ABC $5M for Profanity in Lost "Whispers" "We didn't think anyone would play them backwards" claims script boss Gregg Nations 04/01/08 - ABC was hit Monday with a record $5M indecency fine by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for improper language in two recent episodes of the hit television drama Lost. The proposed fines, which include $7000 fines against each ABC local affiliate, underscore the FCC’s efforts to enforce the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005. ABC press officer Jeff Fordis released a statement reading that ABC believes the decision to be “capricious, arbitrary and not numerically consistent with fines for past alleged infractions, as well as an irresponsible action in light of the recent and ongoing appeals process regarding the federal government’s decency campaign currently in the Supreme Court.” American Civil Liberties Union Policy Counsel James Tucker commented, "this is paternalistic suppression of free speech and the creative process at its worst." ... Read the full April Fools posting |