More details on Kimmel - ABC drama (slightly more hopeful take)

[newdeal2]

This article from Deadline seems to have more details on what went down yesterday. My read is ABC didn't want to do this, but thought this was the least bad option to avoid having to cancel the show completely.

I don't agree with that, but it seems like they want things to cool down and then get Jimmy back on the air. Who knows if he's interested in that however.

Kimmel On Pause: Why Did Disney Preempt Him, Who Made The Call & Will He Come Back?

Jimmy Kimmel learned in a phone call Wednesday afternoon that his 22-year late-night run on ABC was put on hold, at least for now.

Deadline understands that the person on the other end of the line of the phone was Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman Dana Walden.

Just hours before Kimmel was set to start filming tonight’s show, Disney’s top TV exec had a “thoughtful conversation” with the comedian, per sources. This came after the decision was made by Walden and CEO Iger.

“Both sides were very businesslike and polite,” one source said.

[ImNotGod]

1. The bottom line is it happened, again, and we have no free speech or free press under the fascist nazi tRump regime. nt

[GusBob]

2. Sounds to me as if Kimmel is sticking to his guns?

refusing to apologize and was gonna ramp things up by calling out people by name?

IDK if thats gonna cool things down?

[Silent Type]

3. This and a few things I read give me hope that ABC is looking for a way out. Question is whether Kimmel will want

to continue?

I did read his contract is up for renewal and he has talked about retiring (maybe just to gain leverage in negotiations).

[Cha]

4. So you're sayin' there's a chance!

Best of Fantastic Luck to Jimmy Kimmel And Our Democracy !

TY!

[John1956PA]

5. He would be wise to bow out now.

If he were to return, he would be accused of pulling his punches in his jokes about Trump. He knows he can not push his derision of Trump and Trump's supporters to the line anymore. Without being edgy, he would be accused by many of his ardent fans of just phoning it in.

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. Giving in would be "wise"? no.

From an expert historian on fascism:

Do not obey in advance.

Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.

Anticipatory obedience is a political tragedy. Perhaps rulers did not initially know that citizens were willing to compromise this value or that principle. Perhaps a new regime did not at first have the direct means of influencing citizens one way or another. After the German elections of 1932, which brought Nazis into government, or the Czechoslovak elections of 1946, where communists were victorious, the next crucial step was anticipatory obedience. Because enough people in both cases voluntarily extended their services to the new leaders, Nazis and communists alike realized that they could move quickly toward a full regime change. The first heedless acts of conformity could not then be reversed.

https://timothysnyder.org/on-tyranny

[PufPuf23]

7. This would make a good OP so more will see. nt

[John1956PA]

8. That appears to be a very good read. Thank you for posting the link.

[pstokely]

9. how much would is cost him to buy out his contact and move?

is he contractually obligated to come back neutered if they don't outright cancel the show?