I don't think you could watch Bill Cosby in any of his roles, or even listen to his comedy routines, after the details of his behaviour were made public. Suspension of disbelief is almost impossible under these circumstances.

It also keeps getting stranger in the way fallen media figures are choosing to respond to their circumstances. Reports are that Charlie Rose is working on a comeback show, Matt Lauer has just released a cleverly worded statement in which he denies certain allegations against him, and NBC continues to make news about the sexual harrassment issues in the corporation, and how they ignored/mismanaged the complaints, all the way back to the 90's, referring to the latest news of past allegations involving Tom Brokaw.

Last edited by betaylored (April 27, 2018 12:34 am)

Radiowiz wrote:

What about the PBS's and the TVO's out there?
Are they still airing old reruns of Picture pages? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWg0U3fi7sE
 

 
'Radiowiz' you may have answered the question, looks like Mr. Cosby's work might lurk around on YouTube, VHS tapes, records etc but I doubt it will be aired.

It is currently streaming, and still available on Amazon Prime:


 

Last edited by leafs67 (April 27, 2018 8:56 am)

Contractual obligations cease when moral terpitude clause violations kick in. And, now that there's an actual conviction, there should be a termination of the contract.

Bill Cosby has been removed from the Television Academy Hall of Fame according to "The Hollywood Reporter"

Is it enough that he's been outed as a sexual predator and ousted from polite(r) society, and does this start to put some pressure on the platforms still carrying his work. This removal will certainly be followed by more erasing of his now tarnished career achievements.

RadioActive wrote:

Just when you thought things couldn't get any more bizarre, comes a long-winded, crazy (although well written) statement from the "other woman" in this case - Cosby's wife, Camille. She blames the guilty verdict on racism, self promoting district attorneys and officials, and of course, a major media frenzy to get her husband. 

"Bill Cosby was labelled as guilty because the media and accusers said so… period. And the media ensured the dissemination of that propaganda by establishing barricades preventing the dissemination of the truth in violation of the protections of the First Amendment. Are the media now the people’s judges and juries? Since when are all accusers truthful?" 

 
In the days of yore, people might have said Camille's singing for her supper.

"Since when are all accusers truthful?" 
 
It's very strange that this was the exact argument used by many when they said the #MeToo movement has gone too far, convicting media people and destroying their careers on the basis of just an allegation (Steve Paikin being the notable exception.) But in the Cosby instance, at least, this one went through the courts. A jury found this accuser truthful, based at least partly on Cosby's own admissions in his depositions. 

And that, Camille, "lynch mob" comparisons aside, is the big difference in this case.