'South Park' and Terrorism: Hollywood Balances Creative Freedom with Death Threats
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Comedy Central Recently Censored An Episode Of "South Park" Over Threats Aimed At The Show's Creators On A Radical Muslim Website. We Ask The Questions: Was Comedy Central Right? How Should Hollywood Studios Weigh Creative Freedom Against Potential Security Risks? Plus One Hollywood Writer Stands Up To The Note "it's Not Edgy Enough!"
Guests:
- Marshall Goldberg: Film & TV Writer and Lawyer
- Stu Bloomberg: Former chairman of ABC Entertainment
- Eugene Volokh: Professor of Constitutional Law, UCLA , @VolokhC
- Paul Bristow: VP, Private Security Firm at McRoberts Protective Agency
- Roger S.H. Schulman: Hollywood writer and producer
- Kurt Sutter: Creator, 'Sons of Anarchy'
Links:
- STU BLOOMBERG'S FILMOGRAPHY
- MARSHALL GOLDBERG'S FILMOGRAPHY
- EUGENE VOLOKH BIO
- PAUL BRISTOW RESUME
- MCROBERTS PROTECTIVE AGENCY
- OFFICIAL "SOUTH PARK" WEBSITE
- SOUTH PARK CREATORS' STATEMENT, 4/22/10
- ‘South Park’ Episode Altered After Muslim Group’s Warnin", (NEW YORK TIMES), 4/23/10
- Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonists condemn censorship of 'South Park', (THE WASHINGTON POST), 4/29/10
- Not Even in South Park?, (NEW YORK TIMES), 4/25/10
- Jon Stewart says Comedy Central censored 'South Park' for safety reasons
- ‘South Park’ creators say network cut speech, (msnbc.com) 4/22/10
- 'Family Guy' abortion episode details, (THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER) 8/6/09
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