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Miles Archer

(20,683 posts) Mon Sep 22, 2025, 04:59 PM Sep 22

I am "less celebratory" about Kimmel coming back and "more pissed off" that it happened at all

Yes. Of course it is good news that he's coming back. And one aspect of this that may have been under-reported (and it IS a COVER YOUR ASS MOVE by ABC / Disney) is that his CREW was reportedly paid through the downtime.

But the reason I'm not doing the happy dance and popping champagne corks is that this never should have happened in the first place.

It's like any form of abuse. Once the abuser stops, there is obviously relief, but that doesn't wipe away the abuse.

And I don't give a flying fuck about Trump's "I AM YOUR RETRIBUTION" campaign bullshit. We KNEW that when John Roberts anointed him as the Christ Child 2025, he'd be a non-stop asshole.

So yeah, welcome back Jimmy, BUT I'M STILL PISSED THAT THIS HAPPENED and the network relenting DOESN'T WIPE AWAY THE STENCH.

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I am "less celebratory" about Kimmel coming back and "more pissed off" that it happened at all (Original Post) Miles Archer Sep 22 OP

If he has to make an apology, it won't matter to me at all that he came back Iris Sep 22 #1

Me, too. It should never have happened in the first place, Ocelot II Sep 22 #2

Educated guess? They rolled the dice and decided whatever Trump could do to them... Miles Archer Sep 22 #5

I'm happy Disney showed their ass. Iggo Sep 22 #3

DIS bumped up about 0.50 pc in last hour ending down 1.05 pc on the day and about 4.0 pc on four days trading. nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 22 #4

I fear that Sinclair and Nexstar will flex their muscles now. Thunderbeast Sep 22 #6

Iris

(16,751 posts)

1. If he has to make an apology, it won't matter to me at all that he came back

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 05:03 PM

Sep 22

Ocelot II

(128,041 posts)

2. Me, too. It should never have happened in the first place,

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 05:03 PM

Sep 22

and I hope he doesn't and won't apologize or ease up on his criticism of Trump and MAGA. It's interesting, though, that Disney/ABC folded so quickly - it's funny how losing piles of money in a few days can get the oligarchs' attention. I wonder if they expected that much of a backlash?

Miles Archer

(20,683 posts)

5. Educated guess? They rolled the dice and decided whatever Trump could do to them...

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 05:58 PM

Sep 22

...was worse than what the public could do to them. That was until they received a flood of well-earned toxic publicity and started bleeding subscribers.

Iggo

(49,349 posts)

3. I'm happy Disney showed their ass.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 05:08 PM

Sep 22

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,052 posts)

4. DIS bumped up about 0.50 pc in last hour ending down 1.05 pc on the day and about 4.0 pc on four days trading. nt

Reply to Iggo (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 05:15 PM

Sep 22

Thunderbeast

(3,722 posts)

6. I fear that Sinclair and Nexstar will flex their muscles now.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 07:27 PM

Sep 22

ABC may have caved, but the local station duopoly still has regulatory issues that will make them subservient to the authoritarian regime. I am preparing to catalog local advertisers on those stations, with a proposal to boycott those businesses if they continue to buy advertising on stations that ban Kimmel (or anyone else) to satisfy the Orange Man's ego.

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