bud Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 Earlier this month David Caton, the executive director of a relatively small Florida affiliate of the American Family Association, pressured Lowe’s to pull its advertising from TLC’s latest reality TV series, All American Muslim. Caton’s website, as Sarah Posner points out, claims that the show “profiles only Muslims that appear to be ordinary folks.” This is, ostensibly, to conceal the “Islamic believers whose agenda poses a clear and present danger to liberties and traditional values that the majority of Americans cherish.” Lowe’s subsequently bowed to the pressure claiming that the program had become “a lightning rod” for those with “strong political and societal views,” a decision that not only sparked a heated discussion, but the satirical “missing Lowe’s ad” Quote http://whoprofits.org/
Michael Hardner Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 I guess political correctness cuts both ways then. Quote Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase ! Michael Hardner
olp1fan Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 (edited) LOL, that was a pretty good commercial, the music was annoying though Reminded me of the epic scene in season two of Breaking Bad where Walt was at the hardware store getting supplies Edited December 21, 2011 by olp1fan Quote
Shady Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 So, is this All-American Muslim show America's version of Canada's Islamic infomercial known as Little Mosque on the Prarie? At least their's isn't paid for with tax money. I'll give them that. Quote
Michael Hardner Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 So, is this All-American Muslim show America's version of Canada's Islamic infomercial known as Little Mosque on the Prarie? At least their's isn't paid for with tax money. I'll give them that. Don't worry, Shady - it's been banned. Quote Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase ! Michael Hardner
guyser Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 So, is this All-American Muslim show America's version of Canada's Islamic infomercial known as Little Mosque on the Prarie? At least their's isn't paid for with tax money. I'll give them that. Neither was Little Mosque,the Canuck version. Quote
olp1fan Posted December 22, 2011 Report Posted December 22, 2011 (edited) Neither was Little Mosque,the Canuck version. Isn't Little Mosque a CTV show Nvm it isn't Edited December 22, 2011 by olp1fan Quote
bud Posted December 22, 2011 Author Report Posted December 22, 2011 So, is this All-American Muslim show America's version of Canada's Islamic infomercial known as Little Mosque on the Prarie? At least their's isn't paid for with tax money. I'll give them that. even though i hate the show, the number of viewers it has shows how popular it is. 'little mosque' has over 1 million viewers per show, so i'm sure the tv ads are paying for the show and more. this is why the show has been picked up in europe, africa and even in israel. Quote http://whoprofits.org/
Shady Posted December 22, 2011 Report Posted December 22, 2011 even though i hate the show, the number of viewers it has shows how popular it is. 'little mosque' has over 1 million viewers per show, Complete nonsense. Quote
Shady Posted December 22, 2011 Report Posted December 22, 2011 Don't worry, Shady - it's been banned. What's been banned? Quote
bud Posted December 22, 2011 Author Report Posted December 22, 2011 Complete nonsense. really? how about a cup of stfu? here is reality. deal with it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Mosque_on_the_Prairie#Weekly_ratings Quote http://whoprofits.org/
Shady Posted December 22, 2011 Report Posted December 22, 2011 really? how about a cup of stfu? here is reality. deal with it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Mosque_on_the_Prairie#Weekly_ratings Yep, those are great numbers. From 2007. Their ratings have dropped off of a cliff since then. Drink up! Quote
punked Posted December 22, 2011 Report Posted December 22, 2011 (edited) Yep, those are great numbers. From 2007. Their ratings have dropped off of a cliff since then. Drink up! Yah Shady you might not know this but it has also been syndicated and is shown in some 20 other countries besides Canada. It did have upwards of 2 million viewers at one time but the domestic ratings are down to the 300,000-400,000 range now. However to claim the show some sort of failure after 6 seasons and syndication would be down right silly this is one of few shows CBC has made money on. Edited December 22, 2011 by punked Quote
olp1fan Posted December 22, 2011 Report Posted December 22, 2011 Yah Shady you might not know this but it has also been syndicated and is shown in some 20 other countries besides Canada. It sis have upwards of 2 million viewers at one time but the domestic ratings are down to the 300,000-400,000 range now. corner gas ratings never went below 1 million Quote
punked Posted December 22, 2011 Report Posted December 22, 2011 corner gas ratings never went below 1 million Corner Gas was a huge success what is your point? Corner Gas was I think the only show in the top 20 viewership in Canada which was actually Canadian made. That however does not take away from the Success of Little Mosque. Heck Fox even bought the rights to the idea of Little Mosque to make an American pilot at one point it was so Successful in Canada. Quote
Shady Posted December 22, 2011 Report Posted December 22, 2011 However to claim the show some sort of failure after 6 seasons and syndication would be down right silly this is one of few shows CBC has made money on. Maybe in the past. But not anymore. Anyways, it shouldn't be something tax payers have to pay for, in my opinion. Quote
punked Posted December 22, 2011 Report Posted December 22, 2011 Maybe in the past. But not anymore. Anyways, it shouldn't be something tax payers have to pay for, in my opinion. Again the CBC made money on it. It is one of the few things on CBC the tax payers didn't pay for, it paid for itself and maybe something else at CBC. Quote
Shady Posted December 22, 2011 Report Posted December 22, 2011 Again the CBC made money on it. Really? How much? Is that counting the intial start up costs before and during production? Is that really what the government should be doing with tax money? Risking it in the television business? What if it didn't make money? Quote
punked Posted December 22, 2011 Report Posted December 22, 2011 Really? How much? Is that counting the intial start up costs before and during production? Is that really what the government should be doing with tax money? Risking it in the television business? What if it didn't make money? Well we can have that argument if you want but pretending that Little Mosque didn't put in the bank when it did isn't the way to bring that up Shady. Again this is where you create a different situation then exists in reality and pretend it is reality so you can make a stronger argument. I am tried having arguments with you where you pretend the hypothetical situations you make up in your head are the real situations in the ground. I know it makes it easier in your world but it doesn't help when the real world facts are much different then the ones you want to pretend exist. Quote
Shady Posted December 22, 2011 Report Posted December 22, 2011 Well we can have that argument if you want but pretending that Little Mosque didn't put in the bank when it did isn't the way to bring that up Shady. Again this is where you create a different situation then exists in reality and pretend it is reality so you can make a stronger argument. I am tried having arguments with you where you pretend the hypothetical situations you make up in your head are the real situations in the ground. I know it makes it easier in your world but it doesn't help when the real world facts are much different then the ones you want to pretend exist. Fair enough. But how much money has the show made? Is it still making money with lower ratings? Quote
punked Posted December 22, 2011 Report Posted December 22, 2011 (edited) Fair enough. But how much money has the show made? Is it still making money with lower ratings? The money it makes now is in syndication there are still countries (mostly Muslim countries I believe) that are buying it from the CBC to show in their countries. I think it only ever broke even in Canada. So it broke even on air in Canada and now can be sold in syndication, on netflixs, in box sets etc. for then next 10 years and come out ahead. Edited December 22, 2011 by punked Quote
Shady Posted December 22, 2011 Report Posted December 22, 2011 The money it makes now is in syndication there are still countries (mostly Muslim countries I believe) that are buying it from the CBC to show in their countries. I think it only ever broke even in Canada. So it broke even on air in Canada and now can be sold in syndication, on netflixs, in box sets etc. for then next 10 years and come out ahead. Ok, fair enough. Quote
punked Posted December 22, 2011 Report Posted December 22, 2011 Ok, fair enough. We can agree it wasn't a huge Corner Gas success but for the CBC and its homegrown programing it was pretty big. I mean it did much better then 18 to life or Being Erica. Quote
bud Posted December 22, 2011 Author Report Posted December 22, 2011 Maybe in the past. But not anymore. either post something to back up your claims or start drinking from the cup. your words are useless without facts backing them up. Quote http://whoprofits.org/
Michael Hardner Posted December 22, 2011 Report Posted December 22, 2011 We can agree it wasn't a huge Corner Gas success but for the CBC and its homegrown programing it was pretty big. I mean it did much better then 18 to life or Being Erica. I thought Being Erica was THE major hit for CBC ? Quote Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase ! Michael Hardner
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