{"id":169,"date":"2003-06-04T10:47:58","date_gmt":"2003-06-04T15:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=169"},"modified":"2003-06-04T10:47:58","modified_gmt":"2003-06-04T15:47:58","slug":"upping_the_ridi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2003\/06\/04\/upping_the_ridi.html","title":{"rendered":"Upping the ridiculousness ante"},"content":{"rendered":"

The only thing more ridiculous than Viacom’s decision not too long ago to rename The Nashville Network <\/b>to The National Network <\/a>is their new decision to rename the cable station Spike TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2018Today the first network for men has a name, and its Spike TV<\/a>,\u2019 Hecht said in making the announcement. \u2018Spike TV captures the attributes and essence of what we want the first network for men to be. It\u2019s unapologetically male; it\u2019s active; it\u2019s smart and contemporary with a personality that\u2019s aggressive and irreverent. It\u2019s a name we feel our audience will get and make a connection with. I like Spike! This is a first major step in our journey to super-serving men in a way no one has done before.\u2019<\/p>\n

No, wait. The only think more ridiculous than that <\/i>is that Spike Lee is suing them<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In court papers filed Tuesday, Lee asked for an injunction against Viacom’s use of the name, saying he had never given his consent for it to be used.
\n“The media description of this change of name, as well as comments made to me and my wife, confirmed what was obvious \u2014 that Spike TV referred to Spike Lee,” Lee said in court papers.<\/p>\n

Riiiiight. It’s all about you, Spike … er, Mr. Lee.<\/p>\n

Lee, whose given name is Shelton Jackson Lee, included in court papers affidavits from people including former Sen. Bill Bradley, and actors Ossie Davis and Ed Norton. The affidavits said the signers had thought of Lee when they heard about Spike TV and some said they believed he had become affiliated with the network.<\/p>\n

That’s because “some” of them are idiots<\/i>. <\/p>\n

Yeesh.<\/p>\n

(via Plum Crazy<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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