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Are there any shows that got abruptly cancelled because the government didn't like something they said or did? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by favrion@lemmy.world to c/television@lemmy.world

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Not because of the acting or even the political beliefs of the actors, but because something that was said in front of the camera offended a government agent who got the show axed.

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[–] LemmySoloHer@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

On the opposite of this, the Stanley Kubrick movie Spartacus (1960) was in danger of being pulled during the Hollywood Blacklist phase when Dalton Trumbo was revealed to be the screenwriter, but President John F. Kennedy went to watch the movie in theaters and publicly endorsed it afterward, helping to end the Hollywood Blacklist as a result.