‘It’s the Truth’: Producer Defends Pulled Kennedy Mini-Series
- Posted on January 13, 2011 at 12:03am by
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After the History Channel pulled his mini-series, “The Kennedys,” executive producer Michael Prupas insisted Wednesday that the eight-hour series was “meticulously researched” and is historically accurate.
John and Jackie Kennedy are portrayed by Hollywood actor Greg Kinnear and actress Katie Holmes
“It’s the truth,” he said. “The goal of the script from the very beginning was to tell the family story of the Kennedys.”
The History Channel announced its decision after a leaked script was denounced by former Kennedy aide Theodore Sorensen as “vindictive” and “malicious.”
Rumors have also circulated that the Kennedy family was involved in pressuring the cable channel to drop the series, an effort led by the late president’s daughter, Caroline Kennedy with help from the wife of former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver, daughter of the late Eunice Kennedy.
The series — which will still air in international media markets — reportedly touches on JFK’s infidelities and strain in his marriage.
“There’s much written evidence of what went on in that family,” Prupas pointed out. “They truly were a great family that has a Shakespearian story arc that resulted in many tragedies and many great successes.” The producer insists it was more important to remain true to history than to protect the Kennedy clan’s legacy.
“It is a positive reflection – but we have shown the flaws,” he said.
With the History Channel’s cancellation, producers are now looking for a new media outlet to carry the series, masterminded by “24” creator Joel Surnow.
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Comments (104)
1minuteman
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:24ami grew up in east boston and i hated the kenedy’s. everone portrayed them as royalty and could no no wrong. anything but the truth. the left has no problem with michael moores and al gores lies nut let the history channel which has mountains of more credibility than either tell some of the truth of the kenedy’s and they want to run them out of the country. its pathetic. kennedy’s father joe wa a bootlegger who made deals with the mafia but dont tell that. it does not fit the agenda. ted gets away with murder but lets forget that. the left is rushing towards what happened when hitler took power in germany. we seem to fail to learn from history. the kenedy’s are one of the reasons i left boston over 20 years ago for massachusetts is a democratic mafia run bu kerry and franks and markey and all through the state legislature as well as the school system. old folks who paid off their homes have lost tose homes because the taxes are so high their social security cant pay for it. the dummycrats their are pure evil and im being nice.
Report Post »Rebecca
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:23amI haven’t watched the History channel for about 2 years now…I don’t trust anything they try to tell me (or my kids or grandkids). Their agenda has been obvious to me. Warn your families…for those who have ears to hear.
Report Post »Average_JoeMN
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 6:59amLiberals can’t handle the truth.
Report Post »Capt_Spalding
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 6:57amI think it was the whole idea of Katie Holmes as Jackie… it was just too far-fetched and in the end the whole thing was just ditched. Beware of the clams!
Report Post »TulsaYeeHaw
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 10:16pmShe is still cute.
Report Post »WireWizard
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 6:37amI’m ready for the DVD set now. I betcha if it gets released it goes viral.
Where is John Galt?
Report Post »NickDeringer
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 6:36amThis will end up in the same place as the “Path to 9-11.” The Left is all about squashing the truth. As conservatives, we must have a media strategy so that the Left can’t keep doing this.
Report Post »B4B
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 6:02amHuh?
Report Post »The History Channel canceled the program because the script was denounced by former Kennedy aide Theodore Sorensen as “vindictive” and “malicious.”
Can’t have that “hate-speech” inciting folks you know.
FlowerBell
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 5:24amHow about the truth? I am tired of all the BS that coats everything now. I want to hear the truth, know the truth and be able to once more believe the truth. I am hoping that this will happen at least once more in my life before my death. Just trying to take pleasure in the small things.
Report Post »Thatsitivehadenough
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 5:17amI CAN’T WAIT for the film telling the truth about Barack and Michelle. The sooner, the better.
Don’t forget, the way to a liberal’s heart is through Hollywood!
Report Post »QuietRiot
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 3:38amNobody cares……
Report Post »rundoubt
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 2:38amThe truth will set you free ahhh…. unless you are a liberal.
Report Post »TulsaYeeHaw
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 10:04pmThen it will make miserable as hell……Stupid progressives….
Report Post »scout n ambush
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 2:15amNow they can start on the barry obama story it would really help the economy in kenya since a good part of the begining takes place there his cousin riyala odinga could play himself he practiced “machete politics” and obama helped him by giving speeches for him .That would be better than the kennedy’s .
Report Post »BiteMePETA
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 1:54amHow many have noticed that the “history” channel produces shows about the future?
It is corrupt as all the rest and controlled by the same people.
Report Post »scout n ambush
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 2:23amI noticed that also but i watch the shows about the commies and the national socialist nazi party ww2 ww1 only the original audio and film the rest i don’t trust .
Report Post »Alphonso
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 1:50amThe main difference between Ted Kennedy and Keith Richards is that Ted couldn’t play guitar. End of story…
Report Post »cece959
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 1:42pmKeith Richards didn’t kill anyone that I know of.
Report Post »cstcomputers
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 1:32amI want to see it. No censoring from the Left…
Report Post »drattastic
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 1:30amWe can’t have the truth out there it could start a truth epidemic.
Report Post »PoliticallyAwake
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 1:13amThe story can‘t be true if it hasn’t been Oliver Stoned to death.
Report Post »xoke
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 12:59amMary Jo Kopechne
Report Post »RobertCA
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 1:06amNah … Palin was behind that , according to Libs .
Report Post »xoke
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 1:18amOh yea…forgot about that…lol
Report Post »UnkaBob
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 3:13amThat’s right… think of Mary Jo…
The one who got away with rape in Miami
The one who almost got away with murder in Mass…. went to prison 40+ years later.
Don’t forget Daddy Joe and his money from running rum during prohibition and crashing the stock market ……or his various mistresses…
or the daughter that was mentally challenged who was forced to undergo a botched lobotomy and spent the rest of her life in Wisconsin as a relatively intelligent vegetable that was almost never visited.
Now all we need is a few Catholic divorces, some extramarital affairs, drug dependence and we have the perfect American success story….
Hey someone see if you can find a transvestite that slept with a Kennedy… and try to act surprised when you find her.
Report Post »Its Gonna Getcha
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 12:53amThere are so many versions of this family’s story, a family that has experienced so many tragedies in such a very short period of time. Who knows how each of us is supposed to interpret everything individually. It’s really tragic, and the Kennedy‘s continually get propped up as America’s royalty that never was.
Report Post »Echad
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 1:11amits gonna get you:
Report Post »“Royalty that never was” You’ve got that right! How did they get there money? Old man Kennedy was a rum runner during prohibition. That’s right they got rich being criminals. Also lets face it JFK & Ted where both womanizers and do not deserve adulation but instead we should find their behavior abhorant.
Randyrocker
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 12:50amThe real truth is that this show will eventually be seen in spite of the Kennedy‘s and Theodore Sorensen who might be jealous that he wasn’t able to write it or have a hand in changing the Kennedy family history to be more to the Kennedy’s liking.
Report Post »DagneyT
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 6:51amI hope you’re right. The left is so paranoid about Americans learning the truth. It’s why they want so badly to close down talk radio.
Report Post »Steverino
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 12:50am“Vindictive and Malicious”.
Report Post »I could, if I were inclined to jump to irrational conclusions, believe that that loosely translates to “THE TRUTH.”
The progressives: Still dodging, after all these years.
Steve
scguitar
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 12:50amMore progressive attempts to preserve the Kennedy myth, to keep this man glorified. These people can’t stop the truth from getting out
Report Post »Echad
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 12:50amRead the dark side of camalot & you will find out about the JFK they don’t tell you about.
Report Post »sodizzy
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 12:48amI can hardly wait to see it!
Report Post »bullcrapbuster
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 1:49amlikewise
Report Post »7.62AirMailComeGetIt
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 8:08amThe producer insists it was more important to remain true to history than to protect the Kennedy clan’s legacy.
The series — which will still air in international media markets
KEEPING AMERICA STUPID DO not tell americans the truth but tell the world
So they can just hate us more
And if you do not see america controlled by the FEW you are BLIND
Report Post »the History Channel should br renamed the PUPPET channel
Email and telephone them as to americans being told to SIT DOWN SHUT UP AND WATCH WHAT WE TELL YOU 50,000 libs / progs VS. 100,000,000 american voices
walkwithme1966
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 8:28amMe either – it is said to be excellent – I am sure it will eventually get released over here or end up on Google videos! http://wp.me/pYLB7-w1
Report Post »Whatsizface
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 11:10amIt will air here in Canada this March.
http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/tv/2011/01/10/16830716.html
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 12:46am“The goal of the script from the very beginning was to tell the family story of the Kennedys.”
Report Post »——————–
You CAN”T do that, donchano ?
You tell the story which you are told to tell .
Its the Kennedeys for heaven’s sake
IM_UR_HUCKLEBERRY
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 12:53amWhy would anyone be surprised that something of the “Truth” about the Kennedy’s was cancelled. Kennedys SURE don’t want the “truth” bout them airing out there.
Report Post »Besides… if it IS the truth, it would have to be rated MA or X if it is the truth about the Kennedys.
Who would watch it? I’m sick of the Kennedys.
TruthTalker
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 1:04amI grow weary of the Blaze pulling my comments so i am taking a repreive
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 1:07amIf the media and Hollywierd had been interested in the truth about the Kennedys, there would have been multiple movies and docu-dramas about Mary Jo’s murder by Teddy .
Report Post »GrannyATL
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 1:07amThey only way Teddy could have stayed in office all those years is by sanitizing the family’s real skeletons.
Let the truth come out and the chips fall where they may.
Report Post »nothingbuthetruth
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 1:23amI am sorry but the History channel sucks! They had Cheryl wipe with on square Crowe and the black professor from the beer summit on telling re-written history. Like I am going to believe anything they say. Then they had this thing on there about the donnor family. And as soon as they said typical Americans I had to check their words. They said being typical Americans they killed these two indian guides. I looked it up and that was not true. They filled in the blanks. Bad History Channel, Bad Warn your children, very much like wikipedia.
Report Post »nothingbuthetruth
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 1:25amThere is no place for the truth on the History Channel. We need a Conservative Channel. Cant just rely on Beck one hour a day
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 3:43amIt’s not the TRUTH Channel…It’s the history channel…FALSE history at best.
Report Post »Joe was a rum runner
Teddy was a murderer. Mary Jo Kopeckne
John was a womanizer. How many? I think he makles Clinton look like a Monk
Bobby made deals with the mob.
And that is just the surface stufff. Who really knows the truth as it has been whitewashed for years…
avenger
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 6:07amdaddy joe kennedy is smiling……..
Report Post »DagneyT
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 6:49amI heard this a week or so ago, and it led me to question the History Channel. Do they really believe in all the “Camelot” blather? Why is it unvarnished truth is only what you should expect when it is a Republican? Blather & balderdash from the Democrats!
Report Post »starboard
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 6:59amThe re-writing of history has been going on for a long time……….ay?
Report Post »taskmaster78
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:08amhey Cheezwhiz the worst part of this story is the reason why they pulled the program off from airing, it didn’t meet their standards. The History Channel is a bias network and fears that camelot will not live for ever. That family was corrupt and remain so till this day, my opinion is if it tells the truth show it, and follow it up with Teddy’s life after that and show how much of a loser that man was as well. This will be available via cd, and I hope it shows in Canada seeing they’re working on a contract to air it there.
Report Post »kilo62a
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:30amAs we said in Vietnam: “It took Johnson 4 years to get 500,000 men across an ocean. It will take Nixon 4 years to get 500,000 men back across the ocean. Teddy can’t even get a woman across a bridge.”
Report Post »NickDeringer
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:32amOliver Stone will do the miniseries. Except this time Sarah Palin will be in the grassy knoll.
Report Post »G.W. Dobbs
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:35amThe “DISCOVERY” Channel should run the Series. They tell the TRUTH, don’t they?
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:38amThat’s the problem, sir, it was meticulously researched and historically accurate. Apparently someone in what’s left of the Kennedy clan took offense at the truth.
Report Post »GeauxAlready
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:50amAny real surprise here? The truth must be really bad. Sorry Mary Jo no rest for you…………..
Report Post »WestOfThePecos
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 8:08amShowtime needs to pick it up. They did the Reagan series.
Report Post »ishka4me
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 9:29amdidn’t stop cbs from doing hit movie on Ronald Reagan
Report Post »RightWrite
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 9:38amIn production, “Chappaquiddick: Mary Jo, that sinking feeling” — due in theaters this spring.
Report Post »exdem
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 11:43amWe should not know the truth about a Democratic family dynasty which had members serving in our government for 65 years. We dont need to be reminded of the drug use, alchohol abuse, infedelity, assualts, rapes and murders that occured within this family. We do not need to be aware of how they not only escaped judicial consequences but also were held up by the media as a great family to be admired by all. We should not reflect on the moral and spiritual caliber of these fine democrats. The way they recklessly ran their lives had no impact on how they served and shaped our country.Nothing to see here folks. Just move along.
Report Post »Terry
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 12:04pmLets show it on Fox…..
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 3:15pmGee will it show how Ted left his girlfriend to drown? or his nephew beat a girl to death with a golf club? or the sex parties they had at their summer home?? I can see WHY the HISTORY station doesn’t want to air it.. Guess people have longer memories than the elites want to believe and they REMEMBER these things and EXPECT them to be included .. don’t bring REAL HISTORY.. just revised..think the History station just became another MSM outlet.. PR (ie propaganda) only station..
Report Post »happyboy
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 10:38pmBLOOD LIBEL dEMOCRATS DO NOT WANT TO DISTURB 50 YEARS OF CAMELOT
Other people around the world including Canada will get to see the mini-series but we will not be allowed. I am angered that these Leftist Ruling Class get away day after day with this kind of stuf. As an and American I have the right to see this mini-series.
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