20/20 is now waaaay over the top

[MrScorpio]

A love story about the Shah of Iran?

What about the story of the innocent people tortured by his regime.

Or about the wealth he stole before he was deposed?

Or his whoring for the CIA?

[CanuckAmok]

1. 20/20 stopped being news about two decades ago.

Mr. Scorpion, I'm surprised at how naive you are!

[MrScorpio]

3. It's one thing being the Pop Tarts of the media

It's another whoring for some deceased despot with blood on his hands.

[everythingsxen]

4. He's Mr. Scorpio not Mr. Scorpion!

Sheeesh. :P

Mr. Scorpion is a 2 bit hood who fights Spiderman.

Mr. Scorpio is a supervillain who seized control of the west coast using 'Project Arcturas'.

:P

[CanuckAmok]

6. "First, don't call me 'Mr. Scorpion'. It's 'Mr. Scorpio'. But don't...

...call me 'Mr. Scorpio', either. Call me 'Hank'!"

Mess with me, will ya everythingsxen?!

[everythingsxen]

7. LOL!

I am beholden to your powah! You know your episode!

[everythingsxen]

2. Public Service Announcement:

This is 20/20.

This is a Shark tank.

This 20/20 jumping the shark.

Any questions?

[Enraged_Ape]

5. I resent what you say about 20/20

After all, according to this thread, they postponed the episode about cousins who marry.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x851988

[pansypoo53219]

8. was it ever?

i think i tried it once and that was enough.

oh by the way. i have a 'wonderful' old game with hugh downs on the box. it looks like the most boring game EVER.

[CanuckAmok]

9. Didn't it compete with 60 Minutes in the beginning?

Wasn't it supposed to be ABC's attepmt at magazine-style journalism? I was pretty young, but I remember it having more cred at one point. Maybe it's my "20/20 hindsight"!