Own the rights?
I am a dedicated fan of the Simpsons, just like some people are fans of the Yankees. (don't get wild, I am not comparing cartoon to real live human athletes, just the loyalty and dedication) Before our tragedy, I saw this episode and I was killing myself laughing. After that horrible morning here in Manhattan, I still watched the Simpsons and after a year or two, I was wondering why I hadn't seen NY vs. Homer Simpson aired. I entered the name of the episode on Yahoo! and saw that Fox was not showing it because of the fact that the episode took place in New York and at the site of our deceased. I said to myself that it should not matter, it's just a cartoon. However, I have to admit that get a lump in my throat when I see movies showing the Towers. I asked myself "at that time, did we think those buildings would ever be gone, for any reason? I worked on the 78th floor of the World Trade 1 in the 80's. I loved those buildings. I loved the elevators. They were so fast it was like being beamed up to the Star Treak Enterprise. Now they are gone. Has enough time passed that we can now laugh at Homer getting ticketed at World Trade One or will a cartoon drawing of the Towers bring all the horror back that we still can't laugh? Fox should show it, with a disclaimer, of course, and see how New Yorkers deal with it. If it still too soon, then Fox can leave it on the DVDs. We have to try to laugh.
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