Colorado shooting impacts Dark Knight Movie

[recto101]

The Sad part is that if a shooting like this took place in Oakland or LA Movie theater then it would not have national coverage.

Mass killings always get national coverage.

"If it bleeds, it leads".

Apparently you have forgotten the 1979 shooting at Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego and the Stockton school yard shooting in 1989 or the 1984 killings in a San Ysidro (CA) McDonalds.

I'm sorry I was not born in 1979 or 1984. But I was too young to understand the 1989 incident. But I remember the mass shooting in Cupertino Quarry back in October 2011 that happened to have Bay Area Wide Coverage but the national media didn't pay attention to it. The Incident happened on the same day that Steve Jobs died. The national media was camped out at the Apple offices for that but the Bay Area Media was at the Quarry where the shooting took place looking for the suspect that had a similar background as James Holmes of Colorado.

 

[TroyG]

I just saw a trailer on YouTube for the Upcoming WB film "Gangster Squad" moments before WB pulled it off from YouTube. The scene in the trailer in question was a group of gunmen shot the entire audience down through the screen of The Historic Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. In the light of sensitivity, WB had to tone down the trailer by editing this scene out, and has plans to reshoot the film before it comes out on September 7th. After all of this trouble, "Gangster Squad" will still be Rated R.

 

[mescutia]

What will this do the image of the Batman property? Nobody will think of the Caped Crusader anymore without thinking of this tragedy.

It'll be the 73-year-old franchise's death knell!

Actually, it won't. The Batman comics will continue to sell as well as they've always sold, and there will be new movies and new animated TV shows based on the character for years to come. The Superman franchise survived the horseriding accident that paralyzed Christopher Reeve without much trouble. Batman's image will be fine.

Hasn't HUB been showing reruns of the 1966-68 Batman series? What action has HUB taken on that since this tragedy unfolded?

Ummm.... you do know that the Batman show that aired in the '60s and the current movie series are about as far apart tonally and thematically as possible, don't you? About the only things they have in common are the names of some of the characters.

 

[landtuna]

But I remember the mass shooting in Cupertino Quarry back in October 2011 that happened to have Bay Area Wide Coverage but the national media didn't pay attention to it. The Incident happened on the same day that Steve Jobs died. The national media was camped out at the Apple offices for that but the Bay Area Media was at the Quarry where the shooting took place looking for the suspect that had a similar background as James Holmes of Colorado.

There are some significant differences between the Cupertino shootings and the Aurora shootings that would make one national and one regional news:

1. Cupertino was the work of a disgruntled employee, not a mass killer who had planned for months.
2. Three people were killed in Cupertino and seven injured and none of them were children.
3. The Cupertino perp was not a person of achievement as was Holmes and did not apparently act out some sort of fantasy.
4. The Aurora shootings took place at a national movie premiere and Cupertino at a local quarry.

I don't know how the various national news producers select their stories but if I were comparing these two events for national broadcast the death of the head of one of the most successful companies in the world would take precedence.

 

[recto101]

But I remember the mass shooting in Cupertino Quarry back in October 2011 that happened to have Bay Area Wide Coverage but the national media didn't pay attention to it. The Incident happened on the same day that Steve Jobs died. The national media was camped out at the Apple offices for that but the Bay Area Media was at the Quarry where the shooting took place looking for the suspect that had a similar background as James Holmes of Colorado.

There are some significant differences between the Cupertino shootings and the Aurora shootings that would make one national and one regional news:

1. Cupertino was the work of a disgruntled employee, not a mass killer who had planned for months.
2. Three people were killed in Cupertino and seven injured and none of them were children.
3. The Cupertino perp was not a person of achievement as was Holmes and did not apparently act out some sort of fantasy.
4. The Aurora shootings took place at a national movie premiere and Cupertino at a local quarry.

I don't know how the various national news producers select their stories but if I were comparing these two events for national broadcast the death of the head of one of the most successful companies in the world would take precedence.

But the Bay Area Media said in 2011 that the Shooter in the Cupertino event was a community leader for the San Jose area. Also he killed around 3-5 people at the workplace but I don't remember this going outside the area.

 

[landtuna]

But the Bay Area Media said in 2011 that the Shooter in the Cupertino event was a community leader for the San Jose area. Also he killed around 3-5 people at the workplace but I don't remember this going outside the area.

Shareef Allman was the shooters name and along with working at the cement plant, he was a contributing producer at the San Jose public access TV channel CreaTV and an author who wrote a book, “Amazing Grace,” that addressed domestic violence issues.

I could not find anything describing him as a "community leader".

 

[recto101]

But the Bay Area Media said in 2011 that the Shooter in the Cupertino event was a community leader for the San Jose area. Also he killed around 3-5 people at the workplace but I don't remember this going outside the area.

Shareef Allman was the shooters name and along with working at the cement plant, he was a contributing producer at the San Jose public access TV channel CreaTV and an author who wrote a book, “Amazing Grace,” that addressed domestic violence issues.

I could not find anything describing him as a "community leader".

OK that was what I was looking for. But I do understand that national media and Local media do have separate sets of priorities when it comes to certain stories. I know in Washington DC this is very well visible. In Local Washington DC Media they will talk about overnight shootings in Washington DC and Suburbs along with Washington DC City Hall Politics and DC Suburb Politics as their top stories while the National Media will cover Washington DC in the White House, Capitol Hill, Supreme Court and the Pentagon.

 

[ixnay]

What will this do the image of the Batman property? Nobody will think of the Caped Crusader anymore without thinking of this tragedy.

It'll be the 73-year-old franchise's death knell!

Actually, it won't. The Batman comics will continue to sell as well as they've always sold, and there will be new movies and new animated TV shows based on the character for years to come. The Superman franchise survived the horseriding accident that paralyzed Christopher Reeve without much trouble. Batman's image will be fine.

I agree.

Hasn't HUB been showing reruns of the 1966-68 Batman series? What action has HUB taken on that since this tragedy unfolded?

Ummm.... you do know that the Batman show that aired in the '60s and the current movie series are about as far apart tonally and thematically as possible, don't you? About the only things they have in common are the names of some of the characters.

Oh, do I know, having vague memories of the first run of the ABC series (and watching syndicated reruns in the '70s, plus having seen the Michael Keaton Batflicks in the theatre, renting Batman Forever, and owning Batman & Robin on VHS for a while [before donating it to my local library's used book sale]). You'd swear from seeing the Adam West Batman show that Gotham City was the sunniest place this side of Metropolis! ;D

ixnay

 

[ixnay]

But the Bay Area Media said in 2011 that the Shooter in the Cupertino event was a community leader for the San Jose area. Also he killed around 3-5 people at the workplace but I don't remember this going outside the area.

Shareef Allman was the shooters name and along with working at the cement plant, he was a contributing producer at the San Jose public access TV channel CreaTV and an author who wrote a book, “Amazing Grace,” that addressed domestic violence issues.

I could not find anything describing him as a "community leader".

OK that was what I was looking for. But I do understand that national media and Local media do have separate sets of priorities when it comes to certain stories. I know in Washington DC this is very well visible. In Local Washington DC Media they will talk about overnight shootings in Washington DC and Suburbs along with Washington DC City Hall Politics and DC Suburb Politics as their top stories while the National Media will cover Washington DC in the White House, Capitol Hill, Supreme Court and the Pentagon.

As far as the national media in DC, don't forget the CIA.

As for the local DC media, don't forget "Sprawl and Crawl".

ixnay

 

[recto101]

But the Bay Area Media said in 2011 that the Shooter in the Cupertino event was a community leader for the San Jose area. Also he killed around 3-5 people at the workplace but I don't remember this going outside the area.

Shareef Allman was the shooters name and along with working at the cement plant, he was a contributing producer at the San Jose public access TV channel CreaTV and an author who wrote a book, “Amazing Grace,” that addressed domestic violence issues.

I could not find anything describing him as a "community leader".

OK that was what I was looking for. But I do understand that national media and Local media do have separate sets of priorities when it comes to certain stories. I know in Washington DC this is very well visible. In Local Washington DC Media they will talk about overnight shootings in Washington DC and Suburbs along with Washington DC City Hall Politics and DC Suburb Politics as their top stories while the National Media will cover Washington DC in the White House, Capitol Hill, Supreme Court and the Pentagon.

As far as the national media in DC, don't forget the CIA.

As for the local DC media, don't forget "Sprawl and Crawl".

ixnay

I do know that in Los Angeles its the same thing the national media and national tabloids will follow celebrities around Westwood, Brentwood, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Malibu and parts of the San Fernando Valley while the Local LA Media will cover a shooting in the LA area, High Speed Chase and Local Southern California Politics like the Bell Scandal.

 

[vchimpanzee]

I have a cousin who went to school with James Holmes and went to that movie theater, but not that night.

 

[ixnay]

I have a cousin who went to school with James Holmes and went to that movie theater, but not that night.

Thank God, not that night.

ixnay

 

[ixnay]

I do know that in Los Angeles its the same thing the national media and national tabloids will follow celebrities around Westwood, Brentwood, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Malibu and parts of the San Fernando Valley while the Local LA Media will cover a shooting in the LA area, High Speed Chase and Local Southern California Politics like the Bell Scandal.

The Valley? The stars hang out in the Valley?

ixnay