Bill Cosby's New NBC Show Is No Longer In Development

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9. Not surprising....

I've always had a dull feeling for Bill Cosby, just like Bob Hope in my book. Funny, yeah, maybe. But a "saintly figure" that does shows for the boys (and girls) in war zones wasn't all what it was cracked up to be. Yeah...brought lots of cheers and distraction to some pretty miserable lives....of course again, those were the miserable lives in the back that could afford to be available for his shows, and not those of us who were pounding the bush and heard about it as though it was a million miles away. I watched Bob Hope shove some kid aside that wanted his autograph one time, and that was a turn-off for me from that day on. I realize "stars" probably get sick of people approaching them, but what a lousy way to deal with a young lad who looked up to him. Besides, Hope got a lot in return for his visiting the troops abroad. TONS of free publicity at the very least.

But back to Cosby, I had neutral feelings toward him up until I saw him appear on fox-nonsense, enabling the idea that the break down of the "black family" is responsible for the crime and misery in the black community today. It's probably a true fact, but fox pushes it as the SOLE reason why the blacks are mis-trusted, pulled over by the law (for no reason), being incarcerated at significantly higher rates than whites, etc. I just think appearing on fox lowered his respect for truth and his own race, that is struggling to get recognition for equality today. Lost faith in "mr funny". And now this???

I think there's a lot to old "mr. funny" that we aren't aware of. The deal with his son being killed alongside the highway turn-off? Was that just a random murder? Not the "god" the reich wing wants to idolize. Funny, yeah....but lots of unknowns.