Cosby Show

[ODBJBG]

It's not like they'll be off forever. Even if he goes down, in time, they'll return to TV. People have short memories.

[Mikey]

I like the Fat Albert show --- actually, I love it

That's my extent of being a Bill Cosby fan

[thunderbolt]

Then I hate whoever for whatever reason they aren't on. Luckily I have them on DVD. Hopefully others do not come forward to accuse him of that.

the rascals are all over the place on public domain channels on my roku player.

[huedell]

not recent issues, these stories have been chasing Cosby around for years.

The "recent issue" is that they're rearing their head again due to a correlation a woman made between yet another incident and a related Cosby "Spanish Fly" comedy standup bit that came out the same year that the woman reported the incident happened. Am I confused to why this is making such big news other than the usual "Look over here" conspiracy theories? Yes. Buuuut... it's still happening.

[thunderbolt]

I think its a case of where there's smoke there's fire with these stories. If it keeps popping up there might be some basis for them.

[MIB41]

I'm a big believer in the philosophy your innocent until proven guilty. Our society seems to place the burden of guilt on the people accused instead of the folks pointing the finger. And the more heinous the allegation, the more people want to believe it's true. And we wonder why the National Inquirer stays in business? I think there's a unhealthy appetite by some to look for dirt just to watch people squirm under the pressure and then judge them by that reaction.

Personally I see no crime here with Cosby. Out of the blue a select few step up and make the same allegations against this man and we're suppose to believe them? Where have they been for the past 30 years? There's not anyone who is going to make me believe Cosby was a serial fondler/rapist who somehow kept it under wraps AND got over it by his own efforts without anyone knowing. I'm sorry but that kind of behavior is a mental illness that doesn't fix itself over time. If he had people from 30 years ago, then there would be someone from ten years ago, five years ago, and most likely in the past year. How convenient all of these people come out of the woodwork all at once and...ooops! All of them are past the prosecution stage. Rats! What were the chances of that? Sounds like an extortion attempt. Nothing more, nothing less. And for these studios to drop his programming is a disgrace. If I was Cosby, I would sue those people for making false allegations.

[Mikey]

The way I understand it some of these gals wanted bring suits against Coz at the time but were told by their lawyers to forget it because he's too big and powerful.

This festered for a long time ..........

I'm guessing today it's a strength in numbers philosophy.

I need more info before I decide, and these gals are providing it.

[thunderbolt]

Mrs. Lou Ferrigno is one of the accusers.

[Mikey]

Coz molested the Hulk's wife ?

That proves the guy's nuts and can't be trusted

[Gorn Captain]

What bothers me is what people like Janice Dickinson said.
She claims he raped her.
If this happened, that's terrible and he should go to prison, no matter how long ago it is.
But she also said (as did several other women): "We went to my room, he gave me a pill and some wine, and I took it. I then fell asleep, and he raped me".
If I were a woman, and a man offered me some pill, I'd never take it.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not defending a possible criminal, but you can hardly call that responsible behavior on her part. And Janice Dickinson wasn't a teenager at the time.

[HardyGirl]

AMEN! (and pass the biscuits). As I'm reading all these allegations, I can't help but think, "Why now? And why all at the same time?" I think someone (or a group of someones), is paying these women to take Cosby down. Who decided that NOW is the time that he isn't so powerful that we can just swoop down and jointly accuse him of all this? I'd be very interested to see how this turns out. Me? I'm rooting for Cos. If I'm wrong, I'll be unhappily surprised.

I'm a big believer in the philosophy your innocent until proven guilty. Our society seems to place the burden of guilt on the people accused instead of the folks pointing the finger. And the more heinous the allegation, the more people want to believe it's true. And we wonder why the National Inquirer stays in business? I think there's a unhealthy appetite by some to look for dirt just to watch people squirm under the pressure and then judge them by that reaction.

Personally I see no crime here with Cosby. Out of the blue a select few step up and make the same allegations against this man and we're suppose to believe them? Where have they been for the past 30 years? There's not anyone who is going to make me believe Cosby was a serial fondler/rapist who somehow kept it under wraps AND got over it by his own efforts without anyone knowing. I'm sorry but that kind of behavior is a mental illness that doesn't fix itself over time. If he had people from 30 years ago, then there would be someone from ten years ago, five years ago, and most likely in the past year. How convenient all of these people come out of the woodwork all at once and...ooops! All of them are past the prosecution stage. Rats! What were the chances of that? Sounds like an extortion attempt. Nothing more, nothing less. And for these studios to drop his programming is a disgrace. If I was Cosby, I would sue those people for making false allegations.

[CrimsonGhost]

It has been an amazing turn of events. This whole thing got started because of a joke Hannibal Buress told that went viral and reframed the way people see Cosby.
That's the catalyst for all the accusers to speak up now...and in some cases, again.

I found this article interesting in that many of these women came out years before now, but no one noticed. They all have similar stories.
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-w...f-rape-2014-11

Anyway, I think in the end this is going to blow over Woody Allen style.

[kingdom warrior]

Here's my thing with these women.....They knew he was married and yet they went to hotels and wherever he took them.
The whole he's big and powerful BS don't sell me...if he raped you...you should have said something. Staying quiet,either because of career or whatever the case is not a good thing. Thousands of Women battle this seeing someone stand up to an abuser may have saved lives.....staying quiet is a horrible option. The media loves scandals and nothing is better than throwing Mr.Pudding jello under the bus, especially during his hey day. Now it's their word vs his with no evidence. Don't know the man to pass judgement on him....I'll wait for a confession from Cosby if there is one. Other than that I have no interest.

Oh and who gives too Bleeps what TVland does....lol

[Mikey]

This recent AP interview shows how savvy and manipulative he could be.

After watching this I can see how 18-ish year old girls could be manipulated and confused.

Before siding in with Coz, imagine it could be your daughter.

[ODBJBG]

The whole "why now?" and "Why when others are coming forward" thing is absurd. That's the weakest line of logic ever. But studies show that women who are assaulted are afraid, embarrassed or unable to come forward for a myriad of reasons. Many DID come forward years ago. Some accepted a payoff, while others were ignored or pushed aside for trying to defame the great Bill Cosby.

No one would believe that America's TV dad, the sweetest, clean comedian, the guy who taught us to love Puddin' Pops, could possibly be raping women. It's like getting raped by Walt Disney. No one is going to believe you if you come forward.

Thus, he thought he could get away with it forever.

But when the armor starts to crack, it opens the floodgates. These women aren't after money. They finally want some justice. It's not like this hasn't happened before in numerous other cases. Sure, it's possible that 1 or 2 will be fakes. But there's well over a dozen now. That's not people looking for money. You don't jump on the bandwagon looking for money, anyway. If you want money, you do it before it's public knowledge.

There's also quite a few women who've come forward now, reporting that Cosby TRIED inappropriate stuff with them. These women couldn't even get money. They're simply reporting that there was a pattern and that he definitely tried things, that very well could have led to what the others have accused him of.

I'm all for innocent until proven guilty, but if a dozen people come out of the woodwork from different areas, different walks of life and of all sorts of backgrounds and say you raped them, chances are you probably aren't innocent. Eventually the numbers don't lie.