'Duck Dynasty' clan: 'We cannot imagine the show going forward'
"Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson, left, with Jase Robertson, Si Robertson and Willie Robertson. Phil Robertson was suspended by A&E network following remarks he made in a GQ interview. Credit: AP
The Robertson family released a statement a little while ago [Thursday night] with regards to Phil Robertson's suspension from "Duck Dynasty" -- and it appears ominous, at least for fans of the show. Yes, the statement decries the "coarse" language used by Robertson in the "GQ" interview, but the statement also indicates that the family is thinking about the future -- a future without "Duck Dynasty."
(As I mentioned in an earlier post, this "suspension" is utterly unworkable -- a bad idea made in haste by A&E and made reflexively. There is no conceivable way to suspend the star of his own "reality" show ... especially this reality show. Now, it appears as though the family is grappling with the same obvious issue. A&E simply should have distanced itself from his language with a statement along the lines of "we certainly don't condone what Phil said and in fact find it repugnant, but he does not represent the views of the network or our partners, and we in fact cannot control what he says in independent interviews which are unrelated to the show and A&E" ... or something along those lines.
Meanwhile, back to the statement. This could all be a lot of hot air too: Don't forget, the Robertsons went to the mat to get very significant raises last season. They are getting paid a fortune to do this show. My suspicion is that cooler heads may prevail, when the heat dies down. But who knows ...
The family statement:
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