The new ABC comedy Sam I Am, about a bad amnesiac woman (Christina Applegate) who has to start her life over as a good person, has to change its name before it starts this fall. And it's all Dr. Seuss' fault.
The estate of the Green Eggs & Ham author has refused to give the network permission to use the phrase as the title of the show. They did not like that ABC/used the phrase/illegally. They did not like it here, there, or anywhere.
But it all works out in the end. The new title, Samantha Be Good, fits the above premise of the show too. I was sort of surprised they were going to use the title Sam I Am anyway. Not for the Dr. Seuss connection, but because of that Sean Penn flick I Am Sam.
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6-19-2007 @ 6:00PM
David said...
They did not like it as a show!
They won't accept it, don'tcha know!
Sam I Am can still star Sam,
but it can't be called Sam I am!
(I could go on and on, but I'm not going to Spam-I-Am the comments just for my own amusement)
Actually, the first mental connection I made was to Son-of-Sam, and then I am Sam, so I think they're probably better off with the new name anyway.
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6-19-2007 @ 10:54PM
Joey Geraci said...
Yea, I was thinking it was the people who made the movie that were sueing, too.
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6-20-2007 @ 8:56AM
Vito said...
Of course, now they run the risk of being sued by Samantha Bee from the Daily Show.
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