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Plugging Vice's 'That Happened' and the Bobby Fischer 9/11 Pitch
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3 minTim plugs his new Vice/Go90 series 'That Happened' about obscure sports history, including an aired episode on two Yankee pitchers who swapped families, and a rejected pitch about chess champion Bobby Fischer celebrating 9/11 on Philippine radio.
- 46:35Tim's Vice show 'That Happened' is a weekly series of short-form videos about odd moments in sports history, premiering on Go 90 then moving to Facebook.
- 47:03The first episode was about two 1970s Yankee pitchers who swapped families, though a sports fan friend said the story was already well-known.
- 47:19Tim pitched Bobby Fischer calling into Philippine radio on 9/11 applauding the attacks as the next episode, but Vice rejected it.
- 48:00Tim grew up as a chess player and loved 'Searching for Bobby Fischer,' but the film omitted how Fischer actually spent decades in New York streets blaming Jews for everything and getting into legal trouble.
- 48:42On 9/11, Fischer called Philippine radio friends saying the U.S. finally had their teeth kicked in and ranting about Jews, audio Tim wanted to use.
- 48:59Vice said no to the Fischer pitch, telling Tim the story was too speculative—though they okayed other pieces about LeBron's mother.
- 49:09Tim pushes back on Vice's editorial restrictions, pointing out they won't let him use the Fischer audio despite greenlight-ing other risky content.
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