So What Do We Do About The Cosby Show
Mission accomplished. The re-examination of rape accusations against Bill Cosby that Hannibal Buress  and a growing number of women subsequently coming forward with their stories  helped trigger has changed a lot, fast. A story that had largely lain buried for years is suddenly everywhere. And that has apparently ended Cosby's late-career comeback NBC quashed an in-development Cosby sitcom, while Netflix pulled a standup special planned to air the day after Thanksgiving. The most important stakes here are about justice, not TV shows. But as Buress suggested, the cultural stakes are not about Cosby's future  they're about his past, his legacy. On the one hand, the public is hearing that a beloved entertainer has been accused of using his power to sexually prey on women for decades. On the other, that entertainer created a long-running TV show that was a landmark not just of entertainment but of American society.