Maybe They Should Have Set The Show in Kenfucky?
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are suing Showtime over the use of name Californication, which is both the title of a 1999 Chili Peppers album (and song) and a new Showtime series with David Duchovny. The show even features a character named "Dani California," which is the main character in the Chili Peppers song. My only question is where were Anthony and the boy's lawyers like six months ago, when they started promoting this show?
The funniest aspect of the suit is that the Chili Peppers are arguing that Californication is their "signature" album. Huh? Maybe for the purposes of a lawsuit (and to people who first "discovered" the band via the MTV VMAs), but I don't think any of their fans would actually support this. Sure, it's a fine record, but it's not Mother's Milk, or even the Rick Rubin produced BloodSugarSexMagik, both of which preceded the Dave Navarro era (thankfully).
As for Showtime's take: the producers of the show say the term pre-dates the Chili Peppers. They refer back to a bumper sticker from the '70s that reads "Don't Californicate Orgeon!" You know what they say, if you don't have the Constitution on your side, the best defense is to go with a bumper sticker.
