Stop blaming the President from taking your liberties. He has nothing on the FCC’s band of goons that have been around for a few presidents. Running the FCC must be the nerd equivalent of being a rock star. You can do what the hell you want and get away with it.
I reported last week about the outrageous fines recently levied. I guess the FCC got what it wanted. Now, networks are running scared. Why? You never know what will set them off. There is not rhyme nor reason to most of their insanity.
This week, The WB (I guess CW now) ordered Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana to cut scenes from their upcoming tv show, the “Bedford Diaries” which debuts Wednesday. “Diaries” is about college students studying human sexuality. I guess they should go ahead and cancel the show if they are going to force edits over a girl unbuttoning her pants and a scene with two girls kissing. I’m sorry, but that’s what college is about. (Memo to self: don’t let wife read this). Fontana deserves better than this. He’s created two of television’s best shows in “St. Elsewhere and “Homicide: Life on the Street”. I doubt he would include scenes just for shock value. That’s for the McG’s of the TV world.
If you want to watch the original uncut version, you can see it on the network’s website soon.
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