Sunday, February 15, 2004
Family TV Goes Down The Tube
An article in Newsweek this week plows no new ground, but brings the issue of what is "family-friendly" TV to the forefront.
Full story here.
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| But the most trenchant complaint came from Rep. Charles Pickering. A father of five, Pickering said that he was just as angry about the commercials. Not the infamous spots featuring flatulent animals. He meant CBS's ad for its own show "Two and a Half Men." "A woman comes into the kitchen and reaches up, exposing her entire back end to an 8-year-old boy, who then turns and says, 'Wow'." Pickering said, glaring at (Mel) Karmazin (President of CBS). "Is that something you're proud of?" |
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