Friday, March 17, 2006

SO IS OK, BUT ER IS NOT? Following up on their finding that Without A Trace is indecent, the FCC issued a slew of orders. Among the programs found indecent?
  • The Surreal Life 2--For a 10-minute sequence in which cast member Ron Jeremy throws a "pool party" filed with (pixellated) naked people.
  • The Blues: Godfathers and Sons--For use of the "F-word" and the "S-word." The "F-Word" and "S-Word" are both deemed "presumptively profane."
  • NYPD Blue--Though certain words were inappropriate, "dick" and "dickhead" are not presumptively offensive.
Found not to be indecent?
  • Alias for what appears to be one of the sex scenes between Syd and Vaughn.
  • Will and Grace for Karen adjusting Grace's bosom.
  • Two and a Half Men for a comic scene in which Charlie Sheen gets a hernia exam.
  • Oprah for the "tossed salad" discussion.
  • A political ad opposing a judge's election on the basis that he released a rapist, containing references to rape and sodomy.
  • The Amazing Race 6 for a briefly visible F*** COPS written on the side of a bus in a foreign country.
  • "Hell," "damn," "bitch," "pissed off," "up yours," and various uses of the word "ass."
  • 8 Simple Rules for a reference to a pet as being "hamsterbating."
  • Randy Moss pretending to moon someone.
I'm not quite sure what this means for line drawing, but the decision makes me almost as sad as my discovery today that Tony Hale (aka Buster Bluth) will be appearing in the "Larry The Cable Guy" movie.

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