Newer PostOlder PostT H U R S D AY, F E B R U A RY 1 5 , 2 0 0 7FCC Wants To Ban "24" From 8 P.M.The FCC wants to be your mommy.</p><p> The FCC already has absurdlydraconian fines for over-the-air speech that have vague guidelines andunpredictable results, thanks to Congress. (PBS stations are literallyafraid to air a Ken Burns documentary on WW II because of a few straysalty words that -- if the FCC decided they were offensive -- could putthe stations out of business.</p><p> Do you really think kids are going to sitthrough a 10+ hour documentary in the hope of hearing "shit" or"fuck?") Now the FCC is asking Congress to let it censor violence aswell.</p><p> It wants to decide what you can watch and when.</p><p> The result?Shows like "24" -- which just aired from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. this Monday,would be relegated to 9 p.m. or 10 p.m. (Oh wait, FOX doesn't AIRshows at 10 p.m.) This ignores the simple fact that with cable, parentscan freely block any and every channel they want to.</p><p> And of coursethere is more programming available of all sorts 24 hours a day.</p><p> If youwant access to wholesome family programming (however you definethat), you can easily get it 24 hours a day on dozens of channels.</p><p> Whatexactly is the FCC protecting you from? Yourself.</p><p> One Senator behindthis drive? John McCain.POSTED BY MICHAEL IN NEW YORK AT 6:26 PM 0 C O M M E N T S :Post a CommentL I N K S T O T H I S P O S TCreate a LinkHomeSubscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)Next Blog»sal1mineo@hotmail.comSEARCH BLOG FLAG BLOGFOLLOW BLOGP O P S U R F I N G .</p><p> C O MS U R F I N G T H E WAV E S O F P O P U L A R C U LT U R EB Y M I C H A E L G I LT Z & F R I E N D SPOPSURFING.COM: FCC Wants To Ban "24" From 8 P.M.http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2007/02/fcc-wants-to-ban-24-fr... 1 of 37/27/09 10:23 PMFAV O R I T E L I N K SAmericablogFive O'Clock Lightning baseball blogDeep Pop -- Lori Lakin's BlogThe Back Page -- Jason Page on ESPNRadioCine-Blog -- George Robinson's BlogDocuments On Art & Cinema - DarylChin's BlogBrucie G's Wondrous Blog OfAdventure and Mystery -- BruceGreenspan's BlogB L O G A R C H I V E▼ 2009 (17)▼ July (3)1939 -- The Greatest Year ForMoviesSwimming Bans Those Hi-TechSuits!Best Movies Of The Year -- TheMaster List► June (3)► May (1)► March (2)► February (1)► January (7)► 2008 (86)► 2007 (781)► 2006 (2412)► 2005 (5)C O N T R I B U TO R SMichael in New YorkAaronBiboy POPSURFING.COM: FCC Wants To Ban "24" From 8 P.M.http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2007/02/fcc-wants-to-ban-24-fr... 2 of 37/27/09 10:23 PMPOPSURFING.COM: FCC Wants To Ban "24" From 8 P.M.http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2007/02/fcc-wants-to-ban-24-fr... 3 of 37/27/09 10:23 PM
