Linda
2005-02-26 16:32:06 UTC
I thought this might be of some interest...
From the American newspapers today.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A love scene from the canceled TV show "Angel" that
showed
a female character turning into a vampire and biting her partner's neck did
not overstep federal indecency rules, the Federal Communications Commission
ruled Friday.
It was one of two scenes from a November 2003 episode of "Angel" that were
not
"sufficiently graphic or explicit to render the program patently offensive"
by
contemporary standards, the FCC said in denying an indecency complaint from
the Parents Television Council.
"Angel," which was canceled by the WB last year after five seasons, starred
David Boreanaz in the title role of an 18th-century vampire who tried to
atone
for past evil deeds in present day Los Angeles.
One scene involved Angel in an intimate moment with a female character in
which Angel's hips are seen "moving back and forth," the Parents Television
Council said in its complaint.
In the scene depicting the female vampire biting the neck of her partner,
also
a vampire, both characters had clothes on and "their breathing is heavy,"
the
complaint said.
The episode aired at 9 p.m. EST on November 19, 2003. The indecency law bars
nonsatellite radio and noncable television stations from airing between 6
a.m.
and 10 p.m. indecent material such as references to sexual and excretory
functions. Those are the hours when children are more likely to be watching
TV.
But not all sexual and excretory references or scenes are considered
indecent.
The FCC must consider context and its decisions are subjective
interpretations
of the law.
The FCC said the "Angel" scenes were not patently offensive "as defined by
commission precedent" and therefore were not indecent.
The complaint was officially filed against WBDC-TV in Washington, though the
program aired on WB stations across the country. The FCC asks that indecency
complaints include the call letters of a television or radio station.
Me again:
It's so sad and kinda funny what people will complain about.
From the American newspapers today.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A love scene from the canceled TV show "Angel" that
showed
a female character turning into a vampire and biting her partner's neck did
not overstep federal indecency rules, the Federal Communications Commission
ruled Friday.
It was one of two scenes from a November 2003 episode of "Angel" that were
not
"sufficiently graphic or explicit to render the program patently offensive"
by
contemporary standards, the FCC said in denying an indecency complaint from
the Parents Television Council.
"Angel," which was canceled by the WB last year after five seasons, starred
David Boreanaz in the title role of an 18th-century vampire who tried to
atone
for past evil deeds in present day Los Angeles.
One scene involved Angel in an intimate moment with a female character in
which Angel's hips are seen "moving back and forth," the Parents Television
Council said in its complaint.
In the scene depicting the female vampire biting the neck of her partner,
also
a vampire, both characters had clothes on and "their breathing is heavy,"
the
complaint said.
The episode aired at 9 p.m. EST on November 19, 2003. The indecency law bars
nonsatellite radio and noncable television stations from airing between 6
a.m.
and 10 p.m. indecent material such as references to sexual and excretory
functions. Those are the hours when children are more likely to be watching
TV.
But not all sexual and excretory references or scenes are considered
indecent.
The FCC must consider context and its decisions are subjective
interpretations
of the law.
The FCC said the "Angel" scenes were not patently offensive "as defined by
commission precedent" and therefore were not indecent.
The complaint was officially filed against WBDC-TV in Washington, though the
program aired on WB stations across the country. The FCC asks that indecency
complaints include the call letters of a television or radio station.
Me again:
It's so sad and kinda funny what people will complain about.
--
Best regards,
Linda
Mmmmmm.......Angel
Best regards,
Linda
Mmmmmm.......Angel