As well as every other ABC affiliate in the Central and Mountain time zone for airing a episode of NYPD Blue on Feb. 25, 2003 that contained partial nudity. The fine being proposed is $1.4 million. Only two ABC O&Os (WLS and KTRK-TV in Houston) are named in the action, since the rest of the O&Os fall in the Pacific […]
Over two indecency incidents: Diane Keaton’s F-bomb on ABC’s Good Morning America and people giving an obscene gesture (aired live on the Eastern Time Zone only) on CBS’ 60 Minutes Sunday Night. Meanwhile, in a welcome bit of news (of sort), FCC Chairman Kevin Martin says it might be difficult to take action against ABC affiliates over the accidental airing […]
It’s too bad I already decided on who gets the WPIMTW award this week, but there’s always next week: – The Prick Tofu Crud (a.k.a the Parents Television Council) is at it again, this time complaining about an episode of NBC’s Las Vegas that aired at 9 p.m. (Central) on Nov. 30 regarding a scene involving a stripper. They are […]
The Parents Television Council, a.k.a. The Pricks Tofu Crud, is considering boycotting CBS’ sponsors if they go ahead and air some Showtime programs such as Weeds and Dexter as replacement fare for shows affected by the Writer’s Strike (the programs are being edited to adhere to broadcast standards.) For your information, if boycotts truly worked, Jerry Springer, Maury Povich, and […]
With the Pumpkin Pie Awards for Excellence Welcome to the second annual T Dog Media Blog Turkey Awards. Once again, we’re here to serve up the disasters in media in 2007. I have nineteen turkeys to hand out… so let’s get gobbling! And this year’s awards go to… – The Chicago Bears. A Super Bowl hangover this year. And especially Rex […]
Starting retroactive to last Friday, we here at the T Dog Media Blog will present a “Worst Person in Media This Week” award to a deserving individual who excels in utter stupidity. This new feature is inspired by the Worst Person in the World award Keith Olbermann gives out on his MSNBC’s Countdown show (the only cable news show worth […]
And look at another useless television study from an useless right-wing organization, The Prick Tofu Crud. They know many homes have cable or a dish, right? Too bad they were busy spewing this crap to notice that there were fifteen or so murders in Chicago over the Labor Day Weekend (and maybe more in New York City- a teen was […]
The usual idiots, the Media Research Center (a.ka. the Parents Television Council), take credit for High School 2’s success. Never mind that the older siblings and other adults this weekend – the ones with money – were either at the Beyonce concert or went to see Superbad. (Great column, Rich. There may be hope for your paper after all.) Here’s […]
Not since the debut of The Chevy Chase Show has a show has received such scathing reviews – and this program hasn’t debuted yet. Upcoming CBS reality show KidNation is coming under such scrutiny, this show could join My Mother, the Car, Me and the Chimp, and Cop Rock in the TV Hall Of Shame. Arthur Greenwald of TVNewsday (registration […]
A federal court has thrown out the FCC’s profanity ruling against Fox over two Billboard Music Awards broadcasts and said the agency’s “fleeting expletives” policy was “failing to articulate a reason basis for its change in policy.” You can download the decision here (thanks to TV Barn for the link; you must have a PDF reader to view the document.) […]
Comes from Richard Huff from the New York Daily News, who blasts the right-wing Parents Television Council (or the Prick Tofu Crud as I call it) for declaring the V-chip a failure and blaming the industry and not the parents who let their kids watch the racy stuff. Good for him! (And good for him on ripping Jennifer Lopez’s no-talent […]
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6388805.html If this does not make you go out and vote Democratic today, then I don’t know what will.
The group that is the ultimate in stupidity (aside from Blackhawks management), the PTC, says that reality TV is better for your kids: http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/release/2006/1031.asp Wait a minute… kids still watch broadcast TV? Apparently, the people at the Prick Tofu Crud didn’t get the memo.
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