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Smart with heart: “A Change of Plans” is worth planning to see with your family
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John W. Kennedy
A Change of Plans, airing tomorrow night on Fox (8:00 PM ET), is family programming in the classic sense (think a multicultural Eight is Enough with half the kids) that may seem a little out of place on the network of the raunchy Family Guy. Still, if you can get past the apparent incongruity to…
Quick takes: Huckleberry Finn, The Cape, Spider-Man, Phoenix Jones and a happy ending for one Ted Williams
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John W. Kennedy
Publisher removes “N” word from Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn. “Injun” is also getting the axe as political correctness rewrites classic literature that, in the context of its time, can actually be seen as a remarkable statement against racism. Don’t get me wrong. I hate the “N” word and am not too fond of “injun” either…
“NYPD Blue” obscenity fine tossed; “V” a TV victory for Christians; Oprah’s out on her OWN and wins big; Archbishop Sheen remembered
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John W. Kennedy
A federal appeals court throws out FCC’s $1.4 million indecency fine again NYPD Blue. The court rules that showing Charlotte Ross’ tush in a 2003 episode gets a pass because the FCC’s enforcement of its indecency rules is “unconstitutionally vague and chilling.” The Parents Television Council, predictably, labels the ruling to be “as devoid of…
Oprah Winfrey says today’s television lacks “mindfulness” + The Ultimate TV schedule
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John W. Kennedy
Oprah Winfrey, having just launched her OWN TV network, is dissing the state of modern television. In an interview with her O Magazine she decried the lack of programming that does anything to nourish the mind or lift the spirit, giving voice to what a lot of us feel. TV just doesn’t make us feel…
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