Monday, April 24, 2006

"South Park" Contraversy -- What else is new?

In a "South Park" episode, the writers wanted to show an image of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad but their network, Comedy Central banned. The writer's deemed the network hyporcits because in the same episode it showed Jesus defacating on President Bush and the American flag, and the episode was aired during Christian's holy week. Instead of showing the image of Muhammad, they showed a message reading "Comedy Central had refused to broadcast an image of Muhammad on their network."

I actually do think Comedy Central was being a little hypocritcal because they should have the same respect for those who believe in Jesus that they do for those who believe in Muhammad. Their explanation was "In light of recent world events, we feel we made the right decision." I also think "South Park" should be pulled off the air all together. There should be a minimal number of censorship complaints for television shows.

For further information, take a look at:
http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=221075&mpc=1

Monday, April 17, 2006

Video Gaming on Cable TV

You can honestly find EVERYTHING on TV these days! I have often flipped through the channels and have found poker games being played in tournaments on TV but now Professional Video Gaming will be shown on Cable TV by the end of this year. The Major League Gaming announced yesterday that a programming deal in which USA network will air seven one-hour episodes in the fall. It is said "video gaming as a new kind of extreme sport". I just found it interesting what people are putting TV and I'm very curious to see what the outcome of this will be.

For more information check out: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12353167/

Later Daze

Monday, April 03, 2006

How bad can "Seseme Street" really be?

Some advises of the American Academy of Pediatrics have a lot to say about the release of the newest edition to the Seseme Collection: "Sesame Beginnings." It is made especially for children younger than 2. The American Academy of Pediatrics says it is not a good idea for young children to become dependent on TV at such young ages. The Sesame Workship says they have now found an effective way to encourage communication between parents and young children.Rosemarie Truglio, the Sesemae Workshop's vice president of education and research says "We have to stop blaming parents, and create responsible content for them ... the key is moderation. We're not advocating just plopping kids in front of a TV screen."

I really don't see what the big deal is! I watched tons of TV when I was younger, and I turned out fine!!

For more info take a look at the article i found:
http://tv.yahoo.com/news/ap/20060403/114412230000.html;_ylt=Al4wjQS8Xxc1ueL4k_MwbPuRsVoB

Later Daze