[net.tv] Banned episode inquiry.

thornton@kcl-cs.UUCP (06/14/85)

		Have any episodes of DR WHO,UFO or 1999 been banned in the U.S.?
	I know that certain Star Trek episodes were banned in Texas & four were
	banned in Britain, the reason being violence.
		The reasons given for the banning in Texas indicate that some
	of the British shows may run in to similar problems. Notably THE
	PYRAMIDS OF MARS story from DR WHO dealing with Egyptian Gods &
	THE TROUBLESOME SPIRIT & LAMBDA FACTOR episodes of 1999 dealing with
	ghousts and strange powers. Has this happened?

							Andy T.

	(Funderbirds Are Big!)..Suspected meaning of F.A.B.

percus@acf4.UUCP (Allon G. Percus) (06/18/85)

Well, I know that there's been no problem anywhere with the
Dr. Who adventure "Pyramids of Mars."  I don't think any
Dr. Who stories were censored or banned, but the new series
(not in the U.S. yet) has some rather graphic scenes.

                                         A. G. Percus
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demillo@uwmacc.UUCP (Rob DeMillo) (06/21/85)

> 
> 		Have any episodes of DR WHO,UFO or 1999 been banned in the U.S.?
> 	I know that certain Star Trek episodes were banned in Texas & four were
> 	banned in Britain, the reason being violence.
> 		The reasons given for the banning in Texas indicate that some
> 	of the British shows may run in to similar problems. Notably THE
> 	PYRAMIDS OF MARS story from DR WHO dealing with Egyptian Gods &
> 	THE TROUBLESOME SPIRIT & LAMBDA FACTOR episodes of 1999 dealing with
> 	ghousts and strange powers. Has this happened?
> 
> 							Andy T.
>

    I remember reading (many many moons ago) that there were several
episodes of Star Trek not shown in parts of Texas, Louisiana, and 
Arkansas due to "inferences to the devil," or something along those
lines. Also, as I have mentioned before in this group, the
animated star trek was removed from NBC after portraying Lucifer
as a "not-so-bad-guy-afterall."

   Censorship never seems to end...

 
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