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.
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... -- --- Rob DeMillo Madison Academic Computer Center ...seismo!uwvax!uwmacc!demillo / =|-- = \ = [][][] "...I don't know what this thing does, but it's pointing in your direction."
cjn@calmasd.UUCP (Cheryl Nemeth) (06/22/85)
Which ST articles were banned in Texas?
mike@rice.ARPA (06/25/85)
From: Mike Caplinger <mike@rice.ARPA> The Dallas TV station that showed daily Star Trek reruns was also the carrier for 700 Club and a number of other "Christian television" programs. There were about 4 episodes which they refused to show. Two were "In the Wink of an Eye" (due to the sexual connotations of the infamous "Kirk pulling his boot on after a commercial" scene) and "And the Children Shall Lead" (presumably because of some Satanic interpretation). Sorry I don't know what the other two are. I heard about this in college from Dallas friends, never having lived there myself. - Mike
demillo@uwmacc.UUCP (Rob DeMillo) (07/10/85)
> Which ST articles were banned in Texas?
Sorry...I've been away from the net for a few weeks...I assume
this posting was to a side comment of mine about Star Trek episodes being
banned in Texas.
As I remember the article (I have no first hand experience of this)
several episodes were banned in Texas and "the Bible belt" because of
supposed inferences to Satinism. Episodes included were "catspaw" and
(the name of the title escapes me) the episode in which Kirk, Spock, and
a woman crewmember trade "bodies" with creatures in glowing, white
balls.
As I also stated once before, the Star Trek animateds were not banned
due to bad ratings (the rating were quite high), but, rather, due to
(as it was stated by the network) "script material that is unsuited
for the younger viewing audience." The straw that broke the
Enterprise's back was an episode called "The Magicks of Megas Tu,"
in which the Enterprise crew find out that not only was Lucifer not
a myth, but that he wasn't such a bad guy after all. This did not
sit too well with a lot of people. (There was also an animated
episode called "BEM", where a "godlike being" was portrayed as being
female. This didn't set too well with another group of people....)
Anyway, I hope this clears up any references I made...
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Madison Academic Computer Center
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"...I don't know what this thing does, but it's pointing in your direction."chris@umcp-cs.UUCP (Chris Torek) (07/21/85)
>> Which ST articles were banned in Texas? > ... several episodes were banned in Texas and "the Bible belt" > because of supposed inferences to Satinism. Why, how could *anyone* be against satinism? Don't you just love the feel of soft clean cloth? Satin and velvet and... Oh! *snicker* -- In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci Dept (+1 301 454 4251) UUCP: seismo!umcp-cs!chris CSNet: chris@umcp-cs ARPA: chris@maryland
demillo@uwmacc.UUCP (Rob DeMillo) (07/23/85)
> >> Which ST articles were banned in Texas? > > > ... several episodes were banned in Texas and "the Bible belt" > > because of supposed inferences to Satinism. > > Why, how could *anyone* be against satinism? Don't you just love > the feel of soft clean cloth? Satin and velvet and... > > Oh! *snicker* > -- > In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci Dept (+1 301 454 4251) Whoops....I guess I meant Sarcasm.... -- --- Rob DeMillo Madison Academic Computer Center ...seismo!uwvax!uwmacc!demillo / =|-- = \ = [][][] "...I don't know what this thing does, but it's pointing in your direction."