Comments on: Buffy Escapes the Censors http://techliberation.com/2004/08/17/buffy-escapes-the-censors/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Thu, 24 May 2012 09:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dee Lacey http://techliberation.com/2004/08/17/buffy-escapes-the-censors/comment-page-1/#comment-54973 Dee Lacey Fri, 20 Aug 2004 15:44:19 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2004/08/17/buffy-escapes-the-censors/#comment-54973 <p>As a long time watcher of the Buffy series who has read interviews with the writers and producers, I'm not as sure as you are that it was, but the scene might have been in some sense intended to {shock, titillate, pander}.<br><br>However, primarily it was intended as character development. I think the FCC decision just left out the word "primarily". I agree with you that it's silly to have the FCC making this sort of judgment, but I think in this case they were right on their own terms, at least.</p> As a long time watcher of the Buffy series who has read interviews with the writers and producers, I’m not as sure as you are that it was, but the scene might have been in some sense intended to {shock, titillate, pander}.

However, primarily it was intended as character development. I think the FCC decision just left out the word “primarily”. I agree with you that it’s silly to have the FCC making this sort of judgment, but I think in this case they were right on their own terms, at least.

]]> By: Dee Lacey http://techliberation.com/2004/08/17/buffy-escapes-the-censors/comment-page-1/#comment-29620 Dee Lacey Fri, 20 Aug 2004 14:44:19 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2004/08/17/buffy-escapes-the-censors/#comment-29620 <p>As a long time watcher of the Buffy series who has read interviews with the writers and producers, I'm not as sure as you are that it was, but the scene might have been in some sense intended to {shock, titillate, pander}.</p> <p>However, primarily it was intended as character development. I think the FCC decision just left out the word "primarily". I agree with you that it's silly to have the FCC making this sort of judgment, but I think in this case they were right on their own terms, at least.</p> As a long time watcher of the Buffy series who has read interviews with the writers and producers, I’m not as sure as you are that it was, but the scene might have been in some sense intended to {shock, titillate, pander}.

However, primarily it was intended as character development. I think the FCC decision just left out the word “primarily”. I agree with you that it’s silly to have the FCC making this sort of judgment, but I think in this case they were right on their own terms, at least.

]]> By: Alan http://techliberation.com/2004/08/17/buffy-escapes-the-censors/comment-page-1/#comment-54972 Alan Wed, 18 Aug 2004 18:45:42 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2004/08/17/buffy-escapes-the-censors/#comment-54972 <p>All depends on whose cause it is. Any bets on whether Mel's Passion is allowed to air? It's violence in the name of <em>good</em> so it's ok no?</p> All depends on whose cause it is. Any bets on whether Mel’s Passion is allowed to air? It’s violence in the name of good so it’s ok no?

]]> By: Alan http://techliberation.com/2004/08/17/buffy-escapes-the-censors/comment-page-1/#comment-29619 Alan Wed, 18 Aug 2004 17:45:42 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2004/08/17/buffy-escapes-the-censors/#comment-29619 <p>All depends on whose cause it is. Any bets on whether Mel's Passion is allowed to air? It's violence in the name of <em>good</em> so it's ok no?</p> All depends on whose cause it is. Any bets on whether Mel’s Passion is allowed to air? It’s violence in the name of good so it’s ok no?

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