By The Special Guests Publicity Service

FOX TV REFUSES TO PAY FCC INDECENCY FINES
Claiming Constitutional Right to Air Naked Whipped Cream-Covered Strippers
On Feb. 22, 2008, the FCC issued a Forfeiture Order against 13 Fox TV Network stations, determining that the stations violated the broadcast indecency law when they aired an episode of Married by America that focused on adult-only parties featuring sexually oriented entertainment provided by nude or semi-nude female and male “strippers.”
The FCC had first proposed fining all 169 Fox-owned and affiliate stations a total of $1.2 million in 2004 for airing a 2003 episode of Married by America, which featured digitally obscured nudity and whipped cream-covered strippers. Later they reduced the fines toward only 13 Fox affiliates and a $91,000 fine.

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Posted on March 26, 2008

By Daniel Strauss

Ever wonder if somebody isn’t laughing when Jon Stewart emphasizes a statement with a well-placed four letter expletive? What about when Family Guy features a joke about Lois’s boobs? And then, of course, the ever-unanswered question of whether those whiners are on to something when they complain game shows are rigged.
Turns out all three types of people exist. A site called Government Attic collects complaints sent by these people to the FCC.
Reading these complaints only makes these TV shows more enticing, kind of like when you’re a kid and told never ever to reach for that batch of delicious chocolate chip cookies. Let’s take a look.
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FAMILY GUY
The overall theme of Family Guy complaints are about naughty words and sexually based humor. If you need to remember why you used to watch Family Guy, just read these.
Breasts
“On Sunday, March 12, 2006, my family went to a new restaurant, Quaker Steak & Lube. We were seated in an area that had at least 8 televisions, plus a blaring stereo system. The new television that was facing me was turned on to Fox and had the close-captioning turned on. While I was eating, I was ‘treated’ to the show Family Guy, an animated cartoon show.
“For a 30-minute show, it was chock full of raunch and offensive TV. The storyline revolved around a mother’s attempt to wean the infant from breast-feeding. It went into great detail, including the infant crawling into her bedroom at night to attach a double breast pump to her; the older sons attempting to breastfeed the father; the mother’s issues with engorgement; the father’s attempt to dry her off by ‘jiggling’ her.

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Posted on March 24, 2008

By Kathryn Ware

Our tribute to the 35th anniversary of the debut of Maude continues.
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Season 1, Episode 18
Episode Title: Florida’s Problem
Original airdate: 13 February 1973
Plot: Florida is in a foul mood and Maude can’t help butting in. After a bit of cajoling, Florida admits she’s been fighting with her husband Henry over whether to quit her job as the Findlays’ maid. Maude, always ready for a good fight, jumps to her friend’s defense. After Maude witnesses Henry order his woman to quit and come back home where she belongs, it quickly turns into a battle of the sexes. The sides are evened up when Walter demands that Maude keep out of it. Together, Florida and Maude declare their “Womancipation” from the “yoke of male domination.”

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Posted on March 21, 2008

By Steve Rhodes

NOW UPDATED WITH POST-SHOW MATERIAL!
If you are anything like me, you can hardly wait until Thursday night’s reunion show of Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew.
See, I’m an addiction addict. I can’t get enough. They can’t make more episodes of Intervention fast enough. I’m also a Dr. Phil convert, in part because of his expertise in addiction.
Here’s an idea: The Addiction Network.
Anyway, we’re all dying to catch up with our favorite C-list addicts, even though some of us already know that, for example, former American Idol star Jessica Sierra relapsed to the max.
Here are my predictions.

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Posted on March 12, 2008

By Scott Buckner

I’ve finally figured out how to accept the spectacle, the drama, and the constant variety of sports that is The Jerry Springer Show and everything else that is free daytime commercial TV. It’s pretty simple, really: Switch on Chicago’s own WPWR-TV at 9 a.m., imagine you have nothing hopeful to live for, and then just swim in. Because really, The Jerry Springer Show actually can be the shining beacon of your day if you just quit fighting it and give unrelenting unemployment, chronic alcoholism, and clinical depression a chance.

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Posted on March 1, 2008