Banned episode inquiry.
thor...@kcl-cs.uucp
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.
Rob DeMillo
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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Rob DeMillo
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...
ZNAC468
The other episode that was banned was RETURN TO TOMMORROW in which
Kirk lends his body to some alien for some reason. A bit too much like
possesion?
With reference to BUG EYED MONSTERS.
What is wrong with them? As Aliens they must surely be better
than 1) STRANGE FLASHING LIGHTS (TREK/1999)
2) LARGE BLACK SLABS (2001)
3) HUMANS IN SILLY UNIFORMS WITH LOTS OF MAKE UP ON (All)
Besisdes the kids love them (don't they?).
With reference to UNLIMITED EAGLES.
"The Eagle is one of several classes of interplanetary spacecraft...
..constructed by the Engineering and Technics section of Moonbase
Alpha using materials and components either shipped from Earth
or MANUFACTURED ON THE MOON." Q.E.D. from STARLOG #7
Anyone care to comment on unlimited fuel?
With reference to STARLOG.
Someone called STARLOG a rag, I must protest. In the early days it was
very good and very fair to new series like 1999.TV-SciFi and SF-TV have
also been fair (see quote below) and much better than the feeble
STARBURST could manage (did they do a 1999 article at all?).
SFTV #2 on SPACE:1999.
"The shortcomings and innaccuracies on the surface vanish when a person
cares to dig deeper into the messages of the series."
With reference to DUBBED LAUGHTER.
I tried dubbing laughs but see no added appeal in 1999, but some rock
music over the action sequences works well.
I'm sure laughter would work on the TREK episode PLATO'S STEPCHILDREN
as it is sorely needed. This episofde took itself seriously but was
very funny. At a recent college showing for Charity of this and other
BBC banned episodes, this episode brought the house down whilst
people thought WHOM GODS DESTROY to be corny.
Andy T.
(I'M TWEDDLE DEE, HE'S TWEDDLE DUM) Kirk from P.S.
(SIZE, SHAPE AND COLOUR MAKES NO DIFFERENCE) Kirk from P.S.
with certain sexual conertations.
Rob DeMillo
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> > because of supposed inferences to Satinism.
>
> the feel of soft clean cloth? Satin and velvet and...
>
> Oh! *snicker*
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Whoops....I guess I meant Sarcasm....
ay...@convexs.uucp
>> Which ST articles were banned in Texas?
> ... several episodes were banned in Texas and "the Bible belt"
> because of supposed inferences to Satinism.
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I know! I know! you heard it from someone who talked to whosits
who was CERTAIN that...
No, repeat ZERO episodes were "banned in Texas." HOWEVER, some independant
stations in certain parts of the country (including Texas) refused
to show certain episodes that depicted creatures (or people) as "god"-like...
This happened NOT during the Star Trek run, but with re-runs, ten years later.
Most of these stations were associated with the CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK.
I watched the "banned" episodes on a "fringe" station out of Tyler, Texas
(I live in the Dallas area) until CBN sold the local "Star Trek" station,
at which time it started showing the previously "banned" shows. It was a big
deal around here, complete with massive advertising (new shows!).
blues, II
world's leading exopsychologist
(If Carl can do it, I can do it)
Rob DeMillo
> >> Which ST articles were banned in Texas?
>
> > ... several episodes were banned in Texas and "the Bible belt"
> > because of supposed inferences to Satinism.
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>
> I know! I know! you heard it from someone who talked to whosits
> who was CERTAIN that...
>
> No, repeat ZERO episodes were "banned in Texas." HOWEVER, some independant
> stations in certain parts of the country (including Texas) refused
> to show certain episodes that depicted creatures (or people) as "god"-like...
> This happened NOT during the Star Trek run, but with re-runs, ten years later.
>
Sorry, I thought that it was assumed we were talking about reruns.
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Madison Academic Computer Center
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"...That's enough, that's enough!
Television's takin' its toll.
Turn it off, turn it off!
Give me the remote control!
I've been nice! I've been good!
Please don't do this to me!
I've been nice, turn it off,
I don't wanna hav'ta see...
...'The Brady Bunch!'"
Eugene Jay Rosenthal
Star Trek it is pointed out that ships in space should not make
nois. They therefore, originally had the Enterprise fly by with no
noise. This was found to be very boring so the woosh was added for
dramatic effect. I believe that in Where No Man Has Gone Before
there are some shots of the Enterprise flying by without the whoosh.
Anyway, who says that ships in warp drive don't whoosh? They fly in
a different environment than normal space. I seem to
have noticed a whoosh the last time I was floating around
hyperspace.
Eugene Rosenthal
npois!ejr
I'm an engineer, not a doctor!