On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 20:24:37 -0500, Todd Mason <
Todd.Mason@tvguide.com> wrote:
> As an occasional visitor to border country (Vermont,
Michigan), I can
> attest
> that mild-mannered Canadians attempt to pollute our
virgin Yank eyes and
> ears with unedited movies in primetime on CBC, and
perhaps even on CTV
> and
> the other commercial nets. But then, most (by no
means all) PBS stations
> let more adult imagery and language go forth than
most of the commercial
> nets do, most of the time (NYPD BLUE, CHICAGO
HOPE...perhaps it helps to
> have a city in the title...being often-precious
examples of exceptions
> over
> the last decade). ROOTS had a few scenes that
surprised me in this
> regard,
> back when (and everyone I've met who's ever seen it
seems to remember the
> PBS HOLLYWOOD THEATER production of Bruce Jay
Friedman's "Steambath",
> with
> Valeri Perrine). TM
Turner Classic Movies seems to be slow to censor language, at
least late at night. _Three Days of the Condor_ some time
back had *distinctly* uncensored language, at any rate. Don't
know about nudity.
Pat
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