NBC's The Book of Daniel - controversy: Typhical American "family friendly" campaign.

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Brekkie 13 January 2006 2:58pm

http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,1685227,00.html

We've been here before - a US network makes a controversial programme about a priest, his gay son and alcoholic wife and organisations such as the "American Family Association" cause a fuss, causing some affiliates not to screen it and advertisers to boycott it.

Now - this is the bit I find funny!

Quote:

One of the few advertisers that did buy ad time in the first show - Combe Inc, the marketer of Just For Men hair dye - has since pledged not to advertise again, after its first episode ads sparked angry calls from a number of consumers. The AFA is claiming all but one of the other four national advertisers that bought time in the first episode have also pulled out.

Now - surely to know who is advertising in the programme to complain about it, you have to watch the programme!

Typhically stupidity from these sort of campaigns! IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, DON'T WATCH IT!

MR

mromega 13 January 2006 3:14pm

The show is pretty ordinary to be honest, but watchable. I just can't understand the way America gets so upperty about these types of programmes.

DA

davidhorman 13 January 2006 3:16pm

Still, it's marginally less stupid than complaining about a programme you haven't seen.

"If you don't like it, don't watch it" won't wash with them either. They're trying to make sure than none of us less-enlightened sinners see such filth (and start marrying alcoholics and producing gay sons). Won't somebody pleeeaaase think of the children?!

David

NBC's The Book of Daniel - controversy

Typhical American "family friendly" campaign. (January 2006)