The Parents Television Council rated UPN's Buffy the Vampire Slayer the worst show in prime time for graphic violence and sex and an element of the occult.

all reasons i watch the show.

“It appears that the networks are finally starting to listen to the collective voice of parents who want to sit down with their children and enjoy high quality, family-friendly programming in prime-time.”

to this i say, seek out the shows you wanna watch with your rugrats and stop expecting networks to show only what you want to see. hell, turn on PAX or Fox Family. they have networks for people like you.

and stop referring to any part of Prime Time as "Family Hour." if you're really so concerned about spending a quality hour with your children, i don't think that staring at the television is the way to go.

“The PTC’s Best/Worst rankings clearly show that the networks have a long way to go before parents can be assured that their children will not be bombarded with filth during prime-time”

kill your tv. or turn it off. or parent your children and keep an eye on their viewing habits.

by the way, 7th Heaven should not be considered good family programming. everytime i see more than five minutes of it, i fly into a near-murderous, ranting-at-the-television rage. if you don't want your children doing the same, demand that the show be cancelled before we end up with children gunning down their families.

Rounder Records has posted the track list for the OWWF soundtrack.

for those of us into such things (and i am), here's the press release for the Buffy roleplaying game. it'll include a guide to Buffyspeak! as any good non-rules-lawyering-bastard geek gamer will do, i'll end up adapting the rules to bring the Buffyverse together with the World of Darkness's Vampire: the Masquerade. i wanna see Buffy taking out [warning: Gamespeak ahead] some Methuselahs and eventually go up against an Antedeluvian.

woo hoo! Governor Frank has added the Cockfighting Ban question to the November ballot. we finally get to vote to make this barbaric act illegal!

i shouldn't get too excited though. the electorate of Oklahoma has consistently disappointed me in elections.

i do, however, finally have a reason to give Frank a thumbs up. go go, Frank!

hrmph

"You have found the RYO Corporate Home Page. Welcome. Please view the next three pages as well as they are irrevocably linked. You would be a wise person indeed to follow this suggestion. "

"The RYO Lodge was a 2200 acre facility offering guided hunting and fishing, as well as a world class enema spa and pizzeria. Norm's Famous All You Can Eat No Crap Chitlin Pizza was a traditional favorite among the guests"

Hamfest.

Understand every word with English translations projected above the stage!

i've never been, so i'm wondering, is that something commonly done at the Opera?

The One Ring staffer Arathorn got confirmation direct from Tim Minear himself, who told us exclusively that Sean Astin is a lock in this season's schedule to direct an episode of Angel.

also, from Wolfram and Hart to Enron: Christian Kane can't stay away from monolithic, demon-controlled companies to another (probably explaining the reason he works in Hollywood).

Buffy stuff:

press release on the "Once More, With Feeling" soundtrack.

Misrepresentations, Misunderstandings, Slurs and Allegations. a rebuttal to three editorials accusing Joss and ME of being bad people for killing Tara (yeah, the whining is still going on).

from the season seven premiere (supposedly), two photos. i just really like the way first one looks (the 'vibe' of the interaction between the characters, who i won't name to prevent anyone from crying "You didn't warn me about spoilers!") (i'm a little gun shy about that now, aren't i?).

copied from Dark Horizons : In truly disturbing news, Fangoria has filed a detailed story about how it appears Kane Hodder may in fact be out of this movie as Jason Voorhees is "re-invented" and possibly taken over by "Halloween: Resurrection's" Brad Loree, the actor who played the Shape (fueling rumors that they needed to fill a "Canadian" top-liner cast quota). Apparently, the characters are being re-designed by Bill Terezakis of WTC Productions who did the effects work for "Final Destination 2" and "Willard," two other recent New Line projects. Jason Voorhees is being re-invented to a point where they're looking for an actor "who can emote pain and anguish over the loss of a loved one."

that *is* what i look for in preternatural serial killers.


another tidbit from Dark Horizons:

The Hollywood Reporter indicates USA Network plans to remake the 70's series "The Bionic Woman."

is that a good or a bad thing?