Hollywood, CA -
Fans of the WB will be able to watch the pilot episode of the new series Bedford Diaries in its entirety online, but that doesn’t mean they’ll get to see everything, including two girls kissing in a bar, in the episode that airs on television next Wednesday.
According to a report by Reuters, in the wake of CBS being fined by the Federal Communications Commission for airing an episode of Without a Trace featuring two teens having sex, the premiere episode of the new series has been edited… without creator Tom Fontana’s consent.
On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that WB Network chairman Garth Ancier asked Fontana to edit several scenes from the show, which co-stars four-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald and Matthew Modine as professors at a New York college.
Fontana said he refused to edit the scenes, which included girls kissing in a bar and a shot of a girl unbuttoning her jeans.
“I told him I found the ruling incomprehensible,” Fontana told the Times. “He said the censor would do the edit. In more than 20 years in the business, this is the most chilling thing I've ever faced.”
The episode is centered around a lecture by Professor Macklin (Modine): ‘Sex and the Human Condition.’ Following the seminar, the students controversial private lives threaten to rear their ugly heads in the hands of the school paper’s editor, a recovering alcoholic played by Milo Ventimiglia (above).
On the show, the cast of young adults experiments with sex through both heterosexual and homosexual encounters, behavior Fontana says is typical in college.
Standing behind his decision to order the cuts, Ancier issued the following statement: “The WB takes its responsibility as a broadcast network very seriously and we have always been mindful of the F.C.C.'s indecency rules. While we believe that the previous uncut version of 'The Bedford Diaries' is in keeping with those rules, out of an abundance of caution, we decided to make some additional minor changes to the premiere episode of the series, which is set to debut next Wednesday, March 29. We also decided to make the original version available on the Internet at TheWB.com, which allows those interested in seeing the producer's creative vision to do so while at the same time recognizing the special rules that apply to the broadcast medium.”
The uncensored version of Bedford Diaries is currently available by visiting TheWB.com.
Written By Angela D'Amboise
According to a report by Reuters, in the wake of CBS being fined by the Federal Communications Commission for airing an episode of Without a Trace featuring two teens having sex, the premiere episode of the new series has been edited… without creator Tom Fontana’s consent.
On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that WB Network chairman Garth Ancier asked Fontana to edit several scenes from the show, which co-stars four-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald and Matthew Modine as professors at a New York college.
Fontana said he refused to edit the scenes, which included girls kissing in a bar and a shot of a girl unbuttoning her jeans.
“I told him I found the ruling incomprehensible,” Fontana told the Times. “He said the censor would do the edit. In more than 20 years in the business, this is the most chilling thing I've ever faced.”
The episode is centered around a lecture by Professor Macklin (Modine): ‘Sex and the Human Condition.’ Following the seminar, the students controversial private lives threaten to rear their ugly heads in the hands of the school paper’s editor, a recovering alcoholic played by Milo Ventimiglia (above).
On the show, the cast of young adults experiments with sex through both heterosexual and homosexual encounters, behavior Fontana says is typical in college.
Standing behind his decision to order the cuts, Ancier issued the following statement: “The WB takes its responsibility as a broadcast network very seriously and we have always been mindful of the F.C.C.'s indecency rules. While we believe that the previous uncut version of 'The Bedford Diaries' is in keeping with those rules, out of an abundance of caution, we decided to make some additional minor changes to the premiere episode of the series, which is set to debut next Wednesday, March 29. We also decided to make the original version available on the Internet at TheWB.com, which allows those interested in seeing the producer's creative vision to do so while at the same time recognizing the special rules that apply to the broadcast medium.”
The uncensored version of Bedford Diaries is currently available by visiting TheWB.com.
Written By Angela D'Amboise
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