~ The Playboy Club? ~

by Tina~in_ut

Kathy and I were talking about all the new shows we were watching.  Out of all the ones she was watching, the only one I hadn't heard of was The Playboy Club.  I really didn't think anything of it because I had way too many shows taping already.  Then I talked to Di.  I asked her if she was watching Pan Am and she said she was and liked it, along with The Playboy Club.  That's when I realized I hadn't even seen a commercial for it. Not one!  Di said it was on Monday nights, so I thought I'd tape it this Monday and check it out.  I couldn't find it.  So I checked online and saw that it is on NBC.  I went back to the TV and tried again to find it.  STILL not there. 

(after some googling....)

Oh my hell!  NBC in Utah refuses to air it.  I should have known.  They won't show SNL either.  I have to watch it on some loser channel.  This is also the same station that moves my NASCAR races to the loser channel when the LDS General Conference is in town in order to air their "talks."  In case you haven't figured it out, NBC in Utah, KSL-TV, is owned by the Mormon church.  Ugh!  I checked the loser channel when I figured out what was happening and the show wasn't there either.  After some more googling, I found the name of the station that is supposed to be carrying it, but hell if I know where to find it.....I guess I'll just have to check one station at a time.  I also found a statement made by the head of the TV station:

"The Playboy brand is known internationally. Everyone is clear what it stands for. We want to be sure everyone is clear what the KSL brand stands for, which is completely inconsistent with the Playboy brand," said KSL President and CEO Mark Willes in a statement. "

And just in case it's unclear what the KSL brand is, the affiliate is run by the LDS-owned Deseret Media.

A publicist for the station said the decision was based on the station's long-term policy "to screen programming for material which significant portions of our audiences may find objectionable."

Michelle Torsak, KSL's programming director, added: "Our intent is not to tell people what they can and cannot watch, but rather to share programming with our audience in accordance with our mission."

Ya know.....when I was young, if my parents thought I shouldn't be watching a particular show (Three's Company), THEY DIDN'T ALLOW IT! When I find my kids watching something inappropriate, I TURN IT OFF!!!  And then I hit them, cuz I know full well they'll watch it online if they really want to see it.  God I hate the internet sometimes........well.....except for today~  I just finished watching both episodes of The Playboy Club........loved loved loved it~ Gotta go find the station now~