Parents Television Council. Learn more how you can get involved and help to protect your children from entertainment’s negative effects. Arm Yourself with Information The PTC aims to provide parents with the tools they need to make informed television viewing decisions. They do this by monitoring primetime television shows on broadcast TV and reviewing many [...]
Nothing Family Friendly about America’s Got Talent Host
May 7, 2012 By 3 Comments
[Warning: Adult language used in this post] This 41-year-old, father of one, will not be watching NBC’s America’s Got Talent this season due to the hiring of new host, Howard Stern. This is a show I have watched along with my family every year since the first. Bottom line, Howard Stern adds nothing of value to [...]
It’s a Sad Day when Parents have to screen Disney Shows
March 5, 2012 By 22 Comments
I turned on Disney for my two-year-old daughter this past Sunday morning because she was asking to watch “miss mouse.” I found two channels on the Verizon Fios guide. Had never heard of either show, so I simply choose one, something called Phineas and Ferb. Meanwhile my daughter had migrated to another room in the house. [...]
Suburgatory another in a line of Trashy TV Shows
December 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
“I know why we are doing all this [shopping for new clothes]. It’s because your Mom feels sorry for me.” “No, it’s because my Mom wants to screw your Dad.” “Doesn’t your Mom screw your Dad?” “No!” This was the dialog between two teenage girls in the Pilot episode of Suburgatory, the latest trashy televison production from the ABC Network. [...]
Profanity in Media/TV affecting Children
October 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
An educational study recently concluded and published by TIME magazine states that children who are exposed to profanity on television are much more likely to show negative consequences. What a shocker, but it is nice to see evidence of what many of us already believe. “Using statistical models, the researchers calculated that exposure to profanity had [...]
TLC Stinks
September 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment