Subject: Re: UK Broadcasting Standards Council critical of TP
From: GIOVIN%HECTOR@ecs.umass.edu (Rocky Giovinazzo)
Date: 1991-04-28, 18:39
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks

> >From: adm@cs.man.ac.uk (Alan Murta)
> >Subject: UK Broadcasting Standards Council critical of TP
> >
> >Here in the UK, the newly created Broadcasting Standards Council has just
> >upheld its first complaint -- regarding an episode of Twin Peaks. Eight
> >viewers (out of an audience of somewhere near 3.5 million, I think) complained
> >that the scene showing the murder of Maddie Ferguson by Leland/BOB was
> >unsuitable for public viewing. The Broadcasting Standards Council agreed.
I am amazed to hear this.  I thought that this was one of the most 
amazing scenes of the entire season.  Sorry to be so wishy-washy, 
but I nearly cried.  The only other scenes that came close to having this effect
were seeing Audrey cry while Leland went crazy to some big band music (P6500?)
and maybe watching Donna watch her best friend Laura on video.  
Is TP broadcast early in the evening in the UK or something?
Since TP in the UK is about 6 months (?) behind the US, why didn't
the Broadcasting Standards Council know about the scene ahead of time?
Surely they must have known that many murder scenes have been included in
the show.

Rocky Giovinazzo