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...Union address), and the subject matter was not one the invitees would have picked: sex and violence. But at least everyone was talking the same language. When Viacom's Jonathan Dolgen warned that putting ratings on shows might make the networks shy away from strong programs like NYPD Blue in favor of more frivolous fare like Starsky and Hutch, the nation's chief Baby Boomer reacted with mock offense: "I have a deep emotional attachment to Starsky and Hutch...
...current wave of concern about TV violence seems oddly timed. The violent action shows that flourished on TV a decade or so ago--The A-Team; Magnum, P.I.; Miami Vice--have largely disappeared. The few crime shows left are cerebral dramas like Law & Order and NYPD Blue, which, though grittier than the older shows, have little overt violence. The sniggering sex talk on network sitcoms is a far more alarming trend. But even if there are some shows that young kids should be shielded from, the question is whether all TV should be held to the standard of safe...
...down. What's more, a violence label may scare off many advertisers and thus cause programmers to steer clear of provocative shows. "The thing nobody is taking into account," says Law & Order creator Dick Wolf, "is that there's going to be a V-chip warning on Homicide, NYPD Blue, Law & Order, ER, Chicago Hope--any of the adult dramas that deal with real-life substantive issues. Once that happens, you are going to have a television landscape that's far, far different from what you have today...
...studies, in which every comic pratfall was counted. Violent acts were defined as those physical acts intended to cause harm to another; also included were verbal threats of physical harm as well as scenes showing the aftermath of violence. Thus, finding a body in a pool of blood on NYPD Blue counts as a violent act; Kramer bumping into a door on Seinfeld does not. A cartoon character whacking another with a mallet counts; but the accidental buffoonery of America's Funniest Home Videos doesn...
DAVID CARUSO Jade, his second shot at cinematic stardom, collapses, leaving him NYPD blue...