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See No Evil: The Backstage Battle over Sex and Violence in Television
From Simon & Schuster, See No Evil is Geoffrey Cowan's fascinating exploration of the backstage battle over sex and violence in the television medium.
In See No Evil , Cowan offers a probing investigation into the history, impact, and politics of television censorship, examining network programming, and such controversial practices as the Family Hour.
In See No Evil , Cowan offers a probing investigation into the history, impact, and politics of television censorship, examining network programming, and such controversial practices as the Family Hour.
324 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1980
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May 12, 2025
I devoured upon this book as research for a writing project. The entire story and lessons learned from the Family Viewing Policy and the lawsuit that ensued is fascinating and relevant to all that's going on in 2025. Cowan wrote this for a non-legal reader and in doing so, literally wrote a history book.
It's thorough and based on first-hand access to meetings and documents that it would be difficult to find today.
The copy I bought through Thriftbooks had an original price tag from KMart, for $.97. This history, 45 years later, is priceless!
It's thorough and based on first-hand access to meetings and documents that it would be difficult to find today.
The copy I bought through Thriftbooks had an original price tag from KMart, for $.97. This history, 45 years later, is priceless!
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