Tom and Jerry AT THE BBC!
A few days ago, I penned some thoughts for posterity and passing bloggers on the subject of Tom and Jerry. Well, would you believe it? Today, Tom and Jerry actually features as a major news item (sandwiched between 'the Middle East' and 'bowel cancer drugs') on the BBC News, in the Evening Standard newspaper, ITN bulletins....
Following a complaint from a UK Viewers' Association(!), the BBC has agreed to cut scenes which show Tom smoking a cigarette or a cigar if - in the view of a panel convened for this purpose - the act of smoking appears to be 'glamorised'. Oh, heavens, spare us!
Now, as you know, Tom's smoking is an essential ingredient of episodes like Texas Tom (1950) and Tennis Chumps (1949). It's how Tom looks cool when trying to pull the girl-cats. Cut the smoking from these episodes? It's crazy... You might as well take the skull out of Hamlet.
My urgent advice, buy your Tom and Jerry DVDs from Taiwan via eBay. They may be pirated, but at least they are THE REAL THING!
Following a complaint from a UK Viewers' Association(!), the BBC has agreed to cut scenes which show Tom smoking a cigarette or a cigar if - in the view of a panel convened for this purpose - the act of smoking appears to be 'glamorised'. Oh, heavens, spare us!
Now, as you know, Tom's smoking is an essential ingredient of episodes like Texas Tom (1950) and Tennis Chumps (1949). It's how Tom looks cool when trying to pull the girl-cats. Cut the smoking from these episodes? It's crazy... You might as well take the skull out of Hamlet.
My urgent advice, buy your Tom and Jerry DVDs from Taiwan via eBay. They may be pirated, but at least they are THE REAL THING!
posted by Egan Denham at 6:51 PM
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