Apparently three new shows, including that CGI sitcom about Siegfried and Roy’s tigers, have been bankrolled in part by a a nonprofit organization devoted to making it worth the networks’ while to develop family-friendly stuff.
These new shows, if they really want to survive and aren’t some kind of “The Producers”-esque stunt, will likely never advertise that fact. Have you ever seen the logo on the upper left of this link on a poster or print ad? Browsing this site, I was surprised to discover that popular, mainstream films have received this award but don’t advertise it [I am thinking of “Elf” and “Finding Nemo”]. Ostensibly because they don’t really need to, because they’re already popular. Secondarily, they don’t want to put it on there because, to a certain audience, that symbol is a virtual guarantee of no cussing, no blood, and no boobies, so what’s the point?
All this said, there are some helpful sites for deciding whether you, if you are easily offended, really want to see a movie. Screen It and Decent Films are intelligent and frank, whereas CAP Alert [“NOT a daycare organization!”] is just flat-out funny. Cap’n CAP is now begging for $1500 a month, but he’s spending it on films like “Kill Bill,” a film whose very title implies not-for-kids. And what Christian parent’s child has clamored to see Nick Nolte’s Oscar bid? Though I must concede that CAP Alert’s review of the South Park movie is an internet review classic.
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