My scathing letter to WSMV
In a move that is tantamount to nothing more than censorship, I am appalled at your decision to cease broadcasting “Book of Daniel”. After watching the first episode last week, I was more than pleasantly surprised to see a show that was brilliantly written and acted with love and care for the characters and the struggles they were going through. I can understand if NBC as a whole felt it necessary to pull the show or not broadcast the show at all, but I don’t understand why an NBC affiliate feels they have the right and power to censor what I view. The show was funny, entertaining and through out all the hype taught many important lessons about tolerance and acceptance on a base human level.
I am embarrassed to live in one of the south’s fastest growing communities and have pressure applied by zealots to hamper my television viewing. I didn’t think in an area that requires diversity to survive this type of harassment would be tolerated, but again… I stand corrected. By caving to the wants and needs of the people doing the “bullying”, what about the rights and privileges of the rest of us? With cable and satellite systems broadcasting more than 150 channels, if someone did not want to watch the show; they had a choice and could change stations. You however have taken my ability to choose away by taking the show off the air.
In closing, thank you WSMV-TV and thank you Elden Hale, Jr., Senior Vice-President of Meredith Broadcasting and General Manager of WSMV-TV for making my mind up and telling me what I can and can’t watch.
I am embarrassed to live in one of the south’s fastest growing communities and have pressure applied by zealots to hamper my television viewing. I didn’t think in an area that requires diversity to survive this type of harassment would be tolerated, but again… I stand corrected. By caving to the wants and needs of the people doing the “bullying”, what about the rights and privileges of the rest of us? With cable and satellite systems broadcasting more than 150 channels, if someone did not want to watch the show; they had a choice and could change stations. You however have taken my ability to choose away by taking the show off the air.
In closing, thank you WSMV-TV and thank you Elden Hale, Jr., Senior Vice-President of Meredith Broadcasting and General Manager of WSMV-TV for making my mind up and telling me what I can and can’t watch.