Airdate: October 25, 1990
Commander Rick "censors" TVOntario host Enrico Gruen's Second Nature to discuss censorship with Frank Miller (Robocop 2 writer), Charles Vess (comic book artist), Denys Cowan (artist, The Question), David Lloyd (artist, V For Vendetta) and Elaine Lee (writer, Starstruck) from the world of comics, and speculative fiction writers Harlan Ellison, Spider Robinson, Jack Vance and Clive Barker.
Amazing how the depiction of lynching is recognized as a horrible statement of racial violence that must be told vs a horrible incident that must be hidden for fear of "offending the readers/viewers!" I even remember seeing an episode of "Cold Case" where a past lynching incident is investigated as an ACTUAL UNSOLVED MURDER and when the guilty party was arrested, "Strange Fruit" was played during the closing panorama shots! I thought "Wow! This would have never been aired during the crime era!"
Elric33239 2 years ago
Spider even wrote a sequel "Lady Slings the Booze!" Painful pun title but brilliant installment in an excellent series!
Elric33239 2 years ago