Sunstar Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 (edited) Darn Facists!Set your DVRLocal CBS station to air Victoria's Secret fashion show in the wee hoursBy MIKE McDANIELCopyright 2005 Houston Chronicle Channel 11 is pre-empting girls in their nighties for a home-grown special of its own. KHOU morning anchor Debra Duncan is hosting In the Spotlight, which includes interviews with Oprah Winfrey, Ricardo Chavira (Carlos on Desperate Housewives) and model/actress Brooke Burns (Baywatch)."We wanted to put on a show of our own," said Channel 11 chief Peter Diaz.It also saves him tons of e-mails from people who object to girls in underwear in prime time.http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/3504301.html Edited December 6, 2005 by Sunstar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 What Hypocrites, it's ok to show the blood and guts of CSI, but God forbid we see girls prancing around in their undies that cover more than the swimsuits on any of their primetime shows. Peter Diaz <-------sell out ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 don't forget folks - that's 1:07 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 And just what is Victoria's "secret". She's a MAN!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 And just what is Victoria's "secret". She's a MAN!!!! and even Miss Bea Haven recommends VS: http://www.missbeahaven.com/tips.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Wow, thats pretty pathetic that they have to change the time that it would normally show due to some paranoid people who are afraid to look at human skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 The finest model in the show to me is the new black girl Selita Ebanks and that exotic looking girl that is always on the comercials. Here is the new black girl Selita Ebanks (I want her): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 I hear CBS changed its mind about airing the program in HD.I bet THAT would have sold more TVs than the Super Bowl.What Hypocrites, it's ok to show the blood and guts of CSI, but God forbid we see girls prancing around in their undies that cover more than the swimsuits on any of their primetime shows. Peter Diaz <-------sell out !It's probably not Peter. As much as I HATE KHOU, I know Peter and he's a really nice guy. He was the sales manager at KCBS-TV/Los Angeles before coming to KHOU, so he's focused on the money, and he knows the Victoria Secret special would bring in more money than anything with Debra/Deborah Duncan. You can blame the Puritan streak on KHOU's parent company in Dallas. They're the ones who really run things at 11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmainguy Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Nothing personal but everytime I see Debra Duncan, I avert my gaze...there's just...so MUCH there to look at...and to my taste, it ain't pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ V Lawrence Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 You can blame the Puritan streak on KHOU's parent company in Dallas. They're the ones who really run things at 11.That's part of Houston's main problem RIGHT there. Why are so many Houston media and entertainment outlets being run by people that don't even live in Houston? If it were someone within Houston city limits running the show, maybe they would have had more backbone behind them, and not have listened to the politically correct.I'm telling ya, if we keep listening to the politically correct, Houston will NEVER go anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Nothing personal but everytime I see Debra Duncan, I avert my gaze...there's just...so MUCH there to look at...and to my taste, it ain't pretty. You are correct, that is why i stare at Dominique on channel 2. She is dreamy ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 That's part of Houston's main problem RIGHT there. Why are so many Houston media and entertainment outlets being run by people that don't even live in Houston? If it were someone within Houston city limits running the show, maybe they would have had more backbone behind them, and not have listened to the politically correct.I'm telling ya, if we keep listening to the politically correct, Houston will NEVER go anywhere.Here's the list:2 KPRC - Washington, DC owned8 KUHT - Houston owned11 KHOU - Dallas owned13 KTRK - New York owned14 KETH - Houston owned? - Licensee has a Houston address, but possibly a front.20 KTXH - New York owned21 KVQT - Montgomery owned22 KLTJ - Probably Dallas owned24 KACY - Montgomery owned26 KRIV - New York owned28 KHMV - California owned30 KCVH - unknown33 KBPX - West Palm Beach owned39 KHWB - Chicago owned43 KHLM - Houston owned (but not really a TV station)53 KVVV - California owned61 KZJL - California owned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Guess I'm the only one who actually watched part of Deborah Duncan's special. She interviewed Oprah Winfrey. Hard-hitting as a kitten batting around a marshmallow, but still, Oprah had some very positive things to say about Houston's response to the Katrina refugees...er, evacuees. However, since it's doubtful that this show will be seen outside the Houston market, her remarks will do little to improve our national image.My only regret is that the decision to delay the broadcast of this infomercial (and that's what it is) might encourage those who want to regulate what others can view on their own television sets. Otherwise, I couldn't care less about Victoria's Secret. I don't buy ladies lingerie; and besides, they never have anything in my size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Virtually all of the big city TV stations are owned by large corporations, a la Clear Channel. However, the decision not to show a sexy infomercial is made locally by the general manager of that station. This decision cost KHOU advertising revenue. Everyone knows which show would have garnered more viewers.A locally owned station may actually be more influenced by the "avert your eyes" crowd, not less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 (edited) Guess I'm the only one who actually watched part of Deborah Duncan's special. She interviewed Oprah Winfrey. Hard-hitting as a kitten batting around a marshmallow, but still, Oprah had some very positive things to say about Houston's response to the Katrina refugees...er, evacuees. However, since it's doubtful that this show will be seen outside the Houston market, her remarks will do little to improve our national image.My only regret is that the decision to delay the broadcast of this infomercial (and that's what it is) might encourage those who want to regulate what others can view on their own television sets. Otherwise, I couldn't care less about Victoria's Secret. I don't buy ladies lingerie; and besides, they never have anything in my size. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------^^^ i saw part of the special too - it wasn't too special, but oprah did say good things about houston... heck, i didn't even really know who the other two guests were (and i am sure no one else much cared) Edited December 8, 2005 by sevfiv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 My only regret is that the decision to delay the broadcast of this infomercial (and that's what it is) might encourage those who want to regulate what others can view on their own television sets.You sound like it's not happening already. Television and radio content has been regulated since their inception. The courts decided decades ago this is legal. Nothing new here. The only media in the U.S. not currently regulated by a government body are print and internet.A locally owned station may actually be more influenced by the "avert your eyes" crowd, not less.It depends on who owns it. My experience with radio has been that the larger the company behind a station, the more risks it is willing to take.My experience has also shown exactly the opposite is true in television.Of course, there are exceptions. Some huge broadcast owners very closely dictate what their stations will and will not air. Others don't care what they put on the air as long as the local stations meet their quarterly sales goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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