Last week’s two-hour episode of “Las Vegas” is almost certainly the series finale, but that’s not stopping conservative watchdog group Parents Television Council from launching an indecency campaign against the show. The PTC said they filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission over NBC’s Feb. 15 broadcast of the “Vegas” season conclusion. In the episode, three shadowy naked women are shown on a casino’s security monitor. The complaint comes a day after ABC appealed a $1.2 million FCC fine levied for a nude scene in a 2003 episode of “NYPD Blue.” “Vegas” typically airs at 10 p.m., but the PTC noted the show runs at 9 p.m. in the Central and Mountain time zones.
I suppose it was just a matter of time before PTC found something to wax indignant over. After watching the clip…well, yeah, the women are naked, but it’s not as if there’s anything titillating about it. The shots are all long-distance and indistinct, and while it’s clear that the women are sans culottes, the viewer is never afforded the opportunity to see if the carpet matches the drapes. It’s just not a big deal. If you find the clip to have any sexual value at all…well, it’s probably been a LONG time since you’ve had a date, hasn’t it?
I have a difficult time understanding what PTC could possibly find offensive about this scene. There’s nothing sexual about it, but it seems these folks are so ashamed of the human body that even the barest him of nudity is to be feared as something that just might turn our children into irredeemable sex maniacs.
Hmm…methinks perhaps some folks might be taking themselves just a wee bit too seriously….
