Tuesday, January 18, 2011

British Invasion

So, which British transplant had more impact last night? Piers Morgan on CNN, or Skins on MTV? Skins drew the ire of the Parents Television Council*, sight unseen:

The marketing campaign itself makes light of lying to parents and participating in all manner of harmful, irresponsible, illegal and adult-themed behavior.

Hank Stuever of the Washington Post was equally damning of Piers Morgan, however:

Morgan's first show turned out to be a fawning and completely unnecessary interview with a successful businesswoman named Oprah Winfrey.

Positively glowing! Perhaps we should run a pool on which of these fabulous imports lasts longer...

* Note: I do not take anything the Parents Television Council says in the least bit seriously, nor do I find them a credible source for television analysis. I merely happened to notice this piece of vitriol.

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