Sex & Violence

Alan A. Armer on the violence on The Untouchables and on the ratings of the show

Robert Conrad on the violence on The Wild, Wild West

Edie Falco on violence on The Sopranos

Robert Halmi, Sr. on his commitment to family entertainment

Stanley Hubbard on the government's role in broadcasting and dealing with FCC regulations

Angela Lansbury on being asked to curtail violence on TV

Richard Lewis on testifying to Congress about violence in television Westerns

William H. Macy on being proud of the way Shameless deals with sex and his personal objections to the unrealistic way violence is depicted on television

Nolan Miller on working on negative critical reaction to Charlie's Angels and on it being dubbed "jiggle TV"

Sheila Nevins on producing Eros America for HBO (later Real Sex)

Sheila Nevins on how she handled criticism of sexual content on HBO

Hugh O'Brian on The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp's attitude towards violence

Del Reisman on Robert Stack as "Elliott Ness" on The Untouchables, and on the violence of the show

Haim Saban on initial pushback from affiliates due to the violence on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, which went all the way up to Rupert Murdoch, and on the series ultimately going on the air with great success

Jay Sandrich on having fun finding ways to depict sex in a subtle way on Soap

Thomas W. Sarnoff on his response to criticism of violence on TV while an NBC executive

Alfred Schneider on regulating portrayals of violence in Roots versus S.W.A.T. and The Six Million Dollar Man

Alfred Schneider on how and why portrayals of sexuality and other controversial topics have become more acceptable over time on television

Alfred Schneider on a controversial episode of Bus Stop ("A Lion Walks Among Us") and how it led to further inquiries into the effects of violence on television

Fred Silverman on the "anti-violence crusades" of the late 1970s affecting CBS and NBC more than ABC, which was more family, comedy and fantasy-oriented

John Singleton on representations of violence in his work

Darren Star on controversial storylines on Beverly Hills, 90210, including "Brenda Walsh" sleeping with "Dylan McKay" in the first season's "Spring Dance" episode

Darren Star on the censorship issues that arose on Melrose Place, particularly involving the character "Matt Fielding," who was gay

Darren Star on a Sex and the City gag that HBO objected to

William Tankersley on CBS' expected limitations of violence on television

Frederic Ziv on criticisms of too much violence on television Westerns