Nine years ago today, "Speedtrapped" first appeared on MTV. We've already addressed Daria's murderous impulses. What else is there to cover?I'll add more later. What do you think was controversial about this episode, aside from the desert and Daria trying to kill someone?
Quinn wearing gingham.
ReplyDeleteAsk The N. They didn't show it at all. Humorless bastards!
ReplyDeleteI think their hot button was drinking. A few shots of Jake holding a martini glass or flask made it on, but all the never-shown-on-N episodes showed much more open use of alcohol.
Thank the gods for bootlegs. ... Electronic sense AND original sense, come to think of it. {g}
Come to think of it, nary a tipple in "Boxing Daria," also banned from that benighted channel. So go figure.
ReplyDeleteThat's because The N is evil. They have to be. They tear Daria to pieces, but show Degrassi?
ReplyDeleteMTV isn't much better, either, or they'd show it again sometime.
I think it's because Daria is animated and therefore supposed to be wholesome, while live-action shows can be corrupt because small children won't watch them.
ReplyDeleteOr it's something else, beats me. I don't know nothin'.
Quinn in gingham . . . yeah, that was weird.