Representatives from TV Watch and the Creative Coalition seemingly came away from the Senate Commerce Committee's "Open Forum on Decency" with more than a transcript of their remarks. TV Watch's Jim Dyke and CC's Joey Pantoliano have announced an alliance to push TV Watch's "1-2-3 Safe TV" campaign, with CC's roster of 50 entertainers (headlined by Bill Cosby) chipping in. Pantoliano said, "Creative expression in America-whether it's a play about a national hero, a cartoon that lampoons politicians or a gritty TV drama-should never be subject to government approval. It's important for our freedoms that it stay that way." He added, "Parents should manage what their kids watch, not politicians. We don't need Washington making decisions for our families regarding what's playing in our living rooms." "The answer to the question of who should decide what programs kids watch on TV is parents," agreed Cosby. "And in homes where parents are not available to filter what children see, it is even more important that an adult use the tools that keep inappropriate programming from children. This is a form of protection."
Creative Coalition members signing on with TV Watch
Fiona Apple
Kevin Bacon
Richard Belzer
Danny Bigel
Phillip Bloch
Christy Brinkley
Gerry Byrne
Amy Carlson
Gabrielle Carteris
Bill Cosby
Wes Craven
Jon Cryer
Chris Day
Dana Delany
Catherine Dent
Hallie Eisenberg
Giancarlo Esposito
Morgan Fairchild
Antwone Fisher
Frances Fisher
Michael Frankfurt
Rick Genow
Annabeth Gish
Tony Goldwyn
Harry Hamlin
Hill Harper
Buck Henry
Matthew Hiltzik
Caroline Hirsch
Dennis Hopper
Elizabeth Hubbard
Erine Hudson
Cady Huffman
Susan Isaacs
Mary Lambert
Sharon Lawrence
Michele Lee
Wendie Malick
Robert Mitchell
Anson Mount
Tim Blake Nelson
Amy Nickon
Joe Pantoliano
Joe Piscopo
Jonathan Prince
Meir Ribalow
Richard Schiff
Henry Schleiff
Daniel Stern
Jerry Stiller
Stuart Match Suna
George Wendt