March 24, 2006

Underground

NBC is obviously pro-choice. A while back when they aborted their new series “The Book of Daniel” it recalled for me when once upon a time, a Mississippi cousin of mine whose church was of a fundamentalist persuasion wondered and asked if I ever watched ABC’s NYPD Blue.

Then he told me that a prominent parson of a similar species, but of a neighboring village, had “convinced” the area ABC TV stations not to carry the Blue. My cousin said that he and some of his fellow communicants were very disappointed and mighty curious as to why and so would especially like to watch it, anyhow.

In the grandest of southern tradition and ecumenicity, it took us only a couple of minutes to organize a reverse Underground Railway. Together with the unbeknownst help of Uncle Sugar’s Postal Service and some six-hour video tapes, we were soon in business. Well, not actually “in business,” for there was no transaction of any money of a monetary nature, only cousinly love and the thrill of underhanded daring and hooliganism.

Shortly thereafter and way down south in Dixie, a weekly, shades-drawn viewing session of Sipowitz and company had started for them as knew the familiar password, ••••••••, the same one we all use.

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