By Jason Collum
Promoting itself as a network dedicated to “Feel Good TV,” PAX TV continues to be a family-pleaser in terms of quality shows minus the filth and violence.
“'Feel Good TV' is more than just a slogan for PAX TV, it is the guiding principle of what the network does,” says Tim Wildmon, president of the American Family Association. “When you watch many of the PAX shows, you really do feel good, rather than embarrassed or ashamed.”
Wildmon refers to a number of prime-time programs that characterize PAX, because they are primarily free of sex, violence, and profanity. He said parents can usually feel comfortable watching PAX television with their family something that is often impossible with regular network programming.
Last year, PAX introduced two successful dramas: Ponderosa, a remake of the 1960s hit Bonanza; and Doc, the story of a country doctor adjusting to life in New York City. Both demonstrated that shows portraying honest, hardworking, and caring people have family appeal.
“As a policy, AFA does not endorse television programs because future episodes may move away from traditional family themes,” Wildmon says. “However, PAX's fall lineup this year deserves special recognition based on its family-friendly program environment.”
Wildmon made special mention of Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye, which is inspired by the true story of a deaf woman who becomes part of an elite surveillance team due to her ability to read lips; and Just Cause, an action-packed show that features veteran actor Richard Thomas as an attorney who takes on “lost causes” and makes them “Just Cause” cases. Other family-favorite PAX offerings include games shows such as Supermarket Sweep and Beat the Clock.
PAX TV reaches 86% of U.S. television households via nationwide broadcast television, cable, and satellite distribution systems.
Wildmon encourages people to contact PAX TV and thank them for airing what he describes as “clean, quality television without the sex, violence, and profanity.” At the same time, he cautions parents to be vigilant in monitoring their children's TV watching even PAX.
(Jason Collum is a staff writer for AFA Journal, a monthly publication of the American Family Association. This article courtesy of Agape Press.)
Sixth Vatican Film Festival Opens in Rome
VATICAN (CWNews.com) The sixth annual festival of spirituality in cinema will be held in Rome in December, under the joint patronage of the Pontifical Council for Culture and the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.
The festival, lasting from December 2- 11, is the latest effort in a drive to recognize the films that seek to provide a new understanding of human spirituality. Among the films to be screened during the festival are: The Pianist, We Were Soldiers, and Bloody Sunday.
(This update courtesy of Catholic World News.)