Novacom launches Destination Station amid controversy
Marking another in a series of controversial,
protested shows to be released within months, Novacom began airing their
kid-aimed, but violence-filled program, Destination Station. The show has
touched off a wave of debate over both its violent content and its
similarities to the Imagination Station, an attraction at Whit's End. The
show airs on Novacom channel 25 on Wednesday evenings.
The pilot episode for Destination Station begins on a cold night in the
small town of Wilmore, Maryland where four children stumble upon an old
inventor's warehouse filled with strange devices. At the far end of the
warehouse, they find an old metallic object that resembles a phone booth.
Stepping inside, the kids are whisked away to another time and another
place. They have no idea how to return to the present day and wonder if they
will get out alive.
That's where the violence starts. The kids are involved in some epic-scale
battles that feature some exciting special effects for a television program,
but concerned parents say the battles are far too intense for the target age
group. "Kids this age don't need to be seeing battles and death," said
Maureen Thompson, one of the parents who has spoken out against the shows. "Novacom
is showing they have no concern for our children." Arthur Dent, general
manager of Novacom said that Novacom will continue to investigate concerns
and will meet with parents to talk about the show's content.
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article originally appeared in "The Odyssey Times," a
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