OTTAWA – A horror movie promo was too violent for the pre-watershed hours the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council ruled this morning. The decision concerns an advertisement for the feature horror film Seed of Chucky which aired on Global Television Ontario (CIII-TV) on November 14, 2004 at 5:39 p.m. during an episode of The Simpsons. The commercial in question was for the most recent installment in the series of “Chucky” movies (about an evil red-haired doll that comes to life and goes on murderous rampages). The commercial, which began with scenes of Santa Claus walking across the snow and Christmas music,...
