DrCrowTStarwars said:

Yeah I know it was based on a true story but that still doesn't make it any more fun for kids who had to live through the over reaction.

I never understood how playing D&D(which I wasn't allowed to do)was any different then playing Star Trek or Lone Ranger(which I was allowed to do).

It was because of it's supernatural trappings, which LOTR, Narnia, and Harry Potter all share, but only the Potter books will turn little Timmy into a necromancer with a penchant for partying with demons. ;)

Right off the bat, before TOS even aired an episode, Roddenberry got a lot of flack from the network because Mr. Spock looked like ol' scratch. They feared complaints and worse from religious groups. There's an infamous press kit photo where NBC airbrushed out the pointed ears.

Of course, Spock became the most popular character on the show, and the network backed off.

I wonder how that episode of TNG, where "satan" was trying to get into Picard's pants played in some repressive parts of the country?