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"The team behind new Fox drama The Following have denied that the show glorifies violence. The thriller series - from Scream writer Kevin Williamson - follows FBI agent Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon) and his pursuit of brutal serial killer Joe Carroll (James Purefoy).  &amp;quot;I think in general there have been more violent shows on TV,&amp;quot; Fox chief Kevin Reilly said at this year&amp;#039;s TCA press tour. &amp;quot;Clearly there is appetite, people like these things... [but] this show adheres to broadcast standards.&amp;quot; Reilly also argued that shows such as The Following should not be used as &amp;quot;a scapegoat&amp;quot; for issues relating to real-world violence. &amp;quot;Everyone is... wanting to put a finger on one thing that&amp;#039;s the problem,&amp;quot; he is quoted by Deadline as saying. &amp;quot;We are just in an age of complex issues. It&amp;#039;s no one simple thing.&amp;quot; In The Following&amp;#039;s TCA panel, star Bacon insisted that the drama has &amp;quot;a lot of great heart and even sentimentality&amp;quot; while showrunner Williamson called the show a &amp;quot;thrill-ride and page-turner&amp;quot; akin to Fox&amp;#039;s 24. &amp;quot;We don&amp;#039;t sit around and think of ways to kill people,&amp;quot; Williamson argued. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m sitting and thinking of the drama. It&amp;#039;s meant to be a thriller and a provocative story.&amp;quot; The Following debuts on Fox in the US on January 21 and will premiere in the UK on Sky Atlantic the next day. &amp;gt; The Following is &amp;#039;fast-paced adrenaline rush&amp;#039;, says Kevin Williamson &amp;gt; Dexter star David Zayas joins Kevin Bacon&amp;#039;s The Following Watch a promo for The Following below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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