Red Hot Chili Peppers are mighty pissed that the title of their seventh album, 1999's 'Californication', has been used for the show starring David Duchovny.
The Showtime TV show Californication was an instant hit with viewers in the US on cable and in Australia on Network 10 when he ran its 12 weeks course recently.Like Red Hot Chili Peppers, the show went outside the square to bend the rules of television formats with its decadent plot.
The show also starred Madeline Zima, who viewers knew as cute and innocent little Grace Sheffield in The Nanny. 22 year old Zima was basically playing a 16 year old devious slut.
Californication was never short on sex scenes, the threesome of episode 10 left viewers gobsmacked.
Red Hot Chili Peppers obviously don't wish to ride the Californication show wave. The band is seeking a permanent injunction to stop the Showtime producers from continuing to use the name.
The band has cited the use of a character named Dani California in the show. 'Dani California' was the name of one of their 2006 songs.
