f-word in prime time?

[Aphex_Twin]

There should be no banned words anywhere and of any form. There is always the option of switching to another chanel, tuning in to another station, or turning the page...

 

[Laughing Gull]

I think its wierd that cuss words are censored at all, considdering the FCC lets networks broadcast shows like "the 5th wheel" and "Elimidate" before 7:00 at night.

 

[Dell19]

Originally posted by Aphex_Twin
There should be no banned words anywhere and of any form. There is always the option of switching to another chanel, tuning in to another station, or turning the page...

But you might not know that the word is about to appear or be said, unless you mean that books should have warnings included for when a rare swearword is going to appear or an on screen warning for a program? Its not that I am particularily pro censorship but your arguement against it doesn't really make sense...

 

[Colonel Kraken]

Originally posted by Dell19


But you might not know that the word is about to appear or be said, unless you mean that books should have warnings included for when a rare swearword is going to appear or an on screen warning for a program? Its not that I am particularily pro censorship but your arguement against it doesn't really make sense...

Dell has a valid point. There are certainly shows you know are going to be bad for language likey NYPD Blue. That's to be expected and is forwarned. But, just to have you average commedy or drama at 8PM that is mostly harmless to be suddenly interspersed with wonderful expletives is in poor taste and should be censored. Not the program itself, but the show should require a later time slot and/or a warning at the beginning (like NYPD Blue and Boston Public do).

That's just being responsible.

--CK

 

[thestonesfan]

At any rate, like someone pointed out earlier, less cussing won't make something that sucks in the first place any better.

 

[funxus]

Everybody knows the words, even kids, so I don't see the point in replacing a word with a beep, when everyone know what word they actually said was anyway. This said, I don't like casual use of the harder swear words (only the f-word comes to mind), or depreciating words at all, and I think grown ups should react whenever these are used for no good reason among children.

I think we're a bit easier on swear words here (compare the local music channels and the foreign ones... ), but then we don't really have any swear words as loaded as f*ck in our language.

 

[Double Barrel]

Just another step that television is taking to lower itself into the stinky, crap filled port-a-potty that is being called entertainment these days.

The on/off button works really well on television sets, and any parent that allows their young child to watch garbage on tv only has themselves to blame when their kids become the heathens they are imitating on the boobtube.

 

[Speedo]

One less reason to watch TV.

Oh wait, there isn't any reason to watch it anyway....

 

[Stapel]

Originally posted by Colonel Kraken


Yeah, it makes us all better citizens.

Saying what you think ain't that bad!

 

[Martacus]

Originally posted by Colonel Kraken
I don't like this at all. But, as one person said, it should be up to the parents to censor what children watch, etc. The problem with this is you can have a perfectly fine television show with terrible, disgusting commercials that are totally inappropriate for children. This alway angers my wife and I.

Also, I have never seen a movie or show where the excessive use of profanity added to my experience. There are certainly situations that it can be quite hilarious or add to the mood, but for the most part it is a lack of creativity and originality. Attempting to shock the audience or somehow provide a "genuine" "real" experience. Please.

I feel much the same way, and I don't have a wife or children. The only television show I can think of in which lots of profanity actually added to the experience is "All in the Family"--mainly due to its presence being social commentary.

All the best movies, TV shows, etc., in my experience are generally those that keep vulgarity to a minimum. And speaking of which, "reality" shows are vulgar simply by their nature. It really says something quite nasty about the American public that so many people watch this dreck.

 

[thestonesfan]

Originally posted by Double Barrel
Just another step that television is taking to lower itself into the stinky, crap filled port-a-potty that is being called entertainment these days.

The on/off button works really well on television sets, and any parent that allows their young child to watch garbage on tv only has themselves to blame when their kids become the heathens they are imitating on the boobtube.

It's the babysitter of our times.

I don't know if I'll even want to have it when I have kids. I don't really want it now.

 

[Speedo]

Wasn't there a report recently saying that something like 40% of infants/toddlers have a TV in their room? Sad....

 

[General Porkins]

so much for america setting a moral standard for the rest of the world...though that probably went out the window long ago

 

[Dr Jimbo]

Dreck? Crud. These words lack punch. Mind you, when I was growing up, I thought crap was on the wrong side of the acceptability line, and then lots of tight-assed Yanks kept saying it, so I figured it must be OK.
Inserting beeps and badly-dubbed "freakin's" into films isn't annoying from a censorship/freedom of speech point of view (puh-lease) - it's just annoying because it jerks you out of the suspension-of-disbelief thing that is the whole point of watching the film in the first place. Commercials do this too, and are annoying for the same reason.
Lighten up folks, just because it's allowed doesn't mean that Friends is going to go all Al Pacino on your ass (cxxxsxxxing mxxxerfxxxer, anyone?). Unless it suits the context, cursing will seem ridiculous, and won't win any viewers (except perhaps among over-sheltered kids or want-to-be-outraged puritans). Trust the free market, people!
And if you want pointless cursing that adds to the experience, go see an Irish movie. The Committments, The Snapper or Intermission. I wonder why that is?

 

[thestonesfan]

It would make movies on tv much more watchable, but it still can't make up for damn commercials.

 

[General Porkins]

ill agree with the movie thing...once i was watching "Austin Powers" on tv and alotta fagina was changed to alotta cleavage...thats just silly

 

[GrandAdmiral]

does that mean thst soon we can use the f-word here?

 

[Aphex_Twin]

Originally posted by Colonel Kraken
Dell has a valid point. There are certainly shows you know are going to be bad for language likey NYPD Blue. That's to be expected and is forwarned. But, just to have you average commedy or drama at 8PM that is mostly harmless to be suddenly interspersed with wonderful expletives is in poor taste and should be censored. Not the program itself, but the show should require a later time slot and/or a warning at the beginning (like NYPD Blue and Boston Public do).

That's just being responsible.

--CK

A warning at the beginning of the show would be OK. But since when is bad taste supposed to be censored? If the general public deems something bad taste, then that program will die (or else the producers lose money). It's survival of the fittest.

And why act with false chastity? Everybody knows those words.

 

[cgannon64]

Oh, great. I bet it will be like that South Park episode where they could first say **** on TV.



Stuff like this is unnecessary. Shows will only put it in to show that they can, not for any real purpose.

 

[GrandAdmiral]

Sounds ok to me.