I was flipping through channels on Sunday at six o'clock at night. I figured there would not be much on besides possibly "Judge Judy" or "Everybody Loves Raymond" (which they truly must because he's on all the time, back to back, on more than one station at a time). I turn to MyNetworkTV (2 WTVZ), and I am absolutely shocked to see "Sex and the City" on during dinner hour.
I can imagine it now. Little Bobby and Susie are munching on pot roast when talk of nightlife and not-so significant others flashes on the screen. Fabulous. I thought it was scary having basic cable (TBS) run "Sex and the City" from nine to ten at night.
I am not saying I don't like the show, but even edited the show can still be quite inappropriate. It's not just "Sex and the City" that is out there with scandalous ideas. TV over the decades has been letting more and more get by. I know that I am all about television, but even I think some things go a little too far-or at least that some things should be saved for a later time of night and kept that way.
I also know that the world is changing, but is it always changing for the better? When I watch game shows like "What's My Line?" when things on TV and in the world were simpler and more refined. People got dressed in pretty dresses and suits. Now game shows are casual. They seem to center far more about greed and obnoxious, loud behavior. I know I've deviated and cultures will change, but sometimes, I just wish some things would stay the same.
Back to my rant about appropriate TV. No matter how much the world might be changing, some things should stay behind the scenes instead of in them.
There was one theme song that comes to mind when it comes to changing cultures. It may be for a show I can hardly stand to watch, but it is respectable that it was a family show. So...
Whatever happened to predictability?
The milkman, the paperboy, evening TV...
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Shows like South Park, Nip/Tuck, and even Family Guy have pushed the bar with what is allowed on television way higher than anyone ever expected. I don't necessarily dislike this change. I think certain channels are going to air certain programs, and the time of day shouldn't really matter.
I'm all for eliminating censorship laws on television. Do I want every network to be showing porn? No. But certain channels are for certain audiences. As cable transitions into digital cable, more options are available for filtering content. If you don't want your kids watching certain channels, block them and put a password on there. I realize you can't monitor what your child watches 24/7, but you can filter it.
Censorship laws can get taken so far it's almost insulting to your intelligence. For example, when I was younger I loved Dragonball Z. When I say younger, I mean 12-13. The show was marketed to preteens and young teens, so the censoring laws should have been tailored to that age group. However, for the first season, anytime someone would get hit in the stomach, they would "spit" from their mouth, and there would be huge black marks on their face. These were lame attempts to cover blood. Anyways, as the show progressed, it moved into its third season and the censorship laws drastically changed. Almost all blood was left intact and all violence remained. It made the show more fun to watch. I wasn't changed or horrified by it, it just made me feel like the show was recognizing the group it was aimed for.
That's my rant about censorship. Enjoy.
I can really agree with this. I don't like things being censored. Things should be directed to their audience and not have to tailor it for having it on every channel at every time. It ruins the original quality if you mess with it.
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