F*Bomb dropped on TCM

[chizow]

When did it become okay to drop teh F*Bomb on non-pay channels? Sittin here watching Rain Man on Turner Classic Movies and Cruise just dropped the F*bomb a few times within a span of a few minutes (upon learning he got a Caddie and Roses instead of 3 mill. ).

Chiz

 

[silverpig]

They've been saying that on the channels here for a while... Not to mention Friday nights (tonight!!!) they have softcore porn on a channel you can get without even having basic cable!

 

[UglyCasanova]

Yeah, I think I heard sh!t on TCM a few days ago. I'm not sure whether or not the other channels do it, but I'm not complaining. I hate edited, censored stuff.

 

[ProviaFan]

Uh, so? As if anyone would care, excepting my parents. It's not like kindergarteners (sp? ) don't hear those words all the time at school anyway.

 

[UglyCasanova]

And what little kids watch TCM?

 

[chizow]

Originally posted by: jliechty
Uh, so? As if anyone would care, excepting my parents. It's not like kindergarteners (sp? ) don't hear those words all the time at school anyway.

Nothing wrong with it, just wish they applied it uniformly to the other Turner channels. Its like the "Censor Guy" took a break on Rain Man, but got to work overtime during the Thomas Crown Affair marathons...whatsup with that?!?!?

Chiz

Btw, I think I counted 4 bombs during the airport scene; another 3 from the "Serious Injury List" scene at the diner.

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

It's been OK for a very, very long time. Any cable channel can drop the F-bomb any time, and any over-the-air station can during certain periods of the day. I think the FCC has stricter regulations for radio on this than they do TV, which makes absolutely no sense to me.

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: dparker
And what little kids watch TCM?

Oh, doh! I should have googled it before posting, because I wasn't exactly sure what TCM was.

<-- spends too much time on the computer, and not enough time watching TV

 

[chizow]

Originally posted by: jliechty

Originally posted by: dparker
And what little kids watch TCM?

Oh, doh! I should have googled it before posting, because I wasn't exactly sure what TCM was.

<-- spends too much time on the computer, and not enough time watching TV

TV tuner would kill 2 birds with 1 stone

Chiz

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Been doing it for a while now. I remember seeing Full Metal Jacket and Apocolypse Now a couple of years ago and were completely unedited.

 

[PsychoAndy]

Eh. Usually Standards and Practices goes into a hissy fit.

 

[Giblet]

we used to get the independent film channel it was awesome caus after 12 it was all pr0/\/. the only sucky thing was most of em were in french or something

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: dparker
Yeah, I think I heard sh!t on TCM a few days ago. I'm not sure whether or not the other channels do it, but I'm not complaining. I hate edited, censored stuff.

I completely agree with you on that.. When I sit down to watch a movie, and it says "edited for content", I get annoyed. What's funny is when watching something like RoboCop, where you hear a lot of "gosh's" and "darn's" while people are getting shot to pieces. (And why is violence acceptable while sex/nudity is not? Thanks, right-wing Christian Fundies?)

 

[rival]

ive noticed other words that are now acceptable on network tv also, 10 years ago 'family' tv was alot different, seemed to be alot less mentioned about sex and relationships, more based on the comedy, oh well i guess

 

[Mizer]

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
Been doing it for a while now. I remember seeing Full Metal Jacket and Apocolypse Now a couple of years ago and were completely unedited.

I think when have classic movies like these, they should be show in their entirety (late at night). Any think less would be blasphemy.

 

[spanky]

they have the f*bomb on regular tv all the time man... dont u watch sports?! hahahaha

 

[Imdmn04]

Originally posted by: spankyOO7
they have the f*bomb on regular tv all the time man... dont u watch sports?! hahahaha

haha, so true, when watching an NBA game, you hear it all the time when a foul is called on a player. then that player almost always say "bullshit".

 

[troglodytis]

FVCK!

 

[yakko]

Originally posted by: chizow
When did it become okay to drop teh F*Bomb on non-pay channels?

Non pay? How do you get TCM for free. I can't get it no matter how I adjust the rabbit ears for my TV.

 

[ThisIsMatt]

Originally posted by: chizow

Originally posted by: jliechty
Uh, so? As if anyone would care, excepting my parents. It's not like kindergarteners (sp? ) don't hear those words all the time at school anyway.

Nothing wrong with it, just wish they applied it uniformly to the other Turner channels. Its like the "Censor Guy" took a break on Rain Man, but got to work overtime during the Thomas Crown Affair marathons...whatsup with that?!?!?

Chiz

Btw, I think I counted 4 bombs during the airport scene; another 3 from the "Serious Injury List" scene at the diner.

Wait, so you were watching Thomas Crown Affair to see the nudity? Ewwwwwwwwwwwwww, she's nappy! lmao! That movie sticks in my head as one of the worst movies I've ever seen...

 

[AZGamer]

Originally posted by: silverpig
They've been saying that on the channels here for a while... Not to mention Friday nights (tonight!!!) they have softcore porn on a channel you can get without even having basic cable!

And what channel would this be?

You must have a broad definition of "porn".

 

[gopunk]

Originally posted by: AZGamer

Originally posted by: silverpig
They've been saying that on the channels here for a while... Not to mention Friday nights (tonight!!!) they have softcore porn on a channel you can get without even having basic cable!

And what channel would this be?

You must have a broad definition of "porn".

hmmm maybe he is talking about the public stations? forget what those are called... "public access" i think.

 

[murphy55d]

I noticed that on TechTV, during the Call-for-Helpathon, some dude from the Drive Savers was on showing some kind of phonograph type thing that played these cyclinders, the dude broke it by accident, and goes "oh..oh sh!t".

On TechTV!

(please don't ask why I was watching pirillo's show...it's like a car wreck, can't help but watch it, when I know I shouldnt. )

 

[Balthazar]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33

Originally posted by: dparker
Yeah, I think I heard sh!t on TCM a few days ago. I'm not sure whether or not the other channels do it, but I'm not complaining. I hate edited, censored stuff.

I completely agree with you on that.. When I sit down to watch a movie, and it says "edited for content", I get annoyed. What's funny is when watching something like RoboCop, where you hear a lot of "gosh's" and "darn's" while people are getting shot to pieces. (And why is violence acceptable while sex/nudity is not? Thanks, right-wing Christian Fundies?)

Hahaha right wing christian fundamentalists have NOTHING to do with this. Very unintelligent of you to bring it up though.
And as for the comment about violence being acceptable when sex nudity isn't. PLEASE, come up with something a little less cliche and overused like a cheap hooker will you!

Violence is "ok" because it's more subtle than sex. For example.
If you turn on the television with your kids on a Friday night and see some guy railing some chick, you would be horrified! If you change the channel and there is a bloody shoot-out, thats ALOT easier to take. WHY? Because when little Susie asks why the man is doing that to the woman you have to explain it, you HAVE to tell them something. When they ask whats going on in a violent movie "it's not real, its all fake, just a movie". Hence it's easier to be honest and say it's not real and avoid explaining something less pervasive than sex than it is to say "well susie, you see, they met at this bar right, one thing lead to another and next you know he's riding her like a University Cheerleader on Everclear!". Other popular responses would be "oh are you kidding, look at her ass! I'd do her!" or my favorite "because if they didn't bang each other like screen doors this movie would be too d@mned boring and nobody would watch it."

So in closing, sex is harder to explain to your child than just "it's fake" and most parents, probably for at least part of that same reason, would rather explain violence to their young child than sex.

 

[FrustratedUser]

So what!

It's about time they stop messing/cutting/beeping/destroying movies.