Anyone Else Outraged By Danson's "Becker"?

CBS TV ^ | 11/04/03 | R. Page

[rpage3]

Ok, I watch "Becker". Last night's situation involved NY city closing some sort of "house" where mental patients were kept - the former inmates are now overruning Becker's office and his g/friend's diner. So, he goes to see a city official who complains that he cannot do anything about this because the, "Federal government cut funding to the city because they chose to cut taxes which seems to be the only thing people care about any more, etc." In short, the point was that because the feds have cut taxes the (trickled down) outcome was to put mental patients on the street.

This is not the first time I've noticed this kind of drivel on this show, on one other occasion, Becker told a teenager who was having sex without using a condom that such stupidity was normal only among "lower primates and Republicans..."

I'm not going to watch this show anymore.

[rpage3]

Is this kind of stuff normal on sitcoms? I don't watch too many American sitcoms; I'm a Britcoms fan.

[bmwcyle]

Why are you watching this crap?

Turn it off!

[WinOne4TheGipper]

I was watching that last night and that scene made me change channels, as well as yell "You f*cking losers" at the screen.

[hapy]

no it was a jab, but who cares.
homeless people dont vote.. ok uncalled for

When times are tuff like they are there are cut backs. Maybe we should be angry at their families for turning them over to the state and expecting the state to take care of them.

[LisaMalia]

It's pretty typical. When I hear a remark like that, I just quit watching the show. I don't know when these idiots are going to find out that they're biting the hand that feeds them.

[Chi-townChief]

Ted who?

[rpage3]

I will and I'd recommend the same to others.

[EggsAckley]

The idiot Danson told us around 1998 that the world would be destroyed by the year 2000 or some such crap. Avoid him. People like him will make you stupid. I'm convinced that too much exposure to the Danson's of the world can be contagious.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

The bureaucrat also mentioned education as something else that suffers. LOL! We spend more money on education than any other country in the world.

[brewcrew]

Can't be outraged by something I've never even considered watching. Sorry.

[Toespi]

So does it appear that Howard Dean has made any progress?

[Moosilauke]

Garbage on TV? I'm shocked. Why are you wasting your time building ratings for CBS?

[CougarGA7]

I wouldn't know if this is normal on sitcoms. I don't waste my time on network TV. You shouldn't either.

[diggerwillow]

Put down the remote and back away.

[mathluv]

I only watched some the first year. When he and his wife supported clintoon, I quit watching.

Everything is so PC, or supports/has gay characters, I only watch Third Watch and Threat Matrix now. ..... OK, I still watch Friends.

[dead]

The other two people who were watching this show were apparently not offended.

[Wright is right!]

"It's pretty typical."

Actually, sitcoms as a rule steer pretty clear of political jokes - bidness decision. Why alienate half your audience?

A sitcom with Theo Danson in it would be the exception.

Michael

[Hatteras]

"Anyone Else Outraged By Danson's "Becker"?

No, and I'll tell you why. I was too busy watching Paris Hilton down on the farm... heh, heh, heh...

[rpage3]

Come on folks, like I said, it's one of a very short list of shows I watch on broadcast tv but thanks for the input.

[petercooper]

homeless people vote if they are given $20 for booze

[Hootch]

I saw HRC, Ted Danson and Mary Steenbergen last night on the news for the Oceana(some liberal clean the ocean org) and they just make me want to puke. Mary and Ted were just doting on Hilery. Good Lord I'm getting ill just thinking about it again...

[MEGoody]

"Is this kind of stuff normal on sitcoms? I don't watch too many American sitcoms"

Depends on the sitcom. I've heard that one with Whoopi Goldberg is bad as far as spouting left-leaning drivel.

I watched Becker one time. It was so bad and the character so annoying I never watched it again. I'm thankful I missed that little political statement.

[Temple Owl]

I never even heard of this program before. Why would anyone except lower primates and Democrats watch it?

[em2vn]

I love the "Becker" show but the bit last night was completely off of the left edge of a make believe world those people live in.

[mountaineer]

HRC, Ted Danson and Mary Steenbergen last night on the news for the Oceana

thread and photo here.

[yoe]

BUMP!

[martin gibson]

Anyone Else Outraged By Danson's "Becker"?...

uh,....maybe you could NOT watch it...(just a thought)...?

[Callahan]

I'm outraged by Danson's toupee. How many many beaver had to die so that his hairpiece could live?

[Semper Paratus]

Just once on a sitcom or any show I would like to hear:

"Jamie is very disappointed he didn't get into Stanford because he was white."

[HamiltonJay]

Someone out there looking for a moral in a TV sit com? Many you do need to get out more... Sit coms exist to simply create an outrageous and unrealistic situation to prime the pump for what are largely low brow jokes.....

Some people are just wound way way way too tight around here.

[smith288]

I happened to walk by the TV when I saw this scene and I was totally shocked that CBS would let this type of politically motivated garbage be allowed into their comedy...

< /sarcasm>

[bmwcyle]

AMEN

[LisaMalia]

Actually, sitcoms as a rule steer pretty clear of political jokes - bidness decision. Why alienate half your audience?

That's the thing with some of these sitcoms. Some are funny as hell and suck you in, then.....they throw in something to tick me off.

For example remember "Designing Women"? A fluffy little sitcom on the outside, however, Bloodworth-Thomlason was constantly getting in liberal jabs. I remember watching a rerun where they were actually talking about Bill Clinton when he was still governor and getting ready to run for president. I hadn't even heard of him at that point. (The good ole days.)

I actually watch alot of TVLand. You can't go wrong with a Leave it to Beaver rerun.

[dead]

On a brighter note, did anybody catch South Park last night? I don't know if it was a repeat or not, but it was the first time I'd seen it.

They absolutely relentlessly skewered Rob Reiner and the smoke nazis in general. It was thoroughly vicious, cutting and wonderful. I really hope that pompous fat-ass Reiner sat through the whole thing. It was a liberal-bashing, libertarian home run.

[rpage3]

See, I think you miss the point, when this sort of stuff happens on a show with Danson in it (or any show with an actor who is a known and vocal activist), you know it's agenda driven and propaganda....

[bobsatwork]

I watched a couple early episodes of Becker. His character reminded me of Basil Fawlty (Fawlty Towers), but with none of John Cleese's talent. Haven't watched since.

[McGavin999]

Look, TV has been turned into a liberal indoctrination tool. Don't watch it. If you must watch TV tune into FOX or HGTV.

[txzman]

"This is not the first time I've noticed this kind of drivel on this show" And you watch it why?

[1Old Pro]

Ok, I watch "Becker".

WHY?

[suzyq5558]

I hate that show(becker). i only saw it once for about three minutes and turned the clicker to something more sane. dont watch.

[yarddog]

I am sure I would be disgusted by it if I watched, which I don't by choice.

[LTCJ]

homeless people dont vote...

Hmmm, you really need to start reading those vote fraud threads ...

But one thing's for sure - you're definitely not cut out to be a Demo campaign strategist!

[Dionysius]

One of the few things that are worse is his ex's show "Whoopi". Pure drivel!

[happydogdesign]

CBS just ran a rerun of "CSI: Miami" which was quite a hoot. Two young women were killed by the sons of a tyrannical ally of the United States. The premise of the show was that the two debaucherous playboys, who looked and acted just like Uday and Quasay Hussein, were given full diplomatic immunity because their father's country was torturing terror suspects for the administration, and the U.S. State department would not allow these nasty people to be brought to justice for fear of losing this fictional dictator's "cooperation". The clever detective team determined via forensic contrivance that the one victim died at the Canadian embassy, so arranged the capture of one son by Canada (a truly enlightened land) when their pleasure boat strayed into international waters.

Thank goodness for CBS! After seeing this show, I realized how truly evil our nation had become- President Kucinich will never allow this to happen! I'm going to join the Department of PEACE!

[drypowder]

I don't watch Becker but I've seen political statements of late on a couple of weekly TV shows. For one, the attorney show that stars Dabny Coleman had a segment that emphasized how bad guns are and that there needs to be more control. Up to that point I enjoyed watching that show, but no longer. Obviously the Hollywood (media) message is "Pro American Christians Conservatives are bad, mean and selfish, Anti American Establishment Liberals are good, compassionet and giving." It appears that the belief of personal responsibility is very scarce in Hollywood.

[LisaMalia]

On a brighter note, did anybody catch South Park last night?

Yeah, there's a separate thread on this. Funny stuff! Southpark is the best kept secret on tv for honesty when it comes to drilling all the PC crap. Their take on Babs is priceless!

[sunryse]

>When times are tuff like they are there are cut backs. >Maybe we should be angry at their families for turning >them over to the state and expecting the state to take >care of them.

WHAT? And expect self responsibility!?! You evil, greedy bastard! (sarcasm)

[Hank Rearden]

I don't watch this, or much else, but what I really wanna know is when that dork with his metal detector, and Beavis/Butthead, are going to stop bother me on every channel.

[gridlock]

I'm not going to watch this show anymore.

(Gasp!) There goes half their viewership!

Does anybody watch Becker? What a waste of time!

[toddst]

I'm not going to watch this show anymore.

I think folks are getting too uptight about comments like make on "Becker." Come on, people lighten up - it's a sitcom! I think it's really a funny show - one of the few I watch. Most of their material is well written and Danson does better in this role than he did on "Cheers" IMO.

BTW reruns are on WGN Chicago and the early shows are better than the later ones.