Posted on 01/23/2010 6:32:46 PM PST by icwhatudo
Watching "ABC Family" earlier today with the kids. The show was about cheerleaders and there was this exchange between 2 teen boys:
Boy 1: "Did you get some ass? Boy 2: "Ass?" Boy 1: "You know, like in a porn movie. Did you get some ass?"
If the kid didn’t understand the question then the answer is definitely no.
Nor Pat Robertson’s.
It was Pat Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting Network. He changed the name to “The Family Channel” and sold it to Fox as the “Fox Family Channel.” Fox sold to to ABC. It goes without saying that ABC Family Channel is a contradiction in terms.
You will often see/hear a network disclaimer that, “The following broadcast may or may not agree with the owners of this network” or something like that. When Pat Robertson’s 700 Club broadcast starts, ABCF states, “The following broadcast does NOT ...”. He made a mistake in selling his network to the Beast.
Haven’t watched tv in years, rent the occasional dvd and spend most time on the internet. Haven’t even bought a newspaper in years either. You’d be surprised that you can lie without it. Far far easier than quitting cigarettes and I did that too..
Better yet, I highly recommend cancelling your cable service. Imagine what could happen if enough people did this.
“Leave it to Beaver is cool, and you just gotta love Eddie Haskell for pure amusement, also, Ward and June are great parents. Ah the good old days when a family show was about shooting for an ideal instead of wallowing in so called “reality.””
http://www.leaveittobeaver.org/faq.htm#Did Ken Osmond (Eddie Haskell) become a porn star?
21) Did Ken Osmond (Eddie Haskell) become a porn star?
Another urban legend. John Holmes, and adult movie star took his name and did several movies satirically under the name “Eddie Haskell”. Mr. Osmond launched a $25 million suit. The suit went all the way to the California Supreme Court. The court ruled for Mr. Holmes, saying the name was protected as a satire. This case set a precedent in the matter, and is still referred by other cases in California today.
There was yet another urban legend that Ken Osmond was Alice Cooper, the rock singer. This originated from a Rolling Stones interview with Alice Cooper. Mr. Cooper stated that he was “Eddie Haskell” as a child. Mr. Cooper was speaking metaphorically, yet some readers interpreted him literally.
My kids and I enjoy watching Looney Tunes, nature shows, science shows, history shows, Football, Baseball, and a few other harmless odds and ends.
I steer very clear of sitcoms and most everything offered on the networks.
P.S. Yes, I did jump up and turn it off.
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and then you simply should’ve disconnected it and thrown it OUT.
you and the family don’t need it.
Tossed ours out(literally) back in 2001 and never looked back .
5 kids survived.
That poor sucker doesn’t realize it, but he’s about to be toast.
ABC Family did run The Middleman. I never watched ABC Family, the show came here on Netflix. The Middleman is really good. I have no need for the rest of ABC Family.
Me, I just sit back and enjoy it!
There's nothing silly about it. I don't want to watch any of it. Why pay money for something you don't want? Nevermind the fact that the money goes to feed propagandist organizations like NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, etc. What kind of fool sends their money to organizations like that?
Been suggesting that for years. Good to see it catching on.
There's nothing silly about it. I don't want to watch any of it. Why pay money for something you don't want? Nevermind the fact that the money goes to feed propagandist organizations like NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, etc. What kind of fool sends their money to organizations like that?
Well, you must have a "limiting world" to live in then... as I get a lot of information out of my "tube"... LOL...
I just got through looking through the History Channel's "Armageddon Week" (a little while back) and they had some interesting shows on survival. In addition they did a series on "What if people disappeared?" and showed how fast things that we've built disappear and disintegrated and what happens with the wildlife and so on. Those were quite interesting and informative shows.
And then, lo and behold, I caught one of the shows on that channel that had about five good pastors/preachers that I've followed at various times and actually quoted them correctly and in context. They were doing a show on "end times" and I was pleasantly surprised to see them in it.
Then there are movies that show up there, and I watch them, too... along with several different series. I watched "24" recently and have enjoyed following that one.
I've even been known to catch a Sculley and Mulder once in a while, too... LOL...
And, that's to say nothing of some preachers that I also see on TV too (not many of them but certain significant ones).
I also see local history shows produced by the local stations, informative programming by them, too. And then, I do catch the local news and I see what's been happening in the local area, and see some national stuff too. I would have missed Sarah Palin being interviewed a few times on Fox News, if I didn't have the tube and I enjoyed watching her and also listening carefully to her answers from those shows. It also makes a difference to see the response, live, as opposed to a text-rendition of the same thing, I've noticed. I appreciate the live context of those kinds of things, too.
AND..., around here (maybe not where you're at) -- I also appreciate watching the tornado coverage, when I hear the sirens going off in the area, too... LOL...
I'm sorry to hear that you gain no benefit from it at all, because I've found I gain quite a bit from it.
And as I said, I watch what I want to and don't watch what I don't want to... so the other stuff doesn't bother me any more than it would bother you, by not having the "tube" there at all... :-)
In what way does that benefit me? If I want to know what happens to building over time, I need only look at ancient Egyptian ruins or Roman ruins or Mayan ruins. Other than the temporal distraction and amusement of animated special effects, what information is new? What truly disappears is precious time on earth, passively watching colors flashing on a screen offering nothing new whatsoever.
And then, lo and behold, I caught one of the shows on that channel that had about five good pastors/preachers that I've followed at various times and actually quoted them correctly and in context. They were doing a show on "end times" and I was pleasantly surprised to see them in it.
In other words, you were presented with people and ideas that you were already familiar with.
Then there are movies that show up there, and I watch them, too... along with several different series.
I watch movies. What I want, when I want. For free from the library.
I watched "24" recently and have enjoyed following that one.
I'm not into soap operas. Life is too short. Or if you don't like the term soap opera, serial drama.
And then, I do catch the local news and I see what's been happening in the local area
Where I live (NW New Jersey), the "local" news is New York City news. I have no use for it. What do I care if there was a fire in the Bronx? And anyway, with the internet, TV news is always OLD news.
I would have missed Sarah Palin being interviewed a few times on Fox News, if I didn't have the tube and I enjoyed watching her and also listening carefully to her answers from those shows. It also makes a difference to see the response, live, as opposed to a text-rendition of the same thing, I've noticed. I appreciate the live context of those kinds of things, too.
Any interview worth seeing ends up on YouTube or Freedom's Lighthouse or Free Republic in no time. No need to pay for it.
AND..., around here (maybe not where you're at) -- I also appreciate watching the tornado coverage, when I hear the sirens going off in the area, too... LOL...
That could be useful. Not sure it's worth $50/month.
But hey, you expressed your thoughts on it. I've expressed mine. To each his own. You like the idiot box. I don't. Fair enough.
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