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