Posted on 09/15/2005 1:16:33 PM PDT by Mike Bates
A survey of 1,230 Americans (586 men, 644 women) from all across the country was conducted to determine what elements of new television shows attracted viewers. The results were surprising. In fact, they were #@$% surprising. It seems Americans really like cursing. 43% of respondents said that "bad language" makes a show at least somewhat more appealing and exciting. Conversely only 13% said they were less likely to watch a show because of explicit verbiage.
When asked which elements got respondents excited about a new show, the number one answer was Soprano's-type "edginess," chosen by 41%, followed by non-pornographic sexual content at 23%, and "never-been-done-before" at 18%. Family values was selected by only 4% of respondents.
The survey conducted by The Pere Partnership advertising agency, one of the premiere entertainment marketers in the country, also indicated that parents are more willing to allow their children to watch reality television programs than they are network news or news magazine programming.
When asked which type of programming "are you least likely to allow your children to watch," the top two answers were: 31% of adults said the news and 18% said news magazine or opinion shows. Only 12% said they wouldn't let their children watch a reality drama like "Nip/Tuck," and only 10% said they were least likely to let their kids watch a reality day-in-the-life program such as "Being Bobby Brown."
Parents seemed not to be convinced of the negative effects of risqué shows. Only 6% said they believe non-pornographic sexual shows affects their children's development and only 23% said they believe violence on TV makes their children more violent.
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Hey, thread hijacker!!! How was it? Didn't the volume make your chest rumble? I loooooove that place. Absolutely one of my top five things to do in the whole world!
No kidding. We have all but stopped watching television. 95 percent of it is offensive, moronic garbage. The movies of the past decade are no better.
Thank god for the internet and radio.
It rocked.
I screamed and yelled so loud and so often, I was sure I wouldn't be able to talk for a week.
I cannot remember ever having so much fun.
One of my favorite moments was just before the national anthem, the announcer asked for a moment of silence for Jerrel Wilson and Hank Stram. Arrowhead was dead silent for about 60 seconds; then, some guy yelled "JETS SUCK" and the whole stadium could hear it. Everyone cracked up and the moment of silence was over.
If I lived closer, I would go to every game.
Red Skelton always said,"If you gotta be nasty to be funny, you ain't funny."
I would venture to say that if shows as good as Soprano's were profanity free people would enjoy it just as well. People are associating cussing with good tv because many of the better shows on TV with cussing are usually better. Soprano's, Entourage, Arrested Development and South Park all come to mind in this department.
You're right.
Yea that's it, POOP is the P word.
I always lose my voice after those games.
Soprano should say,"Golly Gee Whiz, you female parent abuser, insert it directly into your anus.
I stopped when we moved, Oct. 2000.
No TV in the house now. Even before then, didn't watch much.
One time, we were a Nielsen family - got the little booklet where you fill out when and what channel the TV is on.
We watched one half hour show that week ("Waiting for God" - a PBS British Comedy).
I'll wager the Nielsen company threw our book away as not believable.
I like Rome, the new HBO series. It is like the most sexually charged programming I've ever seen in my life, and it includes pornography, but it's not ABOUT pornography. It's more like what people talk about in real life. Raw, mind in the gutter type stuff. But set in the year 50 b.c. or so.
Pompeii is played as a buffoon though, maybe he was. Caesar is played as a bit of a fop as well. I don't think HE was.
I'm not sure what that means.
We have adopted "family reading" time before my son's bedtime. We read "Chronicles of Narnia" this summer - probably three months worth (not every night in summer).
Unfortunantly I can cuss a blue streak, even when it is uncalled for, and each time, after I do, I feel very ashamed of myself.
LOL. I hear you on the blue streak and ditto.
Just something about having to sit through it non-stop in a TV show turns me off.
Thank goodness for Food Network and the Travel Channel. :-)
I do love Sopranos, though.
God must have finally showed up; last time I went to watch it, it was gone.
Very popular. I have a very hard time arranging my schedule to catch it.
Good Lord, man, they show reruns all the time!
LOL, you are assuming I WANT to catch it. :-)
You owe me a keyboard, BTW.
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