[glc1173@aol.com]

The "f-word" is OK on network television only if the sheeple don't start boycotting all advertisers of any show it's run on!

The recession is our ally. No merchant or manufacturer will pay high ad dollars to buy a boycott now. That's why a sponsor boycott - not people flipping the channel or turning off TV altogether - is what the networks fear most.

[lds23]

Didn't the people who LIVED during WWI, WWII, the Civil War, etc. appreciate the sacrifices, feel patriotism, etc.? Without the "F" word and blood and guts in the family living area?

[Winged Elf]

Star Trek: Enterprise, used some vulgarity in its pilot episode. It's UPN though, go figure. :P

[Bella_Bru]

Wow, just like we said...

[northislander]

Why would anything from an industry dominated by fruits, nuts and flakes surprise anybody?

Just take your 'Babylonian idiot box' out in the back yard and shoot it with about ten rounds of 4 buck.

You'll feel much better about Hollywood then...

[tje]

If they can show Clinton's face.. I guess there are no limits to what they can say...

[paltz]

This is apparently a very seldom occasion that it's happening. Eisner introduced the movie and mentioned the fact that foul language and extreme violence would be seen now, otherwise this movie could not be seen on prime time tv just due to even the violence and bloodshed.

[My Favorite Headache]

Did you miss the F word slipped into the premiere of NYPD Blue last week? I didn't! :)

[clamper1797]

NO

[StayoutdaBushesWay]

It doesn't bother me at all--I happen to like this movie and I would have hated to see it chopped up and censored.
I think it should be mandatory for every one of those idiots throughout this country who refuse to Pledge Allegiance or who think our flag is oppressive watch movies like this, Band of Brothers or any other great flick that depicts the reality of what our brave soldiers faced.
Just my humble opinion.

[beavus]

Is the "F" word o.k. on network TV now?

It's okay when referring to network TV.

[Don Joe]

"But the F word!!???!!"

Back in the mid-1970s, one of the networks ran a one-man play that was a bunch of stuff that FDR said, it's been a long time and I don't recall all the details, but I don't think it was speeches he'd given, but discussions/conversations he'd held, etc.

Anyway, the show came with tons of disclaimers, and had many instances of uncensored f-words and s-words. So, while it's rare, it's nothing new.

[Young Werther]

How dare they. My favorite all time scene was brutalized when it was first shown on prime time TV.!!!

All those cowpokes were sittin' 'round the camp fire eatin' beans. Then one rises an ... A horse whinnies!!! Then another 'poke rises and there is another whinney. The next thing you know it's the Horsey Tabernacle Choir!!! Then Slim Pickens comes out of his tent and is bleaped out by the second versus of the Alleluhah Chorus!

I'm surprised Speillberg didn't edit out all those guns on Omaha Beach and replace them with dandelions!

[Cold Heat]

It did not bother me or my wife. Frankly we did not think it was out of the ordinary due primarilly to the context and plot. My 15 year old chuckled but he still laughs at fart jokes.

I think it could be a problem if suddenly the tv was all cuss all the time.

[vikingchick]

ping

[Hank Rearden]

Oh, come on! Swear words? Commercials?

How LONG has this movie been out and readily available for rental or purchase, anyway? Soldiers swear, networks run commercials.

If you don't like soldiers' cussing, stay away from war movies. If you don't like commercials, BUY or RENT the damn thing.

Get a grip.