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A far better response to this episode is to write to your local NBC station. They are required to include your complaint in their public file which is reviewed at the time of their license renewal.

Also, letters to NBC - NOT form letters or emails - are important, as well as letters - again NOT form letters or emails - to the FCC.

For those of you who dismiss this incident as inconsequential - especially when compared to The Sopranos, please remember that this incident took place on BROADCAST television. There are enormous differences in a broadcaster's responsibilities compared to ANY cable network.

Personally, I am amazed that there was so little attention paid to the gaffe, while the merits of a Miller Lite ad featuring women wrestling in a water fountain was discussed ad nauseum. (No pun intended.)

I am also amazed that SOMEONE at NBC made the decision that it was not necessary (or that it was too exensive) to delay a live broadcast of Hollywood types who were going to be spending the evening drinking at large tables in a ballroom, awaiting their awards. A recipe for disaster.

Who made the decision, and on what terms? Betcha they'll never tell us.

Bottom line is, NBC doesn't care. They're too busy promoting people eating horse rectums on Fear Factor.

How the mighty have fallen.

Of all of the perverted things on TV, why is it that this one word draws all of this attention? If he had had said freaking instead of f***ing this wouldnt be an issue. I hate moralizing over clearly subjective issues.

Form letters and emails may not be the best method of showing NBC and the FCC that we are not pleased with their lack of concern for moral issues, but if it gets people off their keyboards and just complain and do something, even if it's a form letter or email, then I'm all for it. It still will have an impact if they receive 10's of thousands of emails and form letters from the public who they see taking time to show their disgust toward NBC and the FCC for their lack of moral decency in public broadcasting during, especially during family hours.