[Shryke]

In my opinion, anyone that thinks Private Ryan's language or violence is "innaproriate" is a damn fool. Either watch a very realistic account of a critical point in American history (which is so damn rare in today's media), or don't. Certain things rise above the normal rules.

[peacebaby]

If I were in combat I'd be using the f word all the time (when I'm just in rush hour traffic, it's a staple in my vocabulary.) But I do wonder, is there really the need to let the f word be audible? You and I know what's being said. Perhaps, if the f word was inaudible, we could weed out the "indecent words" and a child could view the film and not be subjected to the f word...just the horrific blood, guts and shear trauma of war....

[VMI70]

Have you ever seen"The Longest Day"?
Have you ever seen "Patton" on TV?

There are ways to do handle this.

[Hatteras]

"Certain things rise above the normal rules."

I disagree. Put it on cable or air it in a later time slot. Otherwise, buy the DVD. This opens a can of worms and the last thing I need is a Spike Lee movie about "real life in da hood" complete with colorful linguistics aired in it's original form under the protection of the "Private Ryan Amendment".

[truth_seeker]

"In my opinion, anyone that thinks Private Ryan's language or violence is "innaproriate" is a damn fool."

It simply comes down to what type of language we wish to use, and hand to our impressionable children.

Picture a six year old, with Mom in the grocery checkout line. The little one says: "Make my f*****g day."

Mom nods, and encourages the young one to finish the movie dialogue they watched last night at 7:00 PM.

Different settings and age roups, for language colorations, please.

Keep the language clean, for primetime TV.

[VMI70]

"Certain things rise above the normal rules."

True, in emergency situations. Otherwise, why bother with rules at all?

This is not an emergency.

[Uncle Fud]

I think the language in "SPR" is very appropriate to the subject matter.

However, if any complaint from any listener can possibly result in a megabuck fine from the FCC, then there are only two solutions:

(1) Require the FCC to issue binding advisory opinions on any program prior to airing, or <2>show nothing on broadcast TV that could possibly offend anyone.

My suggested alternative would be for the FCC to list in detail what words can never be spoken and what body parts can never be shown, and to have no authority to impose fines for anything not on that list.

That would force Private Ryan onto cable and I can live with that.

[Dr. Zzyzx]

In my opinion, anyone that thinks Private Ryan's language or violence is "inappropriate" is a damn fool. Either watch a very realistic account of a critical point in American history (which is so damn rare in today's media), or don't. Certain things rise above the normal rules.

The F-word was muted on my local ABC channel. I thought it was so with the rest of the nation.

The airwaves are public property, the FCC should regulate them. There are a lot of things that happened in history that don't need to be shown in explicit detail on TV. Just because it's real doesn't make it okay.

I may turn the TV off, but you let your kid watch it, and he comes to school and tries his hand at imitating the filth and violence in a classroom/gym/park/restaurant where my kid is sitting, and my child's life is diminished by your, and the government's permissiveness. Let's not all roll in the mire to please the pigs.

[untrained skeptic]

The question was more of if prime time was the appropriate time to show it.

There are a lot of good shows and movies that use profanity or other "questionable" content in a way that adds to the realism or message in some way.

However, is broadcast television during prime time hours, where younger viewers are usually watching, the right time to show that content?

It's not like the majority of people in the US don't have VCRs or some way to record the program for their kids if they want to let them watch it and after prime time is too late for them to be awake.

I'm not personally offended by such content, and I'm very capable of changing the channel if I see something I don't like on TV.

However, I do think that parents that do find such content objectionable are being reasonable when they don't want such content broadcast on the public airwaves during hours when their children are likely watching.

[O.C. - Old Cracker]

In my opinion, anyone that thinks... is a damn fool."

Unless you're stating fact, isn't anything posted here bound to be one's own opinion?