Idiot box for idiots. Even the commercials are “idoitized”.
I hope this guy never finds out about South Park on Comedy Central...
Doesn’t matter. Parents don’t “parent” anymore. They “free range.” Children now call the shots, particularly in middle class, white, suburban, divorced homes.
They don’t have a bedtime; do what they want, when they want, where they want. Are consulted on what house to buy, where to eat out, what vacations to go on, etc. etc.
My 77 year old strict, old world parents are totally shocked at how three year old Junior makes all the food shopping decisions at the grocery store.
I might have taken his point more seriously if he hadn’t gone on to trash “King of the Hill,” which is probably the most consistently conservative sitcom of the past 20 years.
Perhaps it is a sign of my age but I have cut TV viewing down to just a few hours in the evening. With access to hundreds of channels I can go days without finding anything worth watching. Fortunately I have other sources of entertainment.
Hollywood has an agenda. They could not care less what conservative think, in fact I would go as far as saying if we objected to something, then they will have considered their efforts a success.
Mr. Bozell might be shocked to learn about time-shifting Tivos. Time of broadcast no longer equates to time of viewing. Does 'prime time' even mean much these days, especially on cable?
Ditch the cable and we don’t have these problems.
This is useful. The only time our children have cable tv available is when we go on vacation, and we’ll be at the beach next month. I’ll have my husband consult the property owner about parental controls on the televisions, or failing that, have him disconnect the cable at the house junction.
Same stream of thought that took a very conservative and patriotic bugs and road runner/coyote and drove em out. Convinced it was to allow a liberal workover before reintroducing bleh
Well, if people keep cancelling their satellite and cable service due to the economy, this may not be a problem any more. It’s up for consideration at our house.
But still... it is about parenting. My kids aren’t allowed to watch it.
The bit about “Randy the Molester” above is obviously satirizing a liberal attitude, and could even be construed as “conservative”. That, however, does not make it suitable for children....and usually what is not suitable for children is not healthy for adults either.
The same is true for South Park. Just because something is clever, well written, and pokes fun at liberal ideas does not make it redeeming and wholesome content, if at the same time it is wallowing in crude scatological humor and foul language. I can clean the stuff off of my shoes when I step in it, but once it gets into my brain via my eyes and ears...it stays.
Adult Swim is at least clearly labeled. It’s the shows on channels like Teen Nick and Disney that feature the next hyped up over-sexualized thirteen year old making out in the middle school hallways that you have to look out for.
No one should watch television, especially not children.
The crazy thing is, a lot of networks will no longer show Bugs Bunny, and those that do often edit certain sections out...because Bugs is considered to be too violent! It’s insane.