Bill Cosby was someone I looked up to since I was 9 years old and then I was a fan of his show. Now with all these women coming out with these stories I just don't know how I can watch the show again. As soon as I see him that's all I will think about.


Anyone else find it hard to watch the Cosby show after this?

I can and still will watch the show because it wasn't just about him. Many other VERY talented actors were involved in the show and they shouldn't be punished for what one man does/did/is doing. And besides, Cliff Huxtable is a character not a real person.

I can and still will watch the show because it wasn't just about him. Many other VERY talented actors were involved in the show and they shouldn't be punished for what one man does/did/is doing. And besides, Cliff Huxtable is a character not a real person.


A character played by Bill Cosby who I can't look at without thinking about what he did

I can and still will watch the show because it wasn't just about him. Many other VERY talented actors were involved in the show and they shouldn't be punished for what one man does/did/is doing. And besides, Cliff Huxtable is a character not a real person.

Agreed.

Agreed.

DITTO

What ever happened to innocent until PROVEN guilty??

Not saying he didn't do anything..... but also saying maybe he didn't!

Take it,
EZ

I will still watch "The Cosby Show" because I like it and always will. I don't even know if Bill Cosby is guilty or not. If this happened with all of these different girls, why did they all wait until the same time to accuse him?

well right now while all this is still going on I can't watch the man

I think he did it and I can understand not being able to watch it especially since you've idolized him for so long. It will be hard not to be able to watch the show without thinking about it. I really haven't watched the show that much since it left the air so it won't affect me much. I have been able to watch programs with OJ in them so I can adapt.

It's the same for me with Bill Clinton. When Juanita Broderick said he raped her, I could never even look at him again.

DITTO

What ever happened to innocent until PROVEN guilty??

Not saying he didn't do anything..... but also saying maybe he didn't!

Take it,
EZ

For the record, I tend to believe he did what the women are alleging.

If you read the below link from Snopes, back when these allegation first surfaced years ago, Cosby gave the exact same story these women gave when they tried to press criminal charges, except he claimed everything that happened was consensual.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/crime/billcosby.asp

There's nothing funny about the accusations against Cosby that Montgomery County, Pa., prosecutors are investigating. They are considering bringing charges against Cosby stemming from a complaint by a former employee at Temple University — Cosby's alma mater — that the comedian drugged and molested her. Cosby's lawyer Walter Phillips Jr. called the accusation "utterly preposterous."

In mid-January 2004 she accepted Cosby's invitation to his home in Cheltenham, Pa. The woman told police she complained of stress and Cosby offered her some pills. After taking them, she said, she became dizzy. Police said the woman's memory of what happened next is hazy, but she remembered Cosby's touching her breasts and forcing her to fondle him. When she awoke around 4 a.m., her bra was undone and her clothing in disarray.

Investigators probing the sexual misconduct allegations have concluded there was sexual contact between the entertainer and the woman, but they are trying to determine whether it was consensual, a source close to the investigation said.

[The source said] that Cosby's version of what happened between him and the woman and his accuser's story are similar in many ways. The dispute, the source said, is whether the contact between Cosby and the woman was consensual.

Of course I'm not a lawyer, judge or jury, and he's not on a criminal trial, but based on everything we know so far (including what has come out recently), I'd wager he's more likely than not guilty of the accusations.

What I will say is that everyone has skeletons in their closets. Some folks are able to take those skeletons with them to their graves, some folks clean out their skeletons themselves for the world to see, and others have those skeletons that should stay in the closet mercilessly dragged out by folks who want to tarnish their reputation.

But back to the discussion about The Cosby Show, Bill Cosby's rape allegations aside, it's still a classic, family-friendly and even lesson-filled sitcom that had a wonderful ensemble cast of great people who shouldn't be punished because of controversy in Cosby's personal life.

I can and still will watch the show because it wasn't just about him. Many other VERY talented actors were involved in the show and they shouldn't be punished for what one man does/did/is doing. And besides, Cliff Huxtable is a character not a real person.

Cliff Huxtable is about as real as Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor

I will still watch "The Cosby Show" because I like it and always will. I don't even know if Bill Cosby is guilty or not. If this happened with all of these different girls, why did they all wait until the same time to accuse him?

because Coz had more power in Hollywood when those things might have happened

I can't and won't watch him on anything again because I think he's guilty. It has nothing to do with the character he portrayed or the others that were on the show because for me.....I couldn't watch without having flashbacks/painful memories and thinking about what he did to those women. :(

For the record, I tend to believe he did what the women are alleging.

If you read the below link from Snopes, back when these allegation first surfaced years ago, Cosby gave the exact same story these women gave when they tried to press criminal charges, except he claimed everything that happened was consensual.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/crime/billcosby.asp



Of course I'm not a lawyer, judge or jury, and he's not on a criminal trial, but based on everything we know so far (including what has come out recently), I'd wager he's more likely than not guilty of the accusations.

What I will say is that everyone has skeletons in their closets. Some folks are able to take those skeletons with them to their graves, some folks clean out their skeletons themselves for the world to see, and others have those skeletons that should stay in the closet mercilessly dragged out by folks who want to tarnish their reputation.

But back to the discussion about The Cosby Show, Bill Cosby's rape allegations aside, it's still a classic, family-friendly and even lesson-filled sitcom that had a wonderful ensemble cast of great people who shouldn't be punished because of controversy in Cosby's personal life.


It was family friendly lol

I agree with you TVFactFan. But I haven't watched an episode of the show in many years anyhow. I think many of the episodes are too "preachy" about the subject they're dealing with, and I've realized I just don't like some of the characters that much. I've never liked Bill Cosby that much either, it just seems like I have one more reason not to.

Ed.

Yep i'll still watch it.

I never watched the show to start with, I was a huge fan of Wildside that was airing on ABC but Cosby killed it. :(

Well, we don't really know if he did it or not. I'm not saying he didn't do it. But like the other poster said, innocent until proven guilty. I can watch The Cosby Show still. Of course, I'll think about the allegations against him, but there are other characters that I can watch and enjoy.

See my problem with it is if you're going to lie and say a well known, wealthy celebrity raped you, then why accuse somebody that is well liked by most of the general public. Because we all know there are plenty of well known male celebrities that most everybody hates and it would be a lot easier for people to believe they really did it. So it just makes me think even more Cosby is guilty of raping these women. I'll admit I'm probably naïve, I just don't understand how other people's minds work sometimes. Whether these women are all lying, or Bill Cosby really did rape them, it's bad.

Ed.

I have no problem watching any of his shows. Its called acting. Just like I can watch Baretta or any movie or TV show OJ Simpson is in. If you are going to eliminate viewing any show or movie that features a cast or crew member that has coerced people into sex, you won't have much left to watch.

I have no problem watching any of his shows. Its called acting. Just like I can watch Baretta or any movie or TV show OJ Simpson is in. If you are going to eliminate viewing any show or movie that features a cast or crew member that has coerced people into sex, you won't have much left to watch.


do me a favor and log out

I still stand by my original post in this tread. I just wanted to add something to it. Recently, for personal reasons, I've actually found it harder to watch "Growing Pains" more than "The Cosby Show". I don't think I need to explain why.

I still stand by my original post in this tread. I just wanted to add something to it. Recently, for personal reasons, I've actually found it harder to watch "Growing Pains" more than "The Cosby Show". I don't think I need to explain why.


why?

why?
Can't you read? Personal reasons.

Can't you read? Personal reasons.


well why make it public then?

do me a favor and log out

No, I agree with bencasey on this issue.

No, I agree with bencasey on this issue.


well you log out too

I have no idea if the man is guilty or not, so I want to give him the benefit of doubt. So I say I will be able to watch the show again.

I have no problem watching any of his shows. Its called acting. Just like I can watch Baretta or any movie or TV show OJ Simpson is in. If you are going to eliminate viewing any show or movie that features a cast or crew member that has coerced people into sex, you won't have much left to watch.
O.J. Simpson makes me physically ill. There's no way I'd watch any movie or television show that featured him. He's a disgusting murderer who got away with killing two people. WHY would I ever want to watch that pig?
As for Bill Cosby, he also makes me sick. I used to adore this man, loved his show back in the day, but now, I would never watch him ever again as the sight of his face makes me ill.
Stephen Collins from 7th Heaven.... I would never watch his show either.

O.J. Simpson makes me physically ill. There's no way I'd watch any movie or television show that featured him. He's a disgusting murderer who got away with killing two people. WHY would I ever want to watch that pig?


I agree. I'm sorry, but when you're talking about a murderer, it's no longer a case of ignoring it because it's "acting."

As for Cosby, I don't really have any interest in watching him anymore, either.

I agree. I'm sorry, but when you're talking about a murderer, it's no longer a case of ignoring it because it's "acting."

As for Cosby, I don't really have any interest in watching him anymore, either.


And even though it's acting it's still HIM on camera lol