What do you find most offensive on TV? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Chocoholic · 08-11-2007, 08:25 PM

Personally, I'm a lot more offended by graphic, senseless violence than I am by crude language and sex. I don't care for watching shows with a lot of sex and crude jokes and stuff like that, but I'll take an episode of Friends or Family Guy over an episode of CSI or 24 any night of the week.

I think celeb-based reality shows and new of Paris, Britney, Lindsay and their ilk are the most offensive of all!

dawsongirl · 08-12-2007, 12:58 AM

Constant sex jokes. Umm...can't you find any other subject funny, writers?? Apparently not.

They managed to in all the previous decades...they mixed some subtle innuendo with other subjects.

Violence doesn't bother me. Most of those crime shows are favs.

Constant "news" reporting of celebs is annoying as well, especially when it filters into the shows that are all about reporting actual news. Access Hollywood and ET are one thing...but like on CNN or something. Ugh.

Mikado · 08-12-2007, 01:52 AM

While today sitcoms with their one a minute sex jokes totally turn me off ( if youll pardon the expression

) , its the crime and drama shows that really make me puke.........the whole idea that MURDER is a form of entertainment is totally morally repugnant to me!!! Its no wonder you got all these gangs shooting each other over an accidental push in a mall, or couples shooting each other to death in murder-suicides, just because the marriage went bad. TV makes murder look like its a normal everyday event instead of being the abomination that it really is! And its made even worse by the fact that the crime scenes are generally cleaned up and the true repercussions of someones untimely death are rarely shown, on TV.

factsoflife · 08-12-2007, 03:00 AM

i chose none of the above. because none of those things offend me. i am most offened by lazy, unoriginal writing on part of the writers

freshprinceofLA · 08-12-2007, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by factsoflife

i chose none of the above. because none of those things offend me. i am most offened by lazy, unoriginal writing on part of the writers

Yea I agree! The things listed above I'm not offended by but they do annoy the hell out of me!

AB · 08-12-2007, 03:41 PM

I really dislike the celebrity-based reality shows as well as any other reality show.

comedyfreak · 08-12-2007, 11:45 PM

I'm sick of hearing about Paris, Nicole, Lindsey Lohan, Britney, and Angelina Jolie.

friendsfan77 · 08-13-2007, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by comedyfreak

I'm sick of hearing about Paris, Nicole, Lindsey Lohan, Britney, and Angelina Jolie.

Hear, hear! IMO, this crap is the most offensive of them all! It's like they can't breathe without telling us the tiniest little thing about them everyday. It makes me not want to watch the news anymore sometimes. Enough already!!

waichingliu81 · 08-13-2007, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by comedyfreak

I'm sick of hearing about Paris, Nicole, Lindsey Lohan, Britney, and Angelina Jolie.

i'm with comedy freak on this one. oh i also forgot the mccanns, parents of missing toddler, madeline mccann

. they are really milking it now

Classicshowsgurl15 · 08-14-2007, 01:06 AM

The news about Paris, Nicole, Lindsay Lohan and Angelina Jolie. I also don't like the reality shows and some of the sex jokes can get annoying.

PajamaParty · 08-19-2007, 12:37 AM

Reality shows that revolve around has-beens!!! I'm fed up already! I could care less about Scott Baio's chronic womanizing and Flavor Flav's neverending booty quest. Whatever happened to quality scripted dramas and sitcoms? Thank goodness for tv on dvd. Also, any news program that boasts Paris Hilton/Lindsay Lohan/ Britney Spears as the lead story. Are people really that interested? I find all the above offensive because they insult the american public's intellegence. I used to like Little People, Big World because it has an inspiring and positive message but it seems with Matt Roloff's recent arrest for DUI maybe fame is going to their heads too.

catlover79 · 08-19-2007, 12:53 AM

All of the above, and I'll go one more - the fact that these horrible reality shows are actually hits and have large followings!!

Mr. Television · 08-19-2007, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

All of the above, and I'll go one more - the fact that these horrible reality shows are actually hits and have large followings!!

I agree. Death to reality TV.

dawsongirl · 08-19-2007, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Walking Tall

I agree. Death to reality TV.

lol..don't tell my boss that. Our motto was Reality TV influenced.

factsoflife · 08-19-2007, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Family Ties Forever!

What I don't like having to see/hear on tv:

Violence, esp. graphic
Sex
Profanity
Reality Shows
News reports about celebrities that go on and on and on....

than don't watch TV. pick up the clicker turn it off and read a book. and let the rest of us enjoy television. i'm pesonally sick of people complaninging about TV, yet still watching it. turn it off if it's so offensive.

View Poll Results: What offends you most on TV?
violence	3	6.25%
profanity	2	4.17%
sexual language/situations	5	10.42%
overly cutesy kids	0	0%
celebrity-based reality shows	4	8.33%
news reports about Paris/Britney/Lindsay/Paula/whoever	8	16.67%
The sexualization of tweens and teens.	3	6.25%
All of the above.	11	22.92%
None of the above.	6	12.50%
other (specify)	6	12.50%
Voters: 48. You may not vote on this poll

08-11-2007, 08:25 PM	#1
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	What do you find most offensive on TV? Personally, I'm a lot more offended by graphic, senseless violence than I am by crude language and sex. I don't care for watching shows with a lot of sex and crude jokes and stuff like that, but I'll take an episode of Friends or Family Guy over an episode of CSI or 24 any night of the week. I think celeb-based reality shows and new of Paris, Britney, Lindsay and their ilk are the most offensive of all!

08-12-2007, 03:00 AM	#4
factsoflife Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 11, 2000 Posts: 8,745	i chose none of the above. because none of those things offend me. i am most offened by lazy, unoriginal writing on part of the writers
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08-12-2007, 11:45 PM	#7
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08-14-2007, 01:06 AM	#10
Classicshowsgurl15 Happy Days Senior Member Join Date: Jun 28, 2004 Location: California Posts: 2,088	The news about Paris, Nicole, Lindsay Lohan and Angelina Jolie. I also don't like the reality shows and some of the sex jokes can get annoying.
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08-12-2007, 12:58 AM	#2
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,134	Constant sex jokes. Umm...can't you find any other subject funny, writers?? Apparently not. They managed to in all the previous decades...they mixed some subtle innuendo with other subjects. Violence doesn't bother me. Most of those crime shows are favs. Constant "news" reporting of celebs is annoying as well, especially when it filters into the shows that are all about reporting actual news. Access Hollywood and ET are one thing...but like on CNN or something. Ugh.

08-12-2007, 01:52 AM	#3
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,886	While today sitcoms with their one a minute sex jokes totally turn me off ( if youll pardon the expression ) , its the crime and drama shows that really make me puke.........the whole idea that MURDER is a form of entertainment is totally morally repugnant to me!!! Its no wonder you got all these gangs shooting each other over an accidental push in a mall, or couples shooting each other to death in murder-suicides, just because the marriage went bad. TV makes murder look like its a normal everyday event instead of being the abomination that it really is! And its made even worse by the fact that the crime scenes are generally cleaned up and the true repercussions of someones untimely death are rarely shown, on TV.

08-12-2007, 03:41 PM	#6
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,428	I really dislike the celebrity-based reality shows as well as any other reality show.

08-19-2007, 12:37 AM	#11
PajamaParty Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 13, 2006 Location: New England Posts: 27	Reality shows that revolve around has-beens!!! I'm fed up already! I could care less about Scott Baio's chronic womanizing and Flavor Flav's neverending booty quest. Whatever happened to quality scripted dramas and sitcoms? Thank goodness for tv on dvd. Also, any news program that boasts Paris Hilton/Lindsay Lohan/ Britney Spears as the lead story. Are people really that interested? I find all the above offensive because they insult the american public's intellegence. I used to like Little People, Big World because it has an inspiring and positive message but it seems with Matt Roloff's recent arrest for DUI maybe fame is going to their heads too.

08-19-2007, 12:53 AM	#12
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	All of the above, and I'll go one more - the fact that these horrible reality shows are actually hits and have large followings!!
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