The BBC has no problem releasing old shows online with politically incorrect humor

[TMC]

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-bbcs...-pc-1447966197

One of the episodes being released is one from John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers that the BBC banned from being racially insensitive.

[robyrob]

BBC/BBCAmerica wants to provide a new pay service streaming app that would provide access to more BBC programming, unfortunately it would not include current shows like Doctor Who or Orphan Black, or any of the classic sitcoms like Fawlty Towers.

So what will it provide? Who knows - that was enough to tell me it wasn't worth it.

[Steve_uk]

Originally Posted by TMC

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-bbcs...-pc-1447966197

One of the episodes being released is one from John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers that the BBC banned from being racially insensitive.

I wouldn't mind if the BBC was consistent in its approach,but I'm afraid an awful lot of hypocrisy abounds these days.

[Babalu]

Unfortunately the USA is imprisoned by PC liberals who claim to represent freedom of speech - so long as it agrees with them. That's why people here watch and fondly remember old shows.

[Torgo]

Originally Posted by robyrob

BBC/BBCAmerica wants to provide a new pay service streaming app that would provide access to more BBC programming, unfortunately it would not include current shows like Doctor Who or Orphan Black, or any of the classic sitcoms like Fawlty Towers.

So what will it provide? Who knows - that was enough to tell me it wasn't worth it.

I wish BBCAmerica would go back to showing old British shows instead of Star Trek: TNG re runs.

[WalterTheDrinker]

Originally Posted by Babalu

Unfortunately the USA is imprisoned by PC liberals who claim to represent freedom of speech - so long as it agrees with them. That's why people here watch and fondly remember old shows.

That's not why, you nitwit.

[Vahan]

Originally Posted by WalterTheDrinker

That's not why, you nitwit.

Pay no attention to him. He doesn't speak for me. He thinks ALL Liberals are in favor of Political Correctness, when there is also right-wing Political Correctness, as well.

[Riley Martin]

Originally Posted by Babalu

Unfortunately the USA is imprisoned by PC liberals who claim to represent freedom of speech - so long as it agrees with them. That's why people here watch and fondly remember old shows.

[Riley Martin]

Originally Posted by WalterTheDrinker

That's not why, you nitwit.

So what then?

[WalterTheDrinker]

Originally Posted by Riley Martin

So what then?

Huh?

[Vahan]

Right-wingers like to call people like me who say Modern Hollywood (1960's-Present) is better than Golden Age Hollywood (1920's-1950's) a Communist Traitor.

[Babalu]

Originally Posted by Vahan

Right-wingers like to call people like me who say Modern Hollywood (1960's-Present) is better than Golden Age Hollywood (1920's-1950's) a Communist Traitor.

We have better reasons than that.

[JSP]

Originally Posted by Babalu

Unfortunately the USA is imprisoned by PC liberals who claim to represent freedom of speech - so long as it agrees with them. That's why people here watch and fondly remember old shows.

I think that has a lot to do with it. Retro networks are popping up like crazy because people long for a time when it seemed TV was actually good. Here's a clue the PC types will never understand: when you're trying to be careful not to offend anybody or hurt anyone's feelings, you can't put out good TV. It really is that simple. Someone has to get their feelings hurt if you're going to be memorable.

[WalterTheDrinker]

Originally Posted by JSP

I think that has a lot to do with it. Retro networks are popping up like crazy because people long for a time when it seemed TV was actually good. Here's a clue the PC types will never understand: when you're trying to be careful not to offend anybody or hurt anyone's feelings, you can't put out good TV. It really is that simple. Someone has to get their feelings hurt if you're going to be memorable.

That's an absolutely absurd point of view. People watch old shows because they were good, entertaining shows and they provoke a nostalgic recall of one's earlier life. That's it.

And news flash: there are great TV shows on today that will continue to be watched decades from now. And more great TV shows will be made in the future.

This shoehorning of little political correctness goblins into every facet of life is, frankly, a really embarrassing way to live.

And insisting that you have to hurt people's feelings to provide memorable TV is completely idiotic. How many feelings were routinely hurt by My Three Sons and Leave It To Beaver and Make Room For Daddy and The Brady Bunch and Family Affair and I Love Lucy and The Honeymooners?

[JSP]

Originally Posted by WalterTheDrinker

And insisting that you have to hurt people's feelings to provide memorable TV is completely idiotic. How many feelings were routinely hurt by My Three Sons and Leave It To Beaver and Make Room For Daddy and The Brady Bunch and Family Affair and I Love Lucy and The Honeymooners?

I'm not really a fan of television (or those shows, except for LITB), before the 1970s. In fact I'd say it's pretty much 1970s TV I'm only a fan of. Sanford and Son, All in The Family, Three's Company, etc., all those shows were confonting societal prejudices, but they also weren't afraid to use politically incorrect jokes and racist/sexist/homophobic humor to get laughs. The problem is these days people no longer try to use humor to confront racism/sexism/homophobia. People just think we should be past it by now and they just get upset over it. P.C. people need to realize the best way to win people over to your point of view is through humor. That's the problem these days. Nobody's laughing anymore. It's all deadly serious. And actually I've heard progressives criticize Ralph Kramden for saying "to the moon" to Alice. Progressives were offended by Lucy being the moron who has to be set straight by her husband. And progressives were just offended for some reason that June Cleaver might have been wearing pearls while vacuuming in the house, so yes, even The Honeymooners, I Love Lucy, and Leave it To Beaver are offensive to some overly sensitive progressives who dream of a better world. And in general, I would say overall modern progressives would be offended by the lack of diversity in the casts of those pre-1970s shows. Too lily-white for a lot of people's tastes. The lack of diversity is enough to offend some people.