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Chocoholic · 05-10-2002, 11:07 AM

I'm surprised the censors allowed the "S" word to get in there during last night's episode. I'm not offended by profanity (I hear a lot worse in the real world than I do on TV) but I always thought certain words, including s**t, were big no-no's on regular network TV. I think it was very appropriate for Mark to say it in the situation he was in though. The man was dying from a brain tumor in his 30's and he was leaving behind a beautiful young wife and two young daughters. I'm surprised he didn't yell out worse words. The episode also airs at 10 PM, Eastern time when any decent parent would have their young children in bed anyway.

I'm sure some parent advocacy groups and fundamentalist Christian groups will be complaining about it though.

Kay Scarpetta · 05-10-2002, 03:29 PM

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Originally posted by WingsFan
I'm sure some parent advocacy groups and fundamentalist Christian groups will be complaining about it though.

Ah yes, first Harry Pothead, now this..

And I wasn't suprised either. I mean if I were him, I would have been having a fit. He was pretty calm. Especially when he fell. If that was me, hah I would have been throwing things around, yelling out cuss words, and everything else

Chocoholic · 05-10-2002, 11:29 PM

People get so worked up over the lamest things sometimes, IMHO.

TJL · 05-11-2002, 11:24 AM

Every once in a while, some shows can slip in a word that's on the "no-no" list. Usually they have to beg and plead with the network censors and in certain cases, they let it by
Remember the episode of "South Park" a while back, they used the "S" word dozens of times in an episode.

IownTheDivision69 · 05-11-2002, 04:57 PM

that's cus it on late at night... notice during like uh... like 1pm-10pm its no like "bad language"... well that's what I've noticed.

TJL · 05-11-2002, 06:48 PM

Hey, if they can allow Dennis Franz to show his butt on Prime Time, then they can let them use the "S" word on "E.R"

Bootsy Whoosh · 06-19-2002, 12:59 PM

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Originally posted by TJL
Every once in a while, some shows can slip in a word that's on the "no-no" list. Usually they have to beg and plead with the network censors and in certain cases, they let it by
Remember the episode of "South Park" a while back, they used the "S" word dozens of times in an episode.

I saw that episode of South Park last week (Comedy Central is doing some countdown of the most notorious South Park Episodes). That came in at #2. They had a little counter up in the corner, they said the "s word" over 150 times in that episode. Now I don't know how that got by censors....maybe they're a little more lax on cable TV. But I can see why they let in for Mark.....I mean at least he had good reason for saying it, it wasn't just thrown in extraneously....

AllIWantIsYourClutch · 06-19-2002, 09:06 PM

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Originally posted by Bootsy Whoosh

I saw that episode of South Park last week (Comedy Central is doing some countdown of the most notorious South Park Episodes). That came in at #2. They had a little counter up in the corner, they said the "s word" over 150 times in that episode. Now I don't know how that got by censors....maybe they're a little more lax on cable TV. But I can see why they let in for Mark.....I mean at least he had good reason for saying it, it wasn't just thrown in extraneously....

And it's Comedy Central. Puhleaze.

ISmellFine · 06-20-2002, 12:17 AM

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Originally posted by Rosa Blasi Rulz

And it's Comedy Central. Puhleaze.

I think anybody can say just about anything on that channel...

vienna waits · 06-29-2002, 04:10 PM

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Originally posted by Maura Tierney

I think anybody can say just about anything on that channel...

Yeah.. have you guys seen Crank Yankers? I made the mistake of watching that with my parents once, lol.

05-10-2002, 11:07 AM	#1
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	I'm surprised that got by the censors... I'm surprised the censors allowed the "S" word to get in there during last night's episode. I'm not offended by profanity (I hear a lot worse in the real world than I do on TV) but I always thought certain words, including s*t, were big no-no's on regular network TV. I think it was very appropriate for Mark to say it in the situation he was in though. The man was* dying from a brain tumor in his 30's and he was leaving behind a beautiful young wife and two young daughters. I'm surprised he didn't yell out worse words. The episode also airs at 10 PM, Eastern time when any decent parent would have their young children in bed anyway. I'm sure some parent advocacy groups and fundamentalist Christian groups will be complaining about it though.

05-11-2002, 11:24 AM	#4
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,591	Every once in a while, some shows can slip in a word that's on the "no-no" list. Usually they have to beg and plead with the network censors and in certain cases, they let it by Remember the episode of "South Park" a while back, they used the "S" word dozens of times in an episode.
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IownTheDivision69 LOL! Senior Member Join Date: Feb 22, 2002 Location: chocolate pop tarts are the shizz! Posts: 1,229	that's cus it on late at night... notice during like uh... like 1pm-10pm its no like "bad language"... well that's what I've noticed.
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05-10-2002, 11:29 PM	#3
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	People get so worked up over the lamest things sometimes, IMHO.

05-11-2002, 06:48 PM	#6
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,591	Hey, if they can allow Dennis Franz to show his butt on Prime Time, then they can let them use the "S" word on "E.R"