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[apocalypsos]

Some TV stations cancel Saving Private Ryan -- Fucking FCC. God forbid we should show a movie about how much war sucks on this Veterans Day.

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[hwmitzy.livejournal.com]

Replacing it with "Return to Mayberry".

See, in the new world order, I don't even find that ironic.

Jaysus.

[nuptse.livejournal.com]

Yep. Our local station ran a story last night - how and why they've decided not to air it, due to profanity.
*shrugs*

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

I wonder where I can write to to complain about how profane I think According to Jim and The Bachelor are. Grrr.

[lots42.livejournal.com]

And I bet they air 'Wife Swap' instead.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

I watched five minutes of Wife Swap yesterday right before I started the Lost tape. I felt incredibly guilty about it, but I actually giggled a little when Lazy Junk-Food-Loving Mom was done walking through the home of Insanely Strict Military Mom and said, "It's like a military church ... with vegetarians in it."

[titti]

I loved the reasoning. There is too much violence (in a war movie? I'm shocked) and the use the f word. In a country where 59M voted to maintain social values that couldn't possibly show such movie.

[tinylegacies.livejournal.com]

I love your icon!

I wonder if our society is ready for a woman and a black man though...

[titti]

It's a pipe dream. There is no way that it would happen with the political/social climate we have.

Love your icon as well, it reminds me that instead of going to the movies I should be writing.

[kathih.livejournal.com]

First of all I added you via ladybug218. And its funny my boss and coworker and I were just talking about this because I work for a TV Station and we just got done saying that people can pretty much control what we air because if there are complaints to the FCC that people don't like something being aired then they are pretty much dictating what we air. If that makes sense.

[akacat]

I can see their point. The FCC won't promise not to fine stations that air it, and ABC won't allow stations to air it at 10pm.

But I do think the stations that pulled it should air something like the following on a scroller throughout 'Return to Mayberry'.

"Dear viewers: because some of you won't take responsibility for your own family's viewing habits, we have been forced to replace the Oscar winning movie 'Saving Private Ryan' with this dreck. Enjoy!"

[astaria51.livejournal.com]

Errg. People are stupid. That's my mantra for the day.

[filmbuff.livejournal.com]

It's not the FCC. Those asshats are actually letting ABC run the program (thus being less asshatty than usual).

The decision to pull it is coming from various local affiliates who don't think their communities can handle hearing naughty language. Sadly, reading the article, I got the impression that the use of the word fuck is what's getting it pulled, not the appropriately horrific violence. Because remember kids: hurting and killing people is fine, so long as you don't use words we've deemed "bad" while doing it.

[cmstephens.livejournal.com]

Because remember kids: hurting and killing people is fine, so long as you don't use words we've deemed "bad" while doing it.
That sounds a lot like what Sheila Broflovski had said in the South Park movie...

Side note: Our local ABC station, WSIL, is still running "Saving Private Ryan". At least, that's what the Dish Network program guide says. Either way, I'll still be watching WWE SmackDown!...

[adjectivegirl.livejournal.com]

Mature enough as a nation to send young men to war, just not watch a fictional depiction of it. God, I fucking- AUUUUUUUUUUGH.