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Station Won't Air 'The New Normal': Will You Watch the Show?

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Live in Salt Lake City? It might not be so easy to tune into "The New Normal." KSL-TV of Salt Lake City, Utah, will not air the upcoming NBC sitcom about a single mom who serves as a surrogate mother for a gay couple, The Deseret News reports.

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"After viewing the pilot episode of 'The New Normal,' we have made the decision to keep it off our fall schedule," said Jeff Simpson, CEO of KSL parent company Bonneville International, in a statement. "For our brand, this program simply feels inappropriate on several dimensions, especially during family viewing time," he continued, citing crude dialogue, explicit content and offensive characterizations.

The conservative group One Million Moms recently slammed NBC for the program, calling it "damaging to our culture" and threatening to boycott the show's sponsors. Is "The New Normal" offensive in any way? Or is it an accurate reflection of today's "modern families"?
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  • Cat 2012/08/27 16:57:14
    No
    Cat
    +19
    What may be "normal" in parts of California and South Beach, isn't "normal" everywhere nor to everyone. And hate has nothing to do with it. Forcing people to accept the "gay" lifestyle against their will and against millennia of social norms is cruel and can sometimes be hateful.

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  • KB 2012/09/09 04:12:21
    Yes
    KB
    I'm actually really looking forward to it.
  • us 2012/09/05 18:55:16
    No
    us
    No, I don't want to watch this.
  • jon 2012/09/04 04:44:15
  • Wulfdane 2012/09/01 21:57:33 (edited)
    No
    Wulfdane
    99% of what is on Network TV is trash and this is more of the same garbage.

    I stick to CableTV for the most part.
  • YouSirName 2012/08/30 19:13:43
    No
    YouSirName
    Network television is simply a drug designed to fill time between commercials. It only makes you stupid.
  • MrsB 2012/08/29 21:05:31
    Yes
    MrsB
    +1
    I think it's funny that they say The New Normal is damaging to our culture ... yet Teen Mom is on and I think TM sensationalizes having a child and makes it seem like it's all unicorns and rainbows.

    Geez. Sometimes doesn't it feel like people want to take a stand JUST to take a stand?
  • Illjwamh 2012/08/29 19:40:16
    No
    Illjwamh
    Not because I'm homophobic or offended or anything. In fact, I think it's great we can have things like this now.

    I just think it looks kind of dumb.
  • Sara 2012/08/29 18:33:24
    Yes
    Sara
    i don't see why not?
  • MrSexyPants 2012/08/29 18:27:59
    Yes
    MrSexyPants
    sure, y not. i've never heard of it till..... just now, but i like anything promoting gays in a good light. and plus, the guys r cute and if the oh-so-chrisitan (or should i say, "oh-so-mormon") people of utah wanna ban it, that just makes it all the more intresting 2 watch... :)
  • Margaret Jacobson 2012/08/29 16:46:49
    No
    Margaret Jacobson
    don't think so ?? NO TIME !!
  • Rhi-ot. 2012/08/29 14:17:29
    No
    Rhi-ot.
    The only shows I watch religiously these days are South Park and the Walking Dead.
    Other than that, I'd rather do something else.
  • joan.sloane 2012/08/29 14:10:44
    Yes
    joan.sloane
    I rarely watch network television but having this show on the air doesn’t horrify me. If it horrifies you, don’t watch. Will and Grace were on the air for years and the sky didn’t fall.

    I’ve known gay men at different times in my life. A gay couple even helped me move once. Guess what, they are just like everyone else. Their private sex lives are none of my concern. Gay men and women are not going back in the closet because they make some people uncomfortable and why should they. This is the new normal.
  • I am the Don Dada 2012/08/29 13:17:19
    No
    I am the Don Dada
    +1
    I've gotta say, Justin Bartha (who played Doug in The Hangover) just lost his man card. Can't believe I'm saying this but I'd rather my kids watch cable than come across some of the shows running on network television nowadays. Very disappointing.

    hangover
  • Leprachaun999 2012/08/29 13:02:23
    Yes
    Leprachaun999
    I might want to check a couple episodes out. The Station has a right though depending on their other shows might come off as disingenuous.
  • SimianSays 2012/08/29 12:20:29
    Yes
    SimianSays
    What is considered "normal" in CA or NY or AZ isn't "normal" everywhere nor to everyone. And hate has nothing to do with it. Forcing people to accept blacks, Jews, Asians, fat people, short people, disabled people against their will and against millennia of social norms is cruel and can be sometimes hateful.
  • joan.sl... SimianSays 2012/08/29 14:56:34
    joan.sloane
    +2
    So what would you like the people on your long list of undesirables to do with themselves? I understand how cruel it is of these people to live in your town or city. The least they could do is stay out of sight but they insist on walking on your sidewalks, eating in your restaurants, and shopping at your malls. How hateful they are! You know we could always setup special camps for them to live in where the approved group of people won’t have to see them.

    How will I know if I am on the social norm list? I don’t want to force you to accept me. That would just be too damn cruel.

    Let me guess who is on the good list.
    Race: white (no mixed race allowed)
    Political affiliation: Republican
    Religion: Protestant (atheists are not allowed)
    Location: I am not sure about that but I know New York, California and Arizona are definitely banned.

    Hallelujah!!! Jesus loves me!!!

    Pss…I don’t want you to get into trouble with your people but you forgot to put the Jews on you list.
  • MrSexyP... joan.sl... 2012/08/29 18:30:29
    MrSexyPants
    +1
    LMAO!!!! Omg i wish there was a "love" button 4 what u just said. U might just be my hero... lol :)
  • SimianSays joan.sl... 2012/08/31 05:26:56
    SimianSays
    You obviously didn't get it.
  • Of Thee I Sing... 2012/08/29 09:48:28
    No
    Of Thee I Sing...
  • Somkey the Hores 2012/08/29 09:39:46
  • Shiny 2012/08/29 08:28:59
    Yes
    Shiny
    I wonder if they had any problem airing Sister Wives? Though it's not likely that I'm going to watch this kind of program, I sure don't want a group of self righteous homophobes making the choice for me. Turn the channel if you don't like it. Stop forcing your views on to other people.
  • Merlin 2012/08/29 06:12:19
    Yes
    Merlin
    This probably funny, cute, relative show won't be aired because it has a homosexual idea in it, but people will air Jersey Shore, Kim K, Kendra on top, and other pointless, stupid, reality shows? What's wrong with that?
  • darazan 2012/08/29 02:04:03
    Yes
    darazan
    +1
    I might watch the show. I don't really know yet. It really depends on the quality of it, more than the content itself. I understand Bonneville's point of view of the subject matter itself, however I don't think that they should really censor what is shown in such a way. Do they play other shows that could cite crude dialogue, explicit content, or offensive characterizations? If so, then are they simply making that decision based on the subject matter of the show (namely, the gay couple)? If that is the case, then I cannot agree with or support their decision at all.
  • TimothyBrianFoley 2012/08/29 00:09:04
    No
    TimothyBrianFoley
    this show reflects my own life silly to reflect it
  • jerry 2012/08/28 23:37:57
    No
    jerry
    +4
    ANOTHER attempt by those behind the scenes to promote the homosexual agenda. Good news is that homosexual groups try to proclaim just how huge the homosexual population is, but the truth comes out when most of these shows die due to lack of viewership.
  • ♥əmma~*In Padfoot I trust*~♥ 2012/08/28 22:42:36
    Yes
    ♥əmma~*In Padfoot I trust*~♥
    +1
    I'm looking forward to it.
  • AlAnderson 2012/08/28 20:58:22
    Yes
    AlAnderson
    +1
    I think a show should not be commented and voted on until it airs and we've all seen it. I voted because it wouldn't let me post until I did. I think you all need to calm down, you don't have to adopt any lifestyle you don't want to, that's the freedom of being an American. But yes, you will have to tolerate others' lifestyle if you want to live in a free society. Nobody is forcing anything on you Cat, and your self-righteous victim stance is gross. Committ your indignant energy to the many truly needy victims in this country who could use an advocate.
  • Mr Chin 2012/08/28 19:28:21
    No
    Mr Chin
    There really really needs to be a third poll option to make a poll a valid poll. I don't know enough about it. But I know I haven't had the time to watch the new shows that I wanted to see that have been on a while.
  • Frank 2012/08/28 19:15:01
    No
    Frank
    I'm not into the gay thing, never have been, but having said I don't judge gays it's their business not mine....
  • FatherLiberty 2012/08/28 18:47:57
    No
    FatherLiberty
    +2
    Sounds like a horrible show. But I guess that is mandatory for TV nowadays.
  • Jola 2012/08/28 18:45:36
    Yes
    Jola
    I wonder how many people who are so horrified by even the idea of that tv show have watched - and greatly enjoyed - The Full House in the past... Why is it okay for 3 men to raise kids together, but not for two?
  • fuzzy K... Jola 2012/08/28 19:57:42
    fuzzy Ken "In G-d We Trust"
    +3
    Last I checked the three men in Full House weren't romantically involved with each other.
  • SimianSays fuzzy K... 2012/08/29 12:24:38
    SimianSays
    Yeah, so what? Last time I checked, when something like that mattered, crosses were being burned and blacks were being lynched in the good 'ol land of the free.
  • fuzzy K... SimianSays 2012/08/29 13:05:02
    fuzzy Ken "In G-d We Trust"
    +1
    You didn't read the post I was responding to, did you?
    (Typical lazy liberal)
    Go spew your hate somewhere else.
    BTW: I noticed you're Muslim. Isn't homosexuality punishable by death in the modern Muslim world?
  • Ichiban... fuzzy K... 2012/08/29 14:35:51
    Ichiban Otousan
    SLAM!
  • SimianSays fuzzy K... 2012/08/31 05:28:16
    SimianSays
    I did read it. the connection between bias against gays and the bias against blacks.
  • fuzzy K... SimianSays 2012/08/31 14:11:19
    fuzzy Ken "In G-d We Trust"
    Blacks are WIDELY more accepted and treated as equals more than gays.

    So, do you also feel that homosexuality is a capital offense?
  • SimianSays fuzzy K... 2012/09/01 09:41:03
    SimianSays
    We need a translator for you. Someone to translate what I'm saying into "Idiot."
  • fuzzy K... SimianSays 2012/09/04 13:57:06
    fuzzy Ken "In G-d We Trust"
    Judging by your response, you don't have an answer.

    Good bye.
  • Jola fuzzy K... 2012/08/29 20:18:49
    Jola
    No, they weren't, but why does it matter? So what you are saying is that men who are living together but are NOT romantically involved are capable of rasing children, but men living together and being in love with each other are not?
    Sorry, I just still don't get it.
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