Why Is Parent’s Group Having S—t Fit Over New Shatner Sitcom?
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2010/05/24 15:50:37
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The Parents Television Council is threatening to challenge the broadcast licenses of CBS affiliates if they air the network’s new William Shatner-led comedy, “Shit My Dad Says.” The show, based on a popular Twitter feed (and officially titled “$#*! My Dad Says”), is slated to hit the air in the fall, but the parent’s group, which monitors decency issues, said it will challenge the licenses of any affiliate that airs or promotes the sitcom before 10 p.m.
The show, about a dad whose son posts his politically incorrect rants on Twitter, is currently slated to air on Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. A spokesperson for the PTC said the group is outraged that the Tiffany Network would air a show with a name that features an expletive or an expletive clearly bleeped out and expressed concern about parents having to explain the title to their children should a promo for the program come up while they’re watching TV together.
CBS has countered that the Twitter feed the sitcom is based on, which uses the unexpurgated obscenity, has more than 1.5 million followers and has spun off a book and that that the show will not be indecent and can easily be blocked using a V Chip.
Do you think CBS affiliates should be punished for promoting the show?
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The show, about a dad whose son posts his politically incorrect rants on Twitter, is currently slated to air on Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. A spokesperson for the PTC said the group is outraged that the Tiffany Network would air a show with a name that features an expletive or an expletive clearly bleeped out and expressed concern about parents having to explain the title to their children should a promo for the program come up while they’re watching TV together.
CBS has countered that the Twitter feed the sitcom is based on, which uses the unexpurgated obscenity, has more than 1.5 million followers and has spun off a book and that that the show will not be indecent and can easily be blocked using a V Chip.
Do you think CBS affiliates should be punished for promoting the show?
WATCH
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METALheadMom 2010/05/24 17:45:13I think the CBS affiliates …
+3NEED TO GET THEIR HEADS OUT OF THEIR OWN AS*** and get a grip on REALITY. Kids have been FAR from "innocent" for YEARS. The only kids I can think of who by age 8 have not heard the word "sh**", would be the AMISH, and THEY don't have TV'S!!!
I wonder if Tipper Gore(Yes, Al's wife) has her finger prints on this like she did the PMRC back in the 80s. You know, the fine folks that tried to censor your music?
The time of this show is 8:30PM, children should be sleeping at this time and not be allowed on the living room, den or any other room where the TV is on.
Here, the "curse word" is censored out in the title.
Looks entertaining, to be honest... and that's not just because I'm a Shatner fan (seriously, he's awesome)... well, maybe it is xD