F-Bomb on standard cable

#1 11-12-2005, 10:04 PM

TNT is currently running a broadcast of "Saving Private Ryan," and surprisingly, the F word is uncensored. I wonder how the FCC is allowing this.

istewart · #2 11-12-2005, 10:06 PM

IIRC on Memorial Day or something - maybe Veteran's Day, who knows - they aired SPR on NBC or something completely uncut.

I think.

Homer · #3 11-12-2005, 10:10 PM

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IIRC on Memorial Day or something - maybe Veteran's Day, who knows - they aired SPR on NBC or something completely uncut.

I think.

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Yeah, they did. There was some sort of controversy and some affiliates either didn't show it or showed and edited version -- can't remember which.

#4 11-12-2005, 10:20 PM

The FCC has no control over what happens on cable. The only thing regulating cable channels are advertisers and consumers.

benza13 · #5 11-12-2005, 10:23 PM

Yea, I noticed Training Day on USA earlier this week in the middle of the day and they definitely did not censor sh*t. I didn't watch long enough to see if anything else was uncensored, but I'm guessing it was.

mostsmooth · #6 11-12-2005, 10:35 PM

some day we will live in a country where parents will be responsible for raising their kids

GuyOnTilt · #7 11-12-2005, 10:51 PM

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some day we will live in a country where parents will be responsible for raising their kids

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Explain please.

GoT

ThaSaltCracka · #8 11-12-2005, 10:55 PM

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some day we will live in a country where parents will be responsible for raising their kids

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Explain please.

GoT

[/ QUOTE ]he is saying that some day, parents will be the ones who will have to regulate what their children watch, and not some government entity.

GuyOnTilt · #9 11-12-2005, 10:58 PM

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some day we will live in a country where parents will be responsible for raising their kids

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Explain please.

GoT

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he is saying that some day, parents will be the ones who will have to regulate what their children watch, and not some government entity.

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The gov't doesn't regulate cable tv.

GoT

whiskeytown · #10 11-12-2005, 11:09 PM

I thought there was a stink because ABC wouldn't air it last year because of FCC concerns when they started getting knee-jerk.

And then a bunch of Republicans who previously said "oh no, no - we have to protect the kids" came out and said THIS wasn't their intended audience - apparently they want to be selective in their censorship -

So I'm not surprised TNT has it without the swearing edited - Even if they came after them so many politicans would jump to their defense the FCC would cower in terror.

RB