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ABC affiliates pulling 'Private Ryan'

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It's a sad state of affairs that, with all of our great technology like V-Chips and remote controls (i.e., the power to choose), that we still have to take cues from the FCC about what we can and can't watch on television. I mean c'mon, people. The problem is not the content. If somebody wants to complain that their children are getting access to content that is innappropriate, then it takes less effort to change the channel than it does to lodge a complaint with the FCC! It just blows my mind... yes, of course, there are some public places where a certain level of censorship makes sense, like at the mall and on billboards. But in your own living room - where you, as a parent, should have complete and total control over what plays on the television, there's just no excuse to ruin it for the rest of us who want to pay homage to the great veterans of this country by way of watching Saving Private Ryan which, by the way, is an amazing film in my opinion.
</political commentary>

This weekend I will be excercising my freedoms by playing a little Halo 2. And if my local affiliate decides to pull Saving Private Ryan, then I'll just need to dig out the DVD.

Comments

  • Anonymous
    November 11, 2004
    Thank you Janet Jacksoin.
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    November 11, 2004
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    November 11, 2004
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  • Anonymous
    November 11, 2004
    Hey Nathan -
    Point well taken, but I still contend that the executives would not act in this manner were it not for the FCC and the threat of fines. And I'm not saying the FCC isn't doing their job; they ARE doing their job based on their role in the government. The problem is, should that role be defined as such? Do we really need a government agency telling us what we can and can't watch? Yes, the Janet Jackson thing was an anomoly which shouldn't have happened. Live events should be on a delay for this very reason. But you can't tell me that Tom Hanks is going to just sporadically take his clothes off in this TV version of Private Ryan. (ok, there are more jokes to be made there but this is a public blog and I fear the FCC might be watching)
  • Anonymous
    November 11, 2004
    So let me get this straight.. We are all allowed to watch the WTC towers come down, over and over again on instant replay on every channel, but fictional depictions of other real events for some reason need to "sanitized for our protection"?
  • Anonymous
    November 11, 2004
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    November 11, 2004
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    November 11, 2004
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  • Anonymous
    November 12, 2004
    Abolish the FCC.
  • Anonymous
    December 01, 2004
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    May 31, 2009
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