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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 02:59 AM
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Have TV shows become a lot tamer?
I've been watching a few series from the early to mid-90's lately, and it seems like they could show a lot more on TV than they can now.

I'm talking stuff like people getting their arms ripped off, teachers seducing their VERY underage students, people being microwaved, whole plotlines that take place in brothels... all kinds of good stuff.

Are there any shows like that now? :shrug:
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NJmaverick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 09:13 AM
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1. What about Nip/Tuck?
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 09:15 AM
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2. Microwave?
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 01:22 PM
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7. That's EXACTLY what I was referring to
Damn that show scared the crap out of me. :D
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 09:15 AM
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3. One can only hope
I'd rather have clever plot twists, clever humor, and interesting story lines.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 12:11 PM
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6. Sadly, some people think today's shows have more wit than those from yesteryear...
:wtf:
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Chan790 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 02:19 PM
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11. I find wit in television programing to be in short supply, then and now.
I think today's TV programming is a hell of a lot less hokey than anything broadcast in the 30 years between "Leave It to Beaver" and "The Cosby Show" though. That crap was unbearable.

Wit in TV would be refreshing and new as a concept. As any Shakespearean actor can tell you, true wit is both subtle and ribald. TV as a medium has rarely been subtle and ribaldry is far less common than outright crudity.
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Patiod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 09:19 AM
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4. What about f#$king "Deadwood"
Not too tame - took place in a brothel, Veronica Mars got shot through the eye in one episode (very gruesome), and Ian McShane ocassionally used a bad word...
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 01:33 PM
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8. Deadwood was on HBO
All the other shows I'm talking about were broadcast shows in prime time.
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Patiod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 02:11 PM
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10. Good point!
HBO was always a little more cutting-edge
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Tyrone Slothrop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 12:04 PM
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5. Ummm...a fellow's arm was ripped off on LOST just 4 or 5 weeks ago
That's really the only main drama I watch these days, so I'm not sure what else is out there, but I don't think things are tamer these days.
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TheMightyFavog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 01:43 PM
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9. Remember Arzt and the dynamite at the end of season one?
Edited on Thu Mar-26-09 01:43 PM by TheMightyFavog
That guy Blow'd up real good!
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Tyrone Slothrop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 03:17 PM
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12. Dude...
You've got a piece of Arzt on you.

:rofl:
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Wapsie B Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 03:35 PM
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13. Catch "Breaking Bad" sometime.
It can get pretty gory at times. But it's a great show. Love it!
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 10:31 PM
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14. .
:kick:
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elshiva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 10:34 PM
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15. TORCHWOOD
Edited on Thu Mar-26-09 10:35 PM by elshiva

Solid, slab of bloody flesh...
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