http://www.tmz.com/2012/01/26/fear-factor-donkey-semen-stunt-nbc/#.TyK0S4EWk40
So, apparently, NBC believes that they can earn a profit by airing a show where contestants race to guzzle donkey semen and urine. While I might expect this type of thing to be lurking in the deep and shady recesses of the internet, it's being aired on network tv? I am totally opposed to media censorship and I don't think the .gov should act to stop this, but this is just another blatant illustration of the decay of western civilization.
This is beyond disgusting. I would expect this from the cast of Jackass, but airing this on network TV?! And to think everyone was upset about the Superbowl nipple slip not long ago!!
ReplyDeleteBack in the day...I watched 3 network channels, 1 PBS station and 1 local independent television station. A total of 5 channels! Now if the weather was decent, we were able to point our motorized roof top antenna toward Toronto and pick up those "racy" Canadian broadcasts...but more so then none, it was a picture of "snow" on the Zenith console. So much for Hockey night in Canada! :-)
ReplyDeleteI bring this up because television channels back then didn't have to compete against the 1000's of cable/satellite outlets as they do now. So, since network viewership is low and in order to attract those Nielsen viewers, television stations have to resort to SHOCKING us to generate a "buzz"...espcially around the "office place water cooler".
Shoot, I can remember the talk "Seinfeld" had on America. I remember major companies were so concerned about water cooler talk (discussing the previous night's show) that memo's (ahhh---the days before email) were sent to employees to be mindful of discussing such topics that could be "offensive" to others. Remember Seinfeld shows about shrinkage, the "contest" and being Sponge worthy to name a few? :-)
But guess what? The bar moved, Seinfeld is still a hit and now every TV executive is looking for that "shock" value to create the "water cooler" home run!
Unfortunately, I agree...it is now, who can out slime the next person without violating FCC rules and or course those 7 words (a la George Carlin) that you can't say on network television. The fact we are even discussing it may drive a person to "check it out" and that is exactly what these TV execs want!
Turn the channel...simply ingore it and bad television would eventually get cancelled.