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PTC launches campaign against Coupling
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Posted by: SnakeEyes

Sooooo.. who didn't see this coming? ;)

https://www.parentstv.org/ptc/action/coupling/main.asp

LOL, I really despise this group.

Posted by: kitsap

Awww, they're cute. :)

Posted by: rhuntington3

So they admit to making copies of each episode. Maybe the RIAA should sue Parents TV!

Posted by: faerie

lmao. I love how a select group of people feels that they can infringe their views on everyone else. Don't like it? turn it off!

Posted by: zaknafein

One of the worst aspects of the religious right.

If you don't like something TURN OFF THE TV!

No one's forcing you to watch it. No one is forcing your kids to watch it. If you don't want them to see it, do you job as a parent and don't let them.

People amaze me sometimes.

Posted by: acropolis

I hate this group so much... one reason (and I dont mean to go off topic here): https://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publi...s/2003/0926.asp

They presured CBS into making CSI into a more family oriented show... It's on at 9pm, its and hour long drama... about Crime Scene Investigators... its not supposed to be pretty.

I hate their all or nothing approach...

Posted by: wedgecon

As far as I can see I think CBS just said "Sure well tone it down a bit" and then forgot all about it. This season of CSI does not seem to be any tamer than last seasons. The episode of the "bloater" with the graphic scene of brain removal seems worse than what they had done before.

CSI is the #1 rated show, I don't really think they are really going to mess with it much, hopefully!

Posted by: dthmj

I don't want CSI to be a family friendly show. I didn't think it was meant for children to watch. I do not allow my children to watch it - that doesn't mean I want them to tone it down, it means I want to watch it without my children.

Grrr. I'm still cranky.

Posted by: Todd

Do any of you think there ought to be some limits on what is shown on network television? While I have watched Coupling and found it mediocre at best, let's face it, the standards that used to be followed by the networks has pretty much been thrown out the window. There are hardly any shows I can watch with my parents around anymore as an adult, much less as a kid. It's ridiculous! What do kids do nowadays anyway? I'd be embarased most of the time even with family shows... :rolleyes:

Posted by: ourdoc

All they need to do, is to turn on their V Chip. They asked for it, they got it, yet they're too tupid to turn it on. Now if you think TV shows too much here, God forbid you even think about taking your children to Europe, or letting them watch any TV while you're there. Oh, and you won't be able to go to the beach, or the pool. Oh the horrors!!! :eek: If these parents are so responsible, then they would monitor what their children watch, and turn the channel if it's undesirable. But then again, being the proud responsible parents they are, they're probably out at the bar or buying drugs while the kids are home with the sitter when it comes on the TV :rolleyes:

Posted by: Todd

That's the trouble with totally relying on the parents to control what their kids are watching. First of all, the kids will probably find a way to watch this stuff anyway. Secondly, way too many parents don't give a damn what their kids watch. There has to be somes self control from the idiots in Hollywood. But it doesn't look like that will happen again anytime soon... :rolleyes:

Posted by: mbcook

Good for them. TV Needs some morals, not all this nihilistic "do whatever you want because everything is about you" stuff that's all over the place now. I'll be glad if coupling get's pulled.

--My 2 cents

Posted by: ourdoc

So I should be not allowed to watch things like this because some parent can't do their job? What ever happened to responsibility? Let me put this another way... It's NOT HOLLYWOODS JOB to raise your kids! If parents can't control their kids, then maybe we should take away their TV set, not mine! I raised my kids, I controlled what they watched and what they did on the internet. They had no access to either unless a parent was around. And if they got caught breaking that rule, they got punished. Sorry, I do not believe in sparing the rod and spoiling the child. I did not spoil my kids, they did get their behinds reddened once in a while, and no, I never abused them. But allowing kids to control things, and walk all over adults IS CHILD ABUSE. Take control of them. We used to call the TV, the Idiot box. Now it seems as though the watchers with children have become the idiots instead of the box. It's a friggin TV. If you don't like whats on, change the channel or turn it off, and don't expect me to raise your kids! If the parents can't control their kids, maybe they shouldn't have had any.

It's funny, you look back on life, and we went from "the kids are getting beaten, and abused too much, we must protect our children," to the way it is now, "don't touch your kids in a bad way", IOW no corporal punishment. The results?.. more crime, more murder, much more gangs and problems, less caring for other human beings and many of the kids aren't worth a damn. Maybe the next generation will figure out again, that a smack on the rear can be a good thing once in a while...

Posted by: ourdoc

quote:
Originally posted by mbcook
Good for them. TV Needs some morals, not all this nihilistic "do whatever you want because everything is about you" stuff that's all over the place now. I'll be glad if coupling get's pulled.

--My 2 cents

And who decides who's morals are the right ones? You have all the tools for deciding what morals govern your TV watching.. it's called the remote. I don't watch it, but why should your decision not allow me too?

Posted by: meridian

THIS may be just what "Coupling" needs to get it up -- I mean the ratings, hehehe!

Didya notice that last Thursday's episode was not written by Moffat?

Posted by: zaknafein

quote:
Originally posted by meridian
THIS may be just what "Coupling" needs to get it up -- I mean the ratings, hehehe!

Didya notice that last Thursday's episode was not written by Moffat?

That's the really ironic thing about these crusades, they end up just bringing more attention to the show in question. Remember the big stink they made when NYPD Blue first went on the air? Well, lo and behind, it's still around, and civilization hasn't yet cease to exist.

Posted by: mbcook

I have no problem with it being on HBO, or Showtime at late night, but I don't think that that kind of thing should be allowed on broadcast TV. It's my opinion that there is too much sex and cursing (when it's not apporpriate) on TV these days, and I'm sure that what will happen is that it's going to get worse and worse untill there is FINALLY a backlash and hollywood learns that adding the word "damn" doesn't make shows more entertaining.

I'm part of the silent majority. We won't stay silent for ever.

PS: Don't bother replying to me (individually), I won't be keeping track of this thread, because I don't feel like arguing this point today.

Posted by: TV addict

I am suspicious that they are making this protest because the show has low ratings. I think they hope the show will be dropped, then they will claim that it was dropped because of their protest.

Posted by: jeff125va

God forbid the market would determine what is on TV. If the people who think it's so offensive are the silent majority, then I'm sure the ratings will reflect that. I'm not so much talking about this show specifically, I watched the first episode and a half, and just didn't find it funny at all. But in general, if a show is so offensive to so many people, why would they need a petition drive to get it off the air? Just change the channel or put in a DVD and wait for it to get cancelled because nobody's watching it. And if it doesn't then deal with the fact that enough people want to watch it to keep it on.

Posted by: techrat5

We also monitor what our children watch. There are even some thing on during the "daytime kids shows" that we will not let them watch. Most of the stuff that the PTC is objecting to is stuff that airs long after the kids' bed time. We take the hard way an take responsibilty ourselfs.

But then some people will not be happy until they control every aspect of your life. After all, they know what you need better than you do. :D Remember: don't do anything that could even remotly offend someone else. ;)

Posted by: rtype

I think it's funny when someone just has to add his opinion to a thread but tells you up front that he won't be interested in a conversation. Take up a web site or something, will ya? :)

Actually as much as I'd like to let the viewers determine the content, it's really determined by the advertisers within the constraints of the FCC. If the advertisers don't like something, regardless of popularity, they pretty much get what they want. This often works out to be similar to the viewers' interests, but it's at least one layer removed.

As for the FCC, I've always disagreed that they should have any say whatesoever in content and wish we could correct that historical blunder. I guess a part of me was hoping the transition to HD would put broadcast TV out of business and downsize the FCC, but now I'm having my doubts and even considering getting an HD receiver myself. I am a sad hypocrite.

Parents who want to control what their children are exposed to should have to monitor that stuff themselves. It's unfair to everyone for them to just apply their blanket standards to everyone and say what should and should not be allowed to be broadcasted via certain mediums. In my view, you get to pick--either be very involved with your children, or you don't get a say. It's up to you. If you're going to let the TV set raise your kids then don't complain about what's on.

Finally, about this ridiculous little organization: who cares. They have no real power--if anything it's probably a tax shelter at best.

Posted by: dswallow

All that organization is going to accomplish is to aid the marketing of an otherwise mediocre show.

Posted by: TeeSee

quote:
Originally posted by mbcook
PS: Don't bother replying to me (individually), I won't be keeping track of this thread, because I don't feel like arguing this point today.

On other words, "<stinks fingers in ears> I can't hear you. LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA..."

Posted by: jeff125va

Good point about the advertisers, but that is still the market determining what's on TV, as they are responding to the consumers of their products. I have more respect for these kinds of groups, even when I still think they should just change the channel, when they target sponsors of these shows instead of a government panel. It's certainly within their (people who are offended by certain shows) right to boycott a sponsor's product, and if the sponsor is responding to that by pulling their ads, well then that's still a marketplace response as opposed to a goverment commission.

Other marketplace solutions are out there as well - don't most satellite and cable boxes have parental controls these days? It just drives me nuts the way people turn to the federal government to solve all their problems.

Posted by: mrs-j

I remember back when a similar (same, maybe?) group made the same stink about The Simpsons and Married with Children. They helped bring Fox some of their highest ratings to date that season. :D

Let the moronic parents' groups scream. They don't know how to turn off their televisions, apparently. And all they will do is bring publicity to the show.

Posted by: cheesesteak

quote:
I'm part of the silent majority. We won't stay silent for ever.

The Ayatollahs have spoken.

Posted by: sieglinde

I am so tired of these blue nosed prudes. I wouldn't watch Coupling if you paid me but other people enjoy it.

I am tired of having stuff censored because of children. I don't have any. I say ADULT RIGHTS!!!!

I do think they should put the rough stuff on later and put the nicer stuff on earlier but seeing as my bed time was around 8 or 9 when I was a kid, CSI etc. would have been after it.

Posted by: Vito the TiVo

NBC is planning on replacing "Coupling" with "The Tracy Morgan Show".

You heard it here first!

Vito the TiVo

Posted by: dswallow

quote:
Originally posted by Vito the TiVo
NBC is planning on replacing "Coupling" with "The Tracy Morgan Show".

You heard it here first!

Vito the TiVo

Who is Tracy Morgan? Should we care? Is this a step up or step down? ;)

Posted by: ced6

Okay,
So I'm not advocating that children should be watching these shows at all, but I was just wondering, if a child were to watch the show, how much of it he/she would even understand. (I haven't seen this show, but I assume a lot of it is just talking about sex, etc.--If I'm wrong, you can just ignore me.)

I'm wondering about this because every once in a while, I will hear a song on the radio and a little lightbulb will go off--OH, that's what that song was about. For example, for the longest time I thought Wake Up Little Suzie by the Everly Brothers was about a boy who was babysitting a girl--they fell asleep--and now nobody would hire him anymore because he was a bad babysitter. Even songs that made explicit sexual references flew right over my head (I'm talking about 80's songs here as I'm 25 now)--I might have sang the lyrics but I never had any clue what they were about. Anyway, just a funny little aside.

Posted by: sieglinde

:)

I still miss sexual references. My co-workers were talking about a scene in last year's 24 that completely passed me by. I had no clue.