Tim Conway Jr. Suspended Next Week. Anyone know Why?

[michael hagerty]

The example I gave of Howard spanking nude strippers live on the radio.

And to be clear, if that is your thing, that is fine, to each his own and I don't begrudge anyone for thinking that is good entertainment or Howard for his success with these and similar stunts. Low brow entertanment has its place and I will never be in favor of censoring. But it should be on an adult, private transaction basis; the public airwaves are not an appropriate venue. Not now, not then, not ever.

ChannelFlipper, until Stern went on TV with his own short-lived (2 and a half years) syndicated late night show, my reaction to him spanking nude strippers on the radio was:

"It's RADIO. Who knows if they're nude or if he's spanking them? It's the 90s equivalent of Edgar Bergen's radio ventriloquism act (Who knows if his lips are moving or not?). As long as the words coming out of everyone's mouth meet FCC standards (naturally or by bleeping), he's legal. "

Wasn't my cup of tea, then or now, but he clearly had a more than sufficient audience.

 

[tall_guy1]

Maybe I'm wrong but I think the difference with shows like Family Guy and South Park is that one knows pretty much exactly what they'll see when they tune in, and exactly the type of humor and content those shows are made of - and both seem to be 'equal opportunity offenders' meaning at some point they'll parody nearly every race, religion and orientation - That's especially true with South Park. If that type of humor becomes "no longer funny" to many people and tastes change, ratings will drop and the shows will be replaced.

That said, there have already been some noteworthy changes to those types of shows recently. The Simpsons announced last year that white voice actors would no longer be used for non-white characters, and on Family Guy, the white voice actor who voiced Cleveland stepped away, opening that role up so a black voice actor could voice that black character. At least at one time, Comedy Central would only air South Park episodes after a certain time (I think it was 10 p.m.) when most children would be in bed for school. If adults wished to tune in, so be it.

There are zero positive Asian stereotypes on any of Seth Macfarlane's shows.

He's trying to have his cake and eat it, too. ("We're making fun of [group], ironically. Making fun of how other people make fun of them — by making fun of them.") I'm afraid that show is not going to age well through the 20s and 30s. Show was already a guilty pleasure. Guess it'll just become a guiltier pleasure.


As media continues moving away from a "push" model (broadcast) to a "pull" model, we really need to re-think broadcast decency standards. How many kids are "tuning in" anymore? Don't pretty much anyone under age 30 go to a VOD/podcatcher and "pull" down what they want?

What's weird is Freeform airs the show on fridays. Judging from their social media, they bill themselves as a super woke liberal activist channel, while this show is the antithesis to that. They also air 700 club, though that's due to a long-standing contract. That's a strange station.

 

[Michael Rivers Kramer]

What's weird is Freeform airs the show on fridays. Judging from their social media, they bill themselves as a super woke liberal activist channel, while this show is the antithesis to that. They also air 700 club, though that's due to a long-standing contract. That's a strange station.

LOL.... I love the disclaimer before they air 700 Club...

"We are not responsible for what is going to appear on your screen"

 

[Ryan Williams]

They also air 700 club, though that's due to a long-standing contract. That's a strange station.

I guess they are leaning into the strangeness with the name.

If I remember correctly, the long-standing contract was basically that Freeform many names ago was The Family Channel and was owned (and i think created) by Pat Robertson (700 Club). The for-profit cable channel was a tax problem for his non-profit so they sold it, but as a condition of the sale, the 700 Club continues to air in perpetuity. A total have your cake and eat it too situation.

 

[Mediafrog+]

If I remember correctly, the long-standing contract was basically that Freeform many names ago was The Family Channel and was owned (and i think created) by Pat Robertson (700 Club).

What is now Freeform started out in the mid-1970s as CBN Satellite, run by Robertson. Wall to wall religion 24/7, unlike his OTA stations which had old reruns during the day mixed in with the 700 Club, and religious programming during evenings and weekends.

I recall that the cable system I subscribed to at the time installed a satellite receiver in 1978. The first service they added was (the then) WTCG followed a couple of months later by CBN. (Third was HBO, then WGN...this was during the old "12 channel" days.)

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