TV 19 - Simpsons Did It

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

If you haven't already, go watch This Film is Not Yet Rated for more details on how the MPAA Ratings Board is staffed and how they operate. It's a joke. Even though each TV network rates its own content, they hire censors who take their cues from film.

[Kepler]

The gay Asian dude on SNL is quitting due to depression.

All comedians except Bob Newhart are messed up.

[aparch]

Short answer - because Americans are prudes.

God forbid we see a pair of t!ts on TV though. :roll eyes: Shootings, blood, gore, all a-okay. But how dare some ankle or shoulder be shown for more than a passing glance.

Why did it have to be the puritanical Christians that sailed to the new world?

[French Rage]

The gay Asian dude on SNL is quitting due to depression.

All comedians except Bob Newhart are messed up.

He's stepping away from his podcast, not the show, from what I can see.

Also, "depersonalization" (whatever that means), not depression.

[Handyman]

He's stepping away from his podcast, not the show, from what I can see.

Also, "depersonalization" (whatever that means), not depression.

It is a mental state where you feel detached from your body.

[Kepler]

It is a mental state where you feel detached from your body.

Um.

Okay.

I'm becoming a cranky Old.

Edit: oh sh-t, no, it's a real thing. My god, Schopenhauer would have loved this.

[Jimjamesak]

If you haven't already, go watch This Film is Not Yet Rated for more details on how the MPAA Ratings Board is staffed and how they operate. It's a joke. Even though each TV network rates its own content, they hire censors who take their cues from film.

This. This Film is Not Yet Rated is fantastic and very informative.

I kinda wish the director Kirby (uh, word for male genitalia that is his last name that the board censors won’t let me use) or someone would do an updated version with some comparison to other ratings systems in entertainment (like the video games one).

[Slap Shot]

I remember when my parents would bar me from watching things such as (iirc) the Helter Skelter series, but would let me watch the Tonight Show and SNL. God forbid parents be tasked with parenting and networks during PT or even later TV be able to air what they wish.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Parks and rec marathon on today, have it on in background. Forgot about this classic from Minnesota boy Ben, whose parents are meeting Leslie for first time:

“Well, they’re white people from Minnesota, So hockey, fishing, skiing, sailing and after a few drinks put on a Prince album. Don’t mention the Green Bay Packers or the State of Iowa.”

[Spartanforlife4]

Started watching It's Always Sunny from the beginning. I've never been a regular watcher, but I'll catch the odd episode here and there. I've seen some people say that the first season is forgettable, or that they hadn't found their stride yet. While the characters certainly aren't what they would later become, and there's no Devito, three episodes in and they hit the ground running on the comedy. Everyone episode has been great in contrast to Seinfeld's painfully slow first season while they were still fleshing out characters.

[Slap Shot]

S2 of The Bear continues to get better with Eps 5-7 providing a sort of Amen Corner to the season. 5 was poignant, revealing and emotional, 6 was a return to the frenetic pacing if S1 that punches you square in the gut, and 7 was a masterpiece of dialogue and human interaction.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

S2 of The Bear continues to get better with Eps 5-7 providing a sort of Amen Corner to the season. 5 was poignant, revealing and emotional, 6 was a return to the frenetic pacing if S1 that punches you square in the gut, and 7 was a masterpiece of dialogue and human interaction.

Yeah I think 7 is my fave

[Proud2baLaker]

Bear S2E6 was something else. The guests stars were great. But man it was also extremely uncomfortable to watch.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Bear S2E6 was something else. The guests stars were great. But man it was also extremely uncomfortable to watch.

Guest stars were perfect. My sister texted me 15 minutes in about her blood pressure

[Proud2baLaker]

Guest stars were perfect. My sister texted me 15 minutes in about her blood pressure

I never experienced a family gathering like that and it still gave me sooo much anxiety.

I'm on episode 8 now and I can easily say this show has been one of the best things I've ever seen.

The acting, the dialogue, the pacing, the character growth/arcs, the music, etc., all of it has been amazing and damn near perfect.