Sex and violence weren't ever banned, but there was a constant refrain of "you can't watch that - it's CRAP".
Oy. Yep.
Anya: It's lovely! I wish it was mine! Oh like you weren't all thinking the same thing. Giles: I'm fairly certain I wasn't.
'The Killer In Me'
Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
P.M. Marc - Jul 22, 2005 10:38:52 am PDT #2212 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Topic!Cindy - Jul 22, 2005 10:39:39 am PDT #2213 of 10002
What is even happening?
you can't watch that - it's CRAPYes, this was the biggest rule in our house, too. I missed all kinds of stuff because of that rule.
M*A*S*H, Carol Burnett, Mary Tyler Moore, and Bob Newhart were the standards in our house, as well. Also, as an only child, I was at a TV disadvantage. We had one TV. I was quiet enough. I never won.
My father used to always watch Mr. Rogers Neighborhood with me, though. Lady Elaine Fairchild cracked him up.
brenda m - Jul 22, 2005 10:43:14 am PDT #2214 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
My fam is Anne's, only not so much with the sculptural fabulousness. Sex and violence weren't ever banned, but there was a constant refrain of "you can't watch that - it's CRAP".
That was our biggest rule. Except I remember once my nana jumping up off the couch and slapping the tv off because people were kissing on Dallas.
Jesse - Jul 22, 2005 10:47:21 am PDT #2215 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, we watched Dallas, too. Were both Dallas and Love Boat on Friday nights?
amych - Jul 22, 2005 10:48:03 am PDT #2216 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
People kissed on Dallas? Ewwwww!
Fred Pete - Jul 22, 2005 10:48:05 am PDT #2217 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
I shudder to think how brenda's nana reacted to NYPD Blue....
Topic!Cindy - Jul 22, 2005 10:49:14 am PDT #2218 of 10002
What is even happening?
My Nana adored Thelma and Louise. /my Nana liked carrots
Kathy A - Jul 22, 2005 10:52:30 am PDT #2219 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
IIRC, Dallas was Friday night, and Love Boat/Fantasy Island were Saturday night. I'm positive about the LB night because I had a regular babysitting gig on Saturday nights for nearly a year, and that was the only thing on TV that I found remotely appealing. (Of course, I was 12-13 years old at the time.)
Pre-cable, pre-VCR, you settle for whatever weak entertainment you can find.
tommyrot - Jul 22, 2005 10:53:38 am PDT #2220 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Pre-cable, pre-VCR, you settle for whatever weak entertainment you can find.
I remember those days. [shudder]
It's a miracle we survived....
Kristen - Jul 22, 2005 10:53:45 am PDT #2221 of 10002
Were both Dallas and Love Boat on Friday nights?
No, it was Dukes of Hazzard, Dallas and then Falcon Crest on Fridays.