Sex and violence weren't ever banned, but there was a constant refrain of "you can't watch that - it's CRAP".
Oy. Yep.
Spike: Heard what happened up top, offing your dad and all. Don't know if you know this, but, uh…I killed my mum. Actually, I'd already killed her, and then she tried to shag me, so I had to-- Wesley: Thank you. I'm…very comforted.
'Lineage'
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.