47 comments Add a comment
After the mildly offensive act in which Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross sent mildly offensive messages on the answer phone of the mildly offended Andrew Sachs (who, in the end, wasn't too upset anyway), all the middle aged sad gits of the world overreacted, got on their moral soapboxes and started complaining about TV being too rude and how decency and respectability had been lost. After this ended up on the news several times (apparently this was much more important than all the wars and murders that were happening at that time) and the duo got undeservedly punished for doing nothing much wrong, I thought this absurd incident was all over.
Now that Ross is back on the air though, this issue has resurfaced with lots of discussion, articles and programmes about the issue. Fairly recently there was an episode of "Tonight with Trevor MacDonald" (or not Trevor MacDonald for this specific episode) titled "Is TV Too Rude?" in which a bunch of people were invited to watch certain TV clips, voice their opinion on the clip and then vote on whether it should have been broadcast. By far the most vocal person there (I don't know his name so let's call him Richard) was strongly against every TV clip that was shown and didn't want them to be broadcast. One thing he said which stood out was something along the lines of "I don't want to pay my TV license for this filth".
TV isn't there to entertain JUST YOU...
Well, here's the thing Richard. If you don't want to pay your TV license then don't pay for it if you're that bothered. What you have to understand is that TV isn't there to entertain JUST YOU, it's there to entertain everyone. If you're upset by profanity and nudity then there are plenty of high quality programmes before the watershed for your enjoyment. Alternatively you could just get rid of your television set and leave the rest of us to enjoy our programmes!
Profanity is part of our language and the human body is part of our art and culture and there's nothing you can do about it. I hate soaps. They're bland, repetitive and insult my intelligence but, even if I could, I wouldn't get rid of them. The reason is that, unlike Richard, I understand the TV isn't out there just to entertain me. I understand that many people enjoy soap operas and that I'm not forced to watch them.
TV is for everyone and if you don't like it then turn it off!
By: Chris
Leave a comment
And complaining about it won't change a damn thing.
I sold my tv back in 05 and I haven't missed it one bit.
Unless you like cooking shows,talent contests,and soap opera's you are pretty much fycked for choice in the UK.
I'm not paying for that load of crap on the off chance the BBC puts on a decent documentary or drama once in a blue moon.
Actualy, I apologise...
It's just clicked...
are you Jonathan Ross??...
Ross and Brand made a mistake but their reception was over the top by the high horse brigade.
"Richard" may be a License paying individual but he doesn't need to watch a programme that offends him. That's why people have remote controls with other channel numbers and of course, the power button. Tough titty.
Still, let him have his cake and eat it. He's an individual amoung millions that don't care.
"oooooh Agnes, songs of praise is on, you know how I do love this show, lets start with the rumpy pumpy"..... is not how others feel.
ahforfoulkessake
Its so much rubbish on TV these days that you're short changing yourself if you pay it.
My personal view, though I don't wish to enrich Rupert Murdoch or Richard virgin Branson any further than they are, is that I would like to have sky so I can get a package of channels I want to see even if it costs me so much a month to do so plus I would have it if I made the laws so that those on any contract of pay-per-month wouldn't have to pay for the TV licence as they receive it all through their satellite box. and pay more than a TV licence anyway.
As for the idiots who write in to Points of View to complain, they should get a life and not worry about such small stuff and second, I honestly think that they read out some of these fools' complaints so to embarrass them so that people they know will be watching and know its them who wrote in.