The flipper? Really? I just got cable last month after not having it for about 2 years. I noticed an annoying synchronization of ads between channels fairly quickly, but overboard movie censoring just struck last night.
I don’t post much in CS, but I was hoping to find out
[ul][li]Does this happen a lot on cable?[/li][li]What the fuzz is wrong with the good old finger?[/li][/ul]
In case it matters, this is some network I’d never heard of before called PeachTree.
They also cut out the spoon, so there really wasn’t one.
Yep- happens all the time. I personally hate that one, because I found that line hilarious- “Why don’t I give you… the finger… then you give me my phone call.”
I can pretty much guarantee that everyone involved in that edit knew how ridiculous it was. They knew the edited line was silly and knew that you’d know the edited line was silly. The censor who said, “Okay, that new line is fine for broadcast” knew it was silly though it was his job to say, “Hey, this might offend half a dozen nut jobs in Peoria so we have to cut it.” Such is the crazy world of commercial television.
I just rented that for its annual airing at the lair; perhaps the reason Neo’s finger is at the bottom of the screen is to facilitate its inevitable editing. Thought it was always a little weird he flipped it from his lap.
According to Wikipedia, Peachtree, or WPCH, is an over-the-air station, formerly Atlanta’s WTBS, and still broadcasting on Channel 17. Though owned by Turner Broadcasting, it is separate from TBS’ nationwide cable feed. As a broadcast station, it is subject to F.C.C. rules and enforcement, whether it is subsequently rebroadcast on a cable system or not.
I saw Quick Change on an airplane. I think it’s a funny movie, and it actually added a certain amount of amusement to hear a tough mobster tell the other mobster to “Open the viking door.”
The censored version of the Beezleboss song from The Pick of Destiny is atrocious fun. Whoever thought *that *movie, of all things, could be made kiddie friendly, when it’s basically built on crass humor and profanity for profanity’s sake (not to mention matter-of-fact satanism), should be committed. But quite obviously, Jack Black just ran with it. Enjoy. Kiddie friendliness achieved ? Only if you’re fudging stoned, mother trucker
FYI, I emailed them about this (pointing out that 10 seconds after the incident in question, Neo gets his mouth erased and is injected with a robo-insect-tracker), and got this back:
Which means it’s society, man. Maybe they should have started making people sign a waiver before selling them an HD aerial… it’s probably too late now. :smack:
The flipper one became a running gag in my house about five years ago. My favorite is on the special features of Shawn of the Dead:
“It’s four in the funking morning! I’ve got to to funking work in four funking hours, because everyone in my funking department is funking ill. Now can you see why I’m funking angry!?”
