I really don’t mind ABC airing the movie. To say, “change the channel,” however doesn’t prevent the time it takes for you to see something “horrific” just flipping around. I think people trust that their children can safely view (depending on age), programing at 8:30PM without hearing the “f” word, or seeing an arm torn off, or whatever.
That’s to say the parents CARE greatly that their children sees something like that. I personally probably would not care that much, unless the 30 seconds of them viewing it effects them horribly.
If you had quoted my full message, you would see that I advocate a watershed time after which R rated movies could be shown. I suggested 9:00 PM, so both your mention of 4:00 PM and MyFootsZZ’s mention of 8:30 PM would be times when you could expect wholesome viewing anyway.
And I do go out and rent the movie (adjective deleted in case any child reads this). I really don’t see why I should have to pay $45 a month for my TV and then an additional $4 for every movie just because of other people’s morals or unwillingness to monitor their kids’ TV viewing.
I notice you say: “I really don’t see why I should have to pay $45 a month for my TV”… a TV doesn’t have to cost that much, and it’s only one payment.
Do you mean Cable? Because we aren’t talking about cable. We are talking about network TV. :rolleyes:
When Annie Hall was first broadcast on TV, Woody Allen had similar clout. There was one scene where his character as a kid (Jonathan Munk was the actor’s name) has to endure a tipsy friend of his parents at a cocktail party, sticking nickels on his forehead and saying, “My name’s Jimmy Nichols! That’s how you remember my name—Jimmy Five Cents! Haw haw haw!” Young Alvy finally extricates himself and slouches away muttering, “What an asshole.” Uncut on broadcast TV!