Umh...nope. The only show I'd very happily see censored is the damn Teletubbies.

How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter? --Woody Allen

personally id like to see the creaters of "reality tv" to be tried for crimes against humanity

Ni heolas go haontios - There is no knowledge without unity

I'm with you who needs reality TV? I have that every day.

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reality tv ugh! i hate those shows. going to the dentist would be more interesting.

Limiter released! Rebellious teenager mode activated. Get the hell out of my way.

Well, they do make up for interesting sociological research projects, though.

How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter? --Woody Allen

TV here in the US isn't much better. In fact it might be worse. We have the same things that you were describing. I agree fully with the other sentiments about reality tv. It should be kicked to the gutter.

And it surprises me that they keep adding new shows! Hellooooo!:roll:

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Haha, so Pretty, have you watched every episode just to find out how really appalled you are with the shows?

"The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed."

No, when I surf through the guide on Satellite, I see them all as they limit my choices of real good programming.

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I think the reason why we have those kinda programs these days is just to get attention. Nothing is good enough!!! So they're trying to make the most extreme programs just to be unique in things.

I feel the same way you do. I just don't really care about it. Maybe it's because I'm of a new generation or maybe it's just that I can be hardly influenced. I don't know. Thing is, where does it end?

"If God wanted women to understand men, football would never have been created." - Roger Simon

I tend to watch more of the oldies channels (70s - 90s) programs and then mostly comedies, 95% of to-days programming seems to have a heavy leaning towards a moronic viewer who will just sit and watch anything up to and including so called reality shows “a week in the life of a tapeworm” would probably get a top rating.

"The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed."

I think the "reality" boom was kicked off with the "survivor" type show..and ,yes, I agree, they are about the worst thing tv has to offer.
But I think one reason that they continue to this day is less about the popularity than about how cheap they are to be produced.
Once that discovery was made...they started thinking they could just fill us up on it.
But there's no reality to this crap.
Now people just need to stop watching.
I am hoping their hey day is waning...
but even for that kind of dull witted fare..
I'd never advocate censorship.

The best way to cheer yourself up...is to cheer somebody else up..
MT

I don't have TV so I don't know most of the shows, although I know some of it is shite and some is good. But what I see as a bigger problem, or at least as big, is that people watch too much TV to start with, AND they don't talk to their kids about it. Some people know the personal goings on of so-and-so but they don't know their kid's favorite class at school.

Sorry, but I think there is something huge wrong with that.

But TV isn't going away, and in my opinion it doesn't really need to. I like some TV shows I've seen and there are some cool things for kids on. I do think someof the shows overstep their bounds, and one way to counter that (instead of resorting to censorship and alongsid of lettingsponsors know how you feel) is just to talk to the kids about it. Even not letting themsee it is not as effective in my opinion, because they will see it someday and not be prepared. In my personal experience a little communication goes a long way.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is but one step--Napolean Bonaparte

@PrettyPeaceful:
I'd recommend you watch "American Dad".

But it's true. TV is full of crap these days, no matter where. But I wouldn't censor it. I just deny to watch it. As far as concerning kids I'd probably let them grow up without TV anyways. I want my kids to be aware what is happening in the world and TV won't contribute to that.

The economic anarchy of capitalist society as it exists today is, in my opinion, the real source of the evil. We see before us a huge community of producers the members of which are unceasingly striving to deprive each other of the fruits of their collective labour. I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy, accompanied by an educational system which would be oriented toward social goals.
~ Albert Einstein

There is a lot of wonderful programming out there today for children and adults that is not readily available in the real world. I am constantly learning from the Discovery Channel, Documentry Channel, History Channel, National Geographic channel. When I was teaching English, many of my first level students would watch Sesame Street to learn English. When I was trying to learn French, I was kind of hoping for the French version.

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Belgium has no preventive censorship, and that's a good thing.
If the people want to see rubbish, then change the people. Broadcasters just show what the people buy. How to change the people? Get them educated.

Daar is de lente, daar is de zon
bijna, maar ik denk dat ze weldra zal komen.
De fallus impudicus staat al in bloei
En de blaadjes krijgen bomen.
M'n vrouw en m'n kat zijn allebei krols
en de klokken vertrekken naar Rome

I would also say that there are both qualities in tv. All the channels PrettyPeaceful mentioned are a good surce of knowledge for me. And I love "Comedy Cental" a comedy channel. Makes me laugh til my tummy hurts

Some of the surreal shows are quite funny. They have to be taken in the context they are given though. Much of these are exaggerated to make the series interesting. We all love controversy unfortunately and this is what sells.
Some of these shows make us laugh at ourselves, because there are actually people out there that act like this.
It is too bad though, that some young children are exposed to how negative some people can be.
I myself love, funny videos, caught on tape..

The un-inspirational behavior of others determines our willingness to believe their words. Their life and truths then become like wind, collecting dust in its passing. -lea

Self censorship is the best form I would advocate, you control the remote, and on/off buttons, if you feel a program is inappropriate for yourself or children change channels or pass-code the channels.

"The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed."

I would neither censor, nor deny. Denial is a great source of temptation, temptation leads usually to a stray path. Censorship is hateful when and wherever. I think it's smarter just let it go. But having an eye over it, explaining some things when necessary, and always being there as a reference, a model against the Rocky Horror Daily Show. That's what I would do.

"THERE'LL BE NO SHELTER HERE... THE FRONTLINE IS EVERYWHERE !!!!!!" (RATM, No shelter)

Yeah. They need to answer for their crimes in some way or another.

Anyway, tv is mostly utter, utter crap. There are only a handful of programmes i like. The few decent programmes are drowned in a sea of complete garbage. I feel like putting my shoe through the screen every time i see another property programme, or some idiot trying to be a model, or some moron sat around going "Hey, look at me. I'm getting airtime for absolutely no reason". TV is crap, but i'm not a big fan of censorship either.

"Watch your step by the crowd of fanatics, while they kill in the name of applied mathematics"

I guess it depends on how much u talk to ya kids............ life is shocking .............. jus educate them right n these TV programs will only educate them a little more .......

Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, 'Grow, grow.'

I'd love for the Daily Mail to be censored..especially with some of the scare mongering crap they print.