Comments on: The best of the worst of the week on television.

The best of the worst of the week on television.

insomnia_lj — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:05:41 -0800

The best of the worst of the week on television. The Parents Television Council, a U.S.-based watchdog organization trying to stamp out indecency on the airwaves, is doing their part in the war against moral turpitude. How? By creating a website where they host videos of the most offensive scenes on television... inadvertently creating some of the most amusing content on the internet!

By: insomnia_lj

insomnia_lj — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:08:25 -0800

As they say when you watch the videos on their website: WARNING: Graphic Content!!!
Do NOT push play if you don't want to see the explicit video!!! See? Even they want to watch this stuff! Do you think they'd be happy enough if companies shipped all televisions with a similar warning label??!

By: insomnia_lj

insomnia_lj — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:18:33 -0800

Oh, and don't forget to download their video of the most offensive clips on television, 2001-2004

By: klangklangston

klangklangston — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:22:07 -0800

Man, all .wmvs. What about people who want to be offended on Macs? By the way, Kenny Eatabagadonuts, PhD. wants to be kept abreast of developments with CSI. He just complained that their episode with the infantilism was trite, boring and full of plot holes (because you can change the text in that box they have prefilled for complaints). If the FCC can't stop crappy TV shows, who can?

By: neustile

neustile — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:26:19 -0800

Man, all .wmvs. What about people who want to be offended on Macs? I get my offension on just fine with Windows Media Player for the Mac.

By: yeahyeahyeahwhoo

yeahyeahyeahwhoo — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:26:37 -0800

sweet, a new bookmark!

By: jacquilynne

jacquilynne — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:28:24 -0800

I find it hilarious that people complain about the content on cable. Broadcast, I can understand, but cable? You phone a company up and ask them to come hook you up and then pay them a monthly fee, and you find their content offensive. Somewhere along the line perhaps you ought to think about what you're doing. Plus, I mean, if you're including cable in the list of things you're complaining about, wouldn't every week's most offensive moment come from some pay for porn channel?

By: melt away

melt away — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:28:55 -0800

Subject: Offended Dear Editors, As a morally upright citizen of God's country and a warrior for Christ, I must inform you that I am morally outraged and offended that you would dare to host such vile scenes as depicted on your page "Worst TV Clips of the Week". I sat shocked and awed as my very own son, who was raised to be a moral beacon in his community and is a vigilant supporter of your cause among his peers, watched scenes of vile sexuality, necrophilia and blasphemous behavior. You, sirs, are as sinful as the liberal commie networks of satan that you work to eradicate. I will no longer support a den of evil such as your site any longer, especially when innocent young Christian minds can be corrupted by the very material that you host. Love, in Christ, Mike Oram

By: Danf

Danf — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:32:05 -0800

I was not as offended as I expected to be. I am disappointed.

By: Verdant

Verdant — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:32:56 -0800

Finally, someone has dispensed with the excess padding of the plot and dialogue of CBS's "Without a Trace" and given us only the Teen Orgy Scenes that keep us tuning in each week.

By: clevershark

clevershark — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:36:10 -0800

I had no idea that TV was so interesting! Thanks PTC!

By: insomnia_lj

insomnia_lj — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:36:26 -0800

"What about people who want to be offended on Macs?" Everyone knows that Mac users are liberal artists/pornographers anyway, klangklang... and besides, there are versions of Windows Media Player and even other apps that play .wmvs on a Mac.

By: clevershark

clevershark — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:37:34 -0800

Come to think of it, doesn't that whole site constitute a broad violation of the DMCA? It'd be a shame if someone reported the PTC to the authorities.

By: Thoth

Thoth — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:39:47 -0800

That worst content is fantastic. Something about irony should be inserted here, or whaterver.

By: Fezboy!

Fezboy! — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:42:47 -0800

This is great. I get to be TV free AND see the best naughty bits too. Totally bookmarking this page and I hope they update often.

By: drezdn

drezdn — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:42:50 -0800

The cognitive dissonance involved in this is incredible. People from PTC have to sit around watching shows to find the most scandalous bits, gasping in horror the whole time.

By: nkyad

nkyad — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:43:56 -0800

Amusing, yes. But does a FPP with two links to the same page disguised under two different sentences have one or two links?

By: fungible

fungible — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:43:56 -0800

DO NOT PUSH THE BIG SHINY RED BUTTON!!! SHINY, SHINY BUTTON!!

By: selfmedicating

selfmedicating — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:44:22 -0800

Ratings of the various tv shows are worth a look too. You've got to wonder what Diagnosis Murder did to earn a yellow-light rating.

By: m0nm0n

m0nm0n — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:46:01 -0800

Am I the only one jerking off to this?

By: SisterHavana

SisterHavana — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:53:21 -0800

Gratuitious sexual content on Sex and the City? No way!

By: insomnia_lj

insomnia_lj — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:55:06 -0800

My thoughts were "I hope they post more often", too. They need a blog. And an RSS feed! (So, how come network lawyers aren't sending the PTC "cease and desist" takedown letters?!)

By: Turtles all the way down

Turtles all the way down — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:59:32 -0800

Nip/Tuck creator Ryan Murphy comments that "Hopefully I have made it possible for somebody on broadcast television to do a rear-entry scene in three years. Maybe that will be my legacy." Excellent.

By: jcruelty

jcruelty — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:01:09 -0800

(posts to del.icio.us for viewing at home later) This is great. Hopefully the naughty bits will live up to the hype.

By: Darkman

Darkman — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:01:14 -0800

"02.17.05 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation on CBS Explicit scenes of patently offensive sexual and excretory functions" Oh man... you can patent offensiveness??!! Great, if I had known that, I would have had the U.S. Patent Office giving me a rimjob by now.

By: Yossarian

Yossarian — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:06:12 -0800

I find it humorous that American Idol is green-lighted and America's Most Wanted is red-lighted.

By: odinsdream

odinsdream — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:09:45 -0800

So, wait, these people watched TV for an entire week straight, and they only came up with THIRTEEN scenes that offended them!? And that was THE BEST? I stopped watching after the first one, because... one... it wasn't even sexual, and two, I'm at work. God, they can't even be consistent in their outrage.

By: LeLiLo

LeLiLo — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:11:02 -0800

Not to compare anyone to anybody else, but this reminds me exactly of the Nazis in the late 1930s, who pulled together 650 modern art paintings by 200 artists into one big exhibit designed to show everyone just how degenerate the works (by Klee, Kandinsky, Picasso, etc.) actually were. Because of this focused attention, the show ended up being on tour for three years, and was seen by three million people. It had become the first 'blockbuster' art show in history.

By: odinsdream

odinsdream — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:15:57 -0800

From the link to South Park's Whore Off: "When you subscribe to basic cable, exactly what are you paying for?" Jesus, they even -recognize- what the problem is. You're PAYING for it. If you don't want it, Stop Paying For It. It's OBVIOUS what you get. If it isn't, get it for a month, then decide. In their case, they should decide NOT TO KEEP PAYING. Oh, and comedy central certainly isn't included in our basic cable plan.

By: klik99

klik99 — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:16:55 -0800

proof that obsessivly condemning something shows a fascination with it. I can see them drooling over how morally repugnent these clips are.

By: tiamat

tiamat — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:17:02 -0800

Is there a service I can get where I get notified about these vile scenes ahead of time? So I know what ~~not~~ to tune in to?

By: unsupervised

unsupervised — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:22:38 -0800

I've tried to watch the South Park clip a couple times now and it always freezes during buffering just as Mr. Slave has Paris Hilton's upper body shoved up his ass. Truly, these people are misunderstood geniuses.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:34:51 -0800

I was all set to watch the naughty bits, but I have to admit that many of those violent scenes in the worst of were truly awful. I was surprised that were on network tv. The irony is I never would have seen them if they hadn't been hosted by that site.

By: MaxVonCretin

MaxVonCretin — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:39:05 -0800

Thank goodness! By watching these, we'll know what to be on the lookout for to avoid while waiting for next week's clips!

By: mathowie

mathowie — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:47:38 -0800

Damn, that teen orgy is pretty crazy for TV, but I seriously doubt teens would watch some boring cop show on boring old CBS looking for tips on how they should act at school the next day.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:50:53 -0800

It's actually a pretty good cop show. And I learned everything I know about being from watching Starsky & Hutch.

By: dougunderscorenelso

dougunderscorenelso — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:52:50 -0800

Jon, did you leave out an adjective on that Starsky & Hutch bit? It worked well regardless.

By: kanewai

kanewai — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:53:36 -0800

I was so ready to be offended. I showered, ate breakfast, and sat down at my console with an-tici-pation. And those clips truly were horrid. But horrid in the manner of bad cheese, rather than in the manner of good porn. And no blaspheming? No sacrilege? How can you have moral turpitude without them? I'm horribly disappointed.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:54:15 -0800

I give good typo, dude.

By: Mayor Curley

Mayor Curley — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:56:59 -0800

And I learned everything I know about being from watching Starsky & Hutch. How do NYC cops feel about you firing a gun out of the window of your Ford Torino on crowded streets?

By: NewBornHippy

NewBornHippy — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:59:17 -0800

I though it was Sex as in Gender: Gender and the City. You have to admit it's sick to feature gratuitious sex scene in my beloved Gender and the City -- shame on them!

By: graventy

graventy — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:01:05 -0800

Damn. Not only do they go to the trouble of watching these horrible horrible shows, and documenting their crimes against humanity...they also Tivo the "worst" parts and offer them on a website. Genius! I'm thinking about watching more Without a Trace now. That orgy scene was hot.

By: graventy

graventy — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:05:56 -0800

This does not update nearly often enough.

By: a3matrix

a3matrix — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:18:29 -0800

More people who think their ideas are the best ones. The irony of re-aring all the scenes that offend them the most, is most likely completely lost on them. As it turns out, how offensive can it be, if they watched it in the first place? Fuck these people. If they can't stand to see something on tv (cable or otherwise) TURN THE CHANEL OR TURN THE TV OFF!!! Truly, these people are misunderstood geniuses. hehehe or something else. I wonder if they go to confession after watching the episodes in question.

By: mischief

mischief — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:19:02 -0800

How can it be "gratuitous sexual content" when no bare tits or butts are anywhere in sight? "Airs at 8/7 Central." heheh

By: mischief

mischief — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:22:23 -0800

PS: I would like to thank T-Mobile, Nintendo, Activision, Ubi Soft and Palm One for allowing me the opportunity to see that South Park clip.

By: ChrisTN

ChrisTN — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:25:09 -0800

Am I going to hell if the first clip I watched was the one described as "Teen Orgy Party"? Oh well...from your comments, it appears that I'll have plenty of company. All aboard, the handbasket leaves in five minutes!

By: Pattie

Pattie — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:27:19 -0800

Did I miss it or has no one mentioned the cute film Cinema Paradiso yet? Makes for a solid video rental this weekend if you're stumped--a side aspect of the plot involves "scandalous" deleted scenes.

By: ChrisTN

ChrisTN — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:30:29 -0800

Oh, and from the "Surreal Life" clip: Peter Brady being tied to a brass pole in a strip club and accosted by exotic dancers? HAWT. (Plus, I really really want Jane Wiedlin's clergy shirt.)

By: fungible

fungible — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:36:01 -0800

"Whore-off" was definitely the best episode of a really good South Park season. But I wonder what the PTC thought of the "Kenny's Feeding Tube" episode. There was nothing gratuitously sexual or violent in that episode (besides Kenny getting hit by a car, which happens every week). And yet it probably represented everything they hate.

By: KirkJobSluder

KirkJobSluder — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:45:41 -0800

Well, in regards to paying for cable. One of the consequences of consolidation is that there are many places where the alternatives to cable involve installing a huge antenna on your roof. And one of the consequences of zoning laws and deed restrictions are that you can't put a big rotary yagi for television (or any other reason) on your roof anymore either. If you, sometimes cable is just rolled into your monthly costs whether you use it or not. That said, I gave up on cable for reasons that are part economic, part political, and part just plain personal, and after the first few weeks, you don't miss it much.

By: UKnowForKids

UKnowForKids — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:53:58 -0800

This discussion is incomplete without a link to the sublime CAP Alert. "Suggestive eye movement" indeed.

By: melt away

melt away — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 13:05:36 -0800

fungible: The best thing about that episode is the timing. I don't even watch South Park except maybe, oh, once a year, and happened to catch this one on week 2 of Shiavo Gate. Brilliant. (Not to mention it was right after the PSP was released).

By: inthe80s

inthe80s — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 13:11:11 -0800

If I was one of the creators of South Park, I'd be pissed off if the show didn't make the top ten every week. If you don't like the content of a particular cable channel, almost every cable system out there allows you to block channels you don't want. I block any channel showing conservative windbags like these. Great archive of clips though, recomended watching.

By: slhack3r

slhack3r — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 13:19:36 -0800

You would think that the PTC, being "indecency nazis" and all, would have at least labeled the page using the the IRCA's meta tags so that parents could attempt to filter all of this "gratuitous content" out of the interweb to protect their kid's virgin eyes?

By: Divine_Wino

Divine_Wino — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 13:34:05 -0800

Waiter, the food was terrible and the portions were so small!

By: insomnia_lj

insomnia_lj — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 13:41:27 -0800

It would be fitting if these bozos got their site blocked by the various parental filter sites for hosting adult content, wouldn't it?!

By: kirkaracha

kirkaracha — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 13:44:44 -0800

This discussion is incomplete without a link to the sublime CAP Alert.

"Typically an R-rated films requires two or three log sheets to record all the issues of assault on morality and decency. Sin City required 7 1/2 log sheets... ...Very few of the nearly 1000 films we have analyzed have earned a CAP final score of 100 (the best score possible) and very few films have earned a CAP final score of zero (the worst possible score). Sin City earned a final score of zero [on the WISDOMeter]...

Good times, good times.

By: odinsdream

odinsdream — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 13:46:39 -0800

would have at least labeled the page using the the IRCA's meta tags Some people aren't exactly web-saavy. Warning, link may induce seizures.

By: graventy

graventy — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 13:57:01 -0800

The Wisdo-meter? Like, basing your movie decisions on this meter shows wisdom?

By: kanewai

kanewai — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 14:29:59 -0800

Just watched the archived footage. And honestly - it's disturbing. The South Park clips were over the top but hella funny. It's Freedom of Speech at it's best. Sex and the City is a show for adults, so no problems there. And watching Peter Brady get tied up was kind of hot. The rest was truly awful, especially when watched back to back. It's eight minutes of rape fantasies, fake lesbianism, and bad acting. I wonder if any of the directors has actually had sex. If I had kids I think I'd forbid them from watching most of this shit also. Look, I'm a left leaning libertarian atheist queer who used to work for the ACLU. And I still see a sick and twisted moral framework behind a lot of tv. I don't believe that we can legislate against it, but I do believe we can and should confront it. I'm not sure the site is as ironic as many on here think it is. A lot of fundies are certainly enjoying a frisson of guilty delight when they watch it. Others - fundies and non xtians alike - will feel mobilized to take action.

By: QuestionableSwami

QuestionableSwami — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 15:06:20 -0800

I find it humorous that American Idol is green-lighted and America's Most Wanted is red-lighted. I find it more amusing that Diagnosis:Murder is yellow-lighted.

By: stratastar

stratastar — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 15:11:13 -0800

well that's a decent point, it might be funny to us, but it serves as a lightning rod and causes alot of other people to vote for the Santorum's and Keyes' of the world... so uh who's drawing straws to email the DMCA (after we've had our download fill of course?)

By: kirkaracha

kirkaracha — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 15:26:37 -0800

Bummer, I messed up the link to the Sin City review.

By: klangklangston

klangklangston — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 15:37:24 -0800

Questionable: That's because of Dick Van Dyke's famous "shower scene" last season.

By: ChrisTN

ChrisTN — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 15:40:44 -0800

The rest was truly awful, especially when watched back to back. It's eight minutes of rape fantasies, fake lesbianism, and bad acting. I wonder if any of the directors has actually had sex. If I had kids I think I'd forbid them from watching most of this shit also. Sure, I'll agree with that. (I, too, wouldn't want my 4-year-old watching hot hot Peter Brady getting slapped by strippers.) But for me, at the risk of bringing up the dreaded specter of "personal responsibility," shouldn't it be the parents who decide what their kids should watch and what they shouldn't? In other words, is it up to PTC to decide what makes good TV for every American family, or is it up to each parent to actually monitor what gets broadcast into her/his own home?

By: Zurishaddai

Zurishaddai — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 16:12:32 -0800

OMG, could they do the "titillating clips for the moral majority" thing any more transparently?? What on earth non-prurient purpose is served by offering up the actual clips to a mass audience with lots of bandwidth?

By: Satapher

Satapher — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 16:27:29 -0800

you can stamp out indecency on the televsion, but youll never stamp out indecency in your brains.

By: Enron Hubbard

Enron Hubbard — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 16:28:46 -0800

Gratuitous - Given or granted without return or recompense; unearned. Given or received without cost or obligation; free. Gratuitous sex - Not paid for? But if it is on cable, didn't I pay for it? Snarkiness aside, this is symptomatic of a small, loudmouthed wave of asshats who want to enforce their ideas of propriety on everyone else. Is most TV crap? You betcha. Would I let my kids watch most of the stuff on that website? Nope. But I want that choice. (They're) so narrow minded, they could see through a keyhole with both eyes.- Molly Ivins

By: fshgrl

fshgrl — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 16:29:51 -0800

wtf? Christian basic cable includes Comedy Central and HBO? Where do I sign up?

By: clevershark

clevershark — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 16:48:28 -0800

If you concentrate really hard you can practically hear Brent Bozell fapping over some of these clips.

By: ericb

ericb — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 16:58:04 -0800

Ah, what stations would be included in a "Christian Basic Cable Package?" Certainly, no Queer As Folk, L-Word, or Deadwood. But, most definitely - 24-hours of Davey and Goliath! We've Been Hosed!

By: kanewai

kanewai — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 17:31:29 -0800

In other words, is it up to PTC to decide what makes good TV for every American family, or is it up to each parent to actually monitor what gets broadcast into her/his own home? This is where I'm torn. Having the PTC set the boundaries would be a nightmare. And yet I have absolutely no problem demanding that Michael Savage and other purveyors of hate be taken off the air. Do I then become part of the small, loudmouthed wave of asshats who want to enforce their ideas of propriety on everyone else? I reject the boundaries the PTC draws; this does not mean that I don't believe that there are boundaries. I do belive that we can regulate hate speech, I do believe that there is a case for regulating violence on the airwaves.

By: Satapher

Satapher — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 18:06:22 -0800

REGGGUUUULAAATOOOOOOORRRRRSSS!

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 20:38:20 -0800

Anal engulfment video, courtesy of "Parent's Television Council" I like the sound of that.

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 20:39:54 -0800

Oh, but better still : "Parent's Television Council promotes South Park anal engulfment video clip"

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 05:54:26 -0800

Looks like I"m going to have to download a few seasons of South Park. Whore-Off had me in stitches.

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 06:34:55 -0800

"I do belive that we can regulate hate speech, I do believe that there is a case for regulating violence on the airwaves. " - Kanewai, the PTC is a construct of the Christian nationalist far right and seems principally concerned with smut. The PTC seems less opposed to gratuitious violence which - as we all know - has a long and well established place in the American public commons.

By: funambulist

funambulist — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 08:03:39 -0800

Haha... genius, yes, absolute genius. I especially love how they identify the objectionable content in the CSI episode with the fat man jumping off the balcony: "Explicit scenes of patently offensive sexual and excretory functions". Not that you actually see anything sexual or excretory in the clip, or that it's portrayed as anything other than repulsive, but what's funny is, apparently they don't have a problem with the whole hallucination and suicide thing. So, kids, today's lesson is: killing yourself is ok, just don't do it in a dirty diaper after being cuddled by a hot young nurse. Cos that'd be too gross and sinful. Resist the powerful allure of excrements!!

By: biffa

biffa — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 09:16:38 -0800

The scene where the boy walks into the bathroom and sees the naked woman: how is that sexual? We don't see anything of the woman which would qualify as indecent if displayed in a public place, the boy is fully clothed, there is no dialogue or behaviour on the part of either actor that could be regarded as flirtatious or sexually related. Perhaps the member of the PTC can only relate to children on a sexual level, seeing them only as objects to be toyed with and cast aside as broken playthings once the PTC representatives have had their way?

By: scarymonsterrrr

scarymonsterrrr — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 11:08:13 -0800

The funniest thing about the inclusion of the "Whore-Off" clip is that right after that scene was one condemning the glorification of sluttiness in society.

By: McBain

McBain — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 13:32:01 -0800

That was awesome! I'll be checking this site more often.

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 17:44:08 -0800

Parent's Television Council : "Resist the powerful allure of excrements!!" Now, there's a T-shirt worth wearing.

By: emf

emf — Sun, 17 Apr 2005 04:55:28 -0800

These people have the greatest excuse for having porn in the house; "doing research". I wonder if their partners just roll their eyes.

By: dreamsign

dreamsign — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 19:06:20 -0800

Ack, late to this thread, but I'll second (fifth, tenth) Firefly. I'm also getting vary attached to Slings and Arrows.