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Every since they invented the DVR, we haven't watc...

2010-08-30T07:04:55.839-05:00

Every since they invented the DVR, we haven't watched commercials. We record what we want to see than then skip through them.

I was born in 1950 and we had one TV channel when I was a kid. We got cartoons for 30 minutes each afternoon, right before the nightly news and an hour or so on Saturday.

My mom wouldn't even let us go to James Bond movies because she thought they were too racy for us. Now kids cartoons have more sex and violence than most adult tv shows.

It's a shame that kids aren't allowed to be kids anymore. They are forced into the adult world too quickly by television and those trying to make money off of them.

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2009-09-07T02:12:00.073-05:00

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The beauty of the remote is the ability to change ...

2009-08-30T21:04:56.338-05:00

The beauty of the remote is the ability to change the channel when the commercials come on.

The Viagra commercials don't bother me as much as the violent previews during a sporting event I'm watching with my kids.

I agree. Our culture churns out this stuff, and i...

2009-08-24T10:51:14.110-05:00

I agree. Our culture churns out this stuff, and it detracts from who we are and who we could become. It's such a waste, to have lost ALL innocence and make 95% of our entertainment titillate with nudity, greed, murder and adultery. And sani-pads...

Too bad we hold nothing sacred. And I don't mean that in the sense of traditional religious doctrine.

I was thinking about this the other day myself. I...

2009-08-23T18:15:42.294-05:00

I was thinking about this the other day myself. It seems like all I see is ED commercials. I get tired of seeing them. The only time I don't have to worry is when I watch PBS so most of the time it's what I watch.

In one word "YES". I thought I was the only one n...

2009-08-23T14:01:40.517-05:00

In one word "YES". I thought I was the only one noticing the spike in sitcoms with homosexuals, promiscuity and blatant references to balls, boobs, condoms and orgasms.

Not that there's anything wrong with that......(necessary disclaimer so my tires don't get sliced) BUT, what did we laugh at years ago? I thought it was funny then.

Let's just blame it all on the fact that we've become accepting of SO MANY things, (thank you ACLU)that it takes more and more shock value to entertain us.

I could also point the finger at National Geographic. If I see one more baby antelope being brought down by one more lion in the name of entertainment, I'm taking my gun to the tower.

Hello! Just dropped in after a visit to Don's (Bey...

2009-08-23T06:43:19.788-05:00

Hello! Just dropped in after a visit to Don's (Beyond Left Field)... I'm 59ish and do I ever remember (sort of) what you wrote about! Those t.v. shows and black and white!!! My favorite was to come home from school and watch "The Millionaire" in the evening's... oh how I waited to get that check from John Baresford Tipton... I swore I wouldn't tell anyone where it came from... now I dread having to watch most of what's on the tube... I head for the Science Channel, DIY, HGTV,... NO REALITY TV!!!!! That as far from reality as possible!
Anyway, nice visiting you!! I'll be dropping by again!

I think I am immune to them anymore. But I can rem...

2009-08-21T22:15:28.861-05:00

I think I am immune to them anymore. But I can remember how boiling mad I was years ago, when this all started with maxi pad and douche commercials first came on tv. I can remember my then 5 yr old son looking at me and asking me what they were. Then a couple of years later, the sex phone chat commercials came on, its been all down hill ever since.

Now, because I have little ones again, the only channel that is on tv is the preschool, noggin channel. I'm not a prude at all, but I think something needs to be done about these commercials. They are getting to be ugly vulgar.

Happy weekend Deb!!

2009-08-21T16:33:17.282-05:00

Happy weekend Deb!!

Americans are obsessed with sex. Or more accurate...

2009-08-21T06:18:46.314-05:00

Americans are obsessed with sex. Or more accurately, they are obsessed with being shocked by sex. Why do you think Bill O'Reilly keeps showing us footage of teenage girls being bad at spring break? Why do Republicans believe in the sanctity of marriage but cheat on their wives? Why are rumors about who is and who is not gay sell so many newspapers and magazines.

I think if we stopped obsessing about sex and just had sex things would go a lot better.

In fact, I think I'm going to start right now. Excuse me.

Good post. I wrote one time about the best shows ...

2009-08-20T13:57:23.318-05:00

Good post. I wrote one time about the best shows in the world, ones that young people seem to know nothing about: I Love Lucy, Red Skelton, Howdy Doody and even the more recent Golden Girls, to name a few. These were so entertaining. I've never seen an episode of Sex in the City, The Simpsons or Desperate Housewives. Perhaps that makes me boring but I've never had any interest in them.

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2009-08-20T12:04:42.895-05:00

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Well said! I am embarrassed to watch TV with the k...

2009-08-19T17:08:01.321-05:00

Well said! I am embarrassed to watch TV with the kids around. Really, it has all gone too far. What truly amazes me is the number of youth who watch soap operas. If that is where they get ideas about relationships, we are in deep trouble.

Couldn't agree with you more! Thanks to the DVR, ...

2009-08-19T16:23:54.144-05:00

Couldn't agree with you more!

Thanks to the DVR, I zap through the commercials. For show content, the change channel and off button work just fine. I watch very little TV.

What really sucks is watching a great movie with y...

2009-08-19T14:41:06.017-05:00

What really sucks is watching a great movie with your mom and all of a sudden Bob pops up grinning as big as you please talking about his enormous you know what thanks to Enzyte!!!

Here, here! I totally agree and get so tired of s...

2009-08-19T11:14:48.921-05:00

Here, here! I totally agree and get so tired of seeing all the sex. Lately, even the commercials I feel I have to mute or even change the channel if our daughter is in the room. Not only are they overly sexual, but I feel inappropriate for young eyes.

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I agree and whats worse is that even with the TV r...

2009-08-19T07:58:15.243-05:00

I agree and whats worse is that even with the TV rating system you still see adult content commercials during G rated shows.

AND @mincognita: speaking of grandmothers, how abo...

2009-08-19T00:21:38.277-05:00

AND @mincognita: speaking of grandmothers, how about that atrocious Trojan Vibrating Touch commercial where the older lady says "relax girls, you can get them right online...that's where I got mine"

How does one explain to the kiddies what, exactly, they are so excited about getting online?

Sadly, everything IS about the almighty buck, and ...

2009-08-19T00:17:43.043-05:00

Sadly, everything IS about the almighty buck, and we are seriously considering doing away with television entirely. We hardly ever watch, and when we want to, nothing of quality is on. When we do find something on that is decent, we have to mute or change channel at every commercial. The commercials on regular channels are absolutely inappropriate for my 5 year old (she exclusively watches PBS Kids and Noggin), and the the medical ones scare her immensely. I am SOOOO tired of having to mute at every Enzyte, Extenz, Lava love lines, sex party, sugardaddie.com, and pharmaceutical commercial that I am ready to throw the box out the window. This doesn't even mention the class action commercials about whether you or a loved one have died from taking such and such medication and need to sue in court. (I am 37, so grew up with television, but I miss the days when Three's Company was the least tasteful show out there.)

I agree and think about it all the time myself. I ...

2009-08-18T20:17:23.523-05:00

I agree and think about it all the time myself. I have four young daughters and I want to keep them innocent for as long as I can. Things like this surely do not help.

The commercial I find really distasteful is that p...

2009-08-18T02:17:44.214-05:00

The commercial I find really distasteful is that product that supposedly is medicare approved. For lack of a better description, it is a pump for, well, you know where. And one of the happy testimonials is from a guy who scarily looks like Howdy Doody.

It makes me mad when those ads come on. How do I ...

2009-08-18T00:46:34.593-05:00

It makes me mad when those ads come on. How do I explain it to my children?

If it wasn't for my son I probably wouldn't have c...

2009-08-17T19:53:35.006-05:00

If it wasn't for my son I probably wouldn't have cable either.

The commercial that really got me was the woman laying on fresh mowed grass in an evening gown for the Honda lawnmower!

The United States is one of only two countries that permits direct-to-consumer drug advertisements. The other is New Zealand. While the ads may cost about 4 billion annually to run they are estimated to pull in about 8 billion in sales. But, part of that 4 billion is allowed to be written off on taxes as an advertising expense.

All the while people are running to their doctors wanting the latest drug to be advertised. The question lies in ~ how many people will suffer from some irreversible side effect many years down the road?

i very rarely watch tv anymore, all those chanels ...

2009-08-17T15:11:46.875-05:00

i very rarely watch tv anymore, all those chanels to surf through and nothing worth watching. tv has definately gone down hill

Here, here! Good post. I feel the exact same way (...

2009-08-17T14:24:16.169-05:00

Here, here! Good post. I feel the exact same way (and I grew up with *only* 4 brothers).

This crap in our culture has me on a rant lately, too-- I've got a slew of posts geared up for it. It's funny, but you're not the only one I've seen suddenly speaking out about this. I think enough is enough. Whatever happened to respect and dignity??