Venezuela Goes too Far!!!

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GEEZER

Wednesday, April 9, 2008 1:54 PM

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Simpsons ditched by Venezuelan TV

The Simpsons has been dropped from morning TV in Venezuela after being deemed unsuitable for children - and has been replaced by Baywatch.
The popular US cartoon about the yellow dysfunctional family was branded "inappropriate" and pulled by the country's television authorities.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7338131.stm

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AURAPTOR

Wednesday, April 9, 2008 2:49 PM

Wait.....Baywatch is ' suitable' for children, but not the Simpsons? ?

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BIGDAMNNOBODY

Wednesday, April 9, 2008 4:02 PM

I would have thought anything "U.S.A." would be deemed unsuitable.

JONGSSTRAW

Wednesday, April 9, 2008 5:45 PM

Chavez allows Baywatch because he likes the red suits. They remind him of his own vast collection of magenta and purple pimp outfits he wears every day. Also, he allows it because his buddy & soul-mate Danny Glover uses it for acting tips.

CHRISISALL

Wednesday, April 9, 2008 5:47 PM

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Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
Also, he allows it because his buddy & soul-mate Danny Glover uses it for acting tips.

Now YOU go too far, Jong.

Don't dis Murtaughisall

JONGSSTRAW

Wednesday, April 9, 2008 6:23 PM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
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Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
Also, he allows it because his buddy & soul-mate Danny Glover uses it for acting tips.
Now YOU go too far, Jong.

Don't dis Murtaughisall

How's this for too far?......best movie he was ever in, he wasn't in...just his voice, in Antz.

KWICKO

Wednesday, April 9, 2008 9:29 PM

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Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
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Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
Also, he allows it because his buddy & soul-mate Danny Glover uses it for acting tips.
Now YOU go too far, Jong.

Don't dis Murtaughisall

How's this for too far?......best movie he was ever in, he wasn't in...just his voice, in Antz.

[Cue Murtaugh Voice] Riggs! RRRRIIIGGGSSS!! [softer voice, under his breath] I'm gettin' too old for this shit...[/Cue Murtaugh Voice]

Personally, I've always found The Simpsons to be far truer to real life than Baywatch *ever* was.

Mike

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RUE

Wednesday, April 9, 2008 9:55 PM

Speaking of the Simpsons and true to life ....

He entered the convenience store about 7:15 a.m. and asked for directions to Nuclear Road, site of the Point Beach nuclear power plant. He and the clerk chatted for a bit, and as he was leaving the clerk heard him say he "came to blow up the place."

The clerk called police and reported the man, whose name was not released (though it was probably Homer). Officers tracked down his rental car at the power plant and detained him for questioning.

He told FBI agents he was a contractor reporting for his first day at the (nuclear power) plant. He said the clerk must have misunderstood him, because what he actually said was that he "hoped he wouldn't blow up the place" because of his inexperience, police said.

DOH ! DOH ! DOH ! doh ! doh ! oh ... oh ... oh ...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-ap-wi-plantevacuated,1,87
6495.story

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DAVESHAYNE

Thursday, April 10, 2008 12:30 AM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
Wait.....Baywatch is ' suitable' for children, but not the Simpsons? ?

Outside the US showing a bit of skin isn't really considered to be that big a deal. Still banning the Simpsons is pretty silly.

David

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FREMDFIRMA

Thursday, April 10, 2008 5:32 AM

Well, I feel I must interject here that ole Chavez is fairly shameless about ogling the babes, in fact, while in the US he told one reporter quite honestly that he missed that last question cause he was busy checking out that girl over there.

I have my reasons for thinking him somewhat foolish, but that ain't one of em and at least he's honest about it.

All that bein said, he's done a far better job of running HIS country than our glorious leader has, in spite of our direct interference, so credit where credit is due....

Besides, is it really more ridiculous than some of our bizarre censorship standards ?

Today I was discussing an old PS1 game called Valkyrie Profile (A collectors item these days, good LUCK gettin your hands on a copy!) and how american censorship affected that.

Extreme violence, suicide, murder, chicanery, implied pedophilia, war and slaughter, all A-OK!

But in order to be released HERE, they had to edit out....
(wait for it)
Badrachs Cigar!

Someone explain to me how the hell THAT makes sense, eh ?

-F

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