Rant about Swearing (on MuchMusic) - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

numba1killa · 2012-06-29, 10:36 PM

Okay, Watching much music, Hot tub time machine, if any of you have watched it, you would know that it has an f-bomb or s-bomb every 10 seconds ... so basically if the movied was edited for that, it would be no fun to watch .. so why put it on TV? Me and my mom were trying to watch it and half the time it was silent due to swearing so much ... why is it so heavily edited? its after 9pm, they have a viewer discretion is advised ... etc. ... this is honestly stupid because I see it all the time .. any thoughts guys and gals?

Jase88 · 2012-06-29, 10:54 PM

Even after 9pm there are plenty of kiddies watching. And MuchMusic covets it's young viewers, as does their advertisers. If mommy doesn't like the language, guess who isn't permitted to watch?

numba1killa · 2012-06-29, 11:01 PM

So then why put a movie on like that in the first place? If much music is suppose to be kid friendly, why put a movie that is meant for people over the age of 17? PLUS many familys do use the locks system on satellite and cable boxes ...

Jase88 · 2012-06-30, 01:34 AM

MuchMusic doesn't want to be a "locked channel" list...

It's obviously a compromise. The kids want to watch bad-ass movies, but the parent's don't want the language.

Does this suck if you're an adult viewer? Absolutely.

I believe movies should always be presented in their original form. Yet we find most stations editing for language, editing for time, or editing the print to 4:3 from it's original aspect ratio. It's been going on forever, and will likely continue to do so....

smallmj · 2012-06-30, 12:11 PM

The 40 year old virgin was pretty unwatchable on Much Music a few years ago. I've stopped recording movies from that channel. Not worth the hassle.

Mark

numba1killa · 2012-06-30, 12:36 PM

I just don't understand, why waste the money to air a movie with that kind of content, when your suppose to be a family friendly channel .. like honestly, why not air a PG movie ... with mild language? Not a R movie with heavy sexual content .. just doesn't make any sense to me at all.

sailmaker · 2012-06-30, 01:26 PM

The other side of the coin might be: Why make movies with so much potty mouth language in the first place? Is the story line so bad that it needs #$$%&** every 10 seconds to use your time frame.

I liked the British series LOVEJOY years ago on A&E when that was a decent channel, not the current Storage Locker Wars it is today. Then the lead actor on Lovejoy was on Deadwood a few years ago. Every 10th word was F this and F that. It became embarrassing to listen to and usually I was watching alone downstairs and my wife was watching other channels upstairs. I lost much respect for that actor.

The most shocking thing in your post or rant was that you were watching with your mom. WOW!

numba1killa · 2012-06-30, 01:39 PM

Im 17 and my mom is 37, so we can both enjoy the movie, swearing doesn't bother my mom, and the movie is good, swearing is what the character does, its part of his humor/personality. You can't really appreciate the actors work when it is edited out every 15-30 seconds ... you can show bare breasts on TV, (WHICH THEY DID BTW) but yet you can't swear ... makes a lot of sense

Fonceur · 2012-06-30, 02:14 PM

After growing up watching TVA/SRC/TQ/TQS, I found it silly the first time I caught an heavily censored movie at 11 pm (or even passed midnight) on CFCF (CTV)... At first I thought it was some audio glitch.

Tridus · 2012-06-30, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by numba1killa

I just don't understand, why waste the money to air a movie with that kind of content, when your suppose to be a family friendly channel .. like honestly, why not air a PG movie ... with mild language? Not a R movie with heavy sexual content .. just doesn't make any sense to me at all.

I haven't gotten the impression for a while that MuchMusic is a "family friendly" channel. It's aimed at teens, and they only censor it because with the type of channel it is they don't have much of a choice.

If they aired actual family stuff, their target audience wouldn't be watching.

As for watching movies on TV... honestly for me it's TMN or channels like it that don't mangle the movies or bust. I hear Hollywood Suite is good that way, but it's not available here. I can't stand watching movies that are cut, censored, and filled up with commercials.

MarcP · 2012-06-30, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fonceur

After growing up watching TVA/SRC/TQ/TQS, I found it silly the first time I caught an heavily censored movie at 11 pm

Imagine if they had censored Popa on "La P'tite Vie".

mike10 · 2012-06-30, 05:23 PM

I remember watching the jim carrey movie me my self and irene on much music
and during some of the scenes that had lots of swearing in them they had a new audio recording of the actors that was missing some background sounds and was totally out of sync with there mouths

numba1killa · 2012-06-30, 06:48 PM

@Tridus How is it not family friendly? Sure they play shows that are geared to Teens and they play shows that are geared to pre-teens if you haven't noticed, many girls that are even younger then 10 years old, still watch this stuff that they totally don't even understand, like 1 girl 5 gays on MTV as an example. Thats just today's society

MarcP · 2012-06-30, 06:52 PM

I have no idea what you're trying to say, numba1killa.

HDTV101 · 2012-06-30, 07:26 PM

So funny how Much Music has changed over the years... back in the 80's they didn't want to play Aerosmith's - Love In An Elevator

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Yrhv33Zb8

The video was banned from Much Music

2012-06-29, 10:36 PM	#1
numba1killa Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: SSM Canada Posts: 264	Rant about Swearing (on MuchMusic) Okay, Watching much music, Hot tub time machine, if any of you have watched it, you would know that it has an f-bomb or s-bomb every 10 seconds ... so basically if the movied was edited for that, it would be no fun to watch .. so why put it on TV? Me and my mom were trying to watch it and half the time it was silent due to swearing so much ... why is it so heavily edited? its after 9pm, they have a viewer discretion is advised ... etc. ... this is honestly stupid because I see it all the time .. any thoughts guys and gals?

2012-06-29, 10:54 PM	#2
Jase88 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kitchener, ON Posts: 4,104	Even after 9pm there are plenty of kiddies watching. And MuchMusic covets it's young viewers, as does their advertisers. If mommy doesn't like the language, guess who isn't permitted to watch? __________________ DMX 68' tower, HyGain HAM 5 rotator, Antennas Direct 91-XG & C5, Channel Master 7777 preamp, Siemens surge protection

2012-06-30, 01:34 AM	#4
Jase88 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kitchener, ON Posts: 4,104	MuchMusic doesn't want to be a "locked channel" list... It's obviously a compromise. The kids want to watch bad-ass movies, but the parent's don't want the language. Does this suck if you're an adult viewer? Absolutely. I believe movies should always be presented in their original form. Yet we find most stations editing for language, editing for time, or editing the print to 4:3 from it's original aspect ratio. It's been going on forever, and will likely continue to do so.... __________________ DMX 68' tower, HyGain HAM 5 rotator, Antennas Direct 91-XG & C5, Channel Master 7777 preamp, Siemens surge protection

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2012-06-29, 11:01 PM	#3
numba1killa Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: SSM Canada Posts: 264	So then why put a movie on like that in the first place? If much music is suppose to be kid friendly, why put a movie that is meant for people over the age of 17? PLUS many familys do use the locks system on satellite and cable boxes ...

2012-06-30, 12:11 PM	#5
smallmj Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Oxford, Nova Scotia Posts: 472	The 40 year old virgin was pretty unwatchable on Much Music a few years ago. I've stopped recording movies from that channel. Not worth the hassle. Mark

2012-06-30, 12:36 PM	#6
numba1killa Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: SSM Canada Posts: 264	I just don't understand, why waste the money to air a movie with that kind of content, when your suppose to be a family friendly channel .. like honestly, why not air a PG movie ... with mild language? Not a R movie with heavy sexual content .. just doesn't make any sense to me at all.

2012-06-30, 01:26 PM	#7
sailmaker Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Burlington Ontario Posts: 546	The other side of the coin might be: Why make movies with so much potty mouth language in the first place? Is the story line so bad that it needs #$$%&** every 10 seconds to use your time frame. I liked the British series LOVEJOY years ago on A&E when that was a decent channel, not the current Storage Locker Wars it is today. Then the lead actor on Lovejoy was on Deadwood a few years ago. Every 10th word was F this and F that. It became embarrassing to listen to and usually I was watching alone downstairs and my wife was watching other channels upstairs. I lost much respect for that actor. The most shocking thing in your post or rant was that you were watching with your mom. WOW!

2012-06-30, 01:39 PM	#8
numba1killa Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: SSM Canada Posts: 264	Im 17 and my mom is 37, so we can both enjoy the movie, swearing doesn't bother my mom, and the movie is good, swearing is what the character does, its part of his humor/personality. You can't really appreciate the actors work when it is edited out every 15-30 seconds ... you can show bare breasts on TV, (WHICH THEY DID BTW) but yet you can't swear ... makes a lot of sense

2012-06-30, 02:14 PM	#9
Fonceur Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: DDO, Videotron, Cisco 8642HD Posts: 299	After growing up watching TVA/SRC/TQ/TQS, I found it silly the first time I caught an heavily censored movie at 11 pm (or even passed midnight) on CFCF (CTV)... At first I thought it was some audio glitch.

2012-06-30, 05:23 PM	#12
mike10 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 331	I remember watching the jim carrey movie me my self and irene on much music and during some of the scenes that had lots of swearing in them they had a new audio recording of the actors that was missing some background sounds and was totally out of sync with there mouths

2012-06-30, 06:48 PM	#13
numba1killa Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: SSM Canada Posts: 264	@Tridus How is it not family friendly? Sure they play shows that are geared to Teens and they play shows that are geared to pre-teens if you haven't noticed, many girls that are even younger then 10 years old, still watch this stuff that they totally don't even understand, like 1 girl 5 gays on MTV as an example. Thats just today's society

2012-06-30, 06:52 PM	#14
MarcP Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Airdrie, AB Posts: 3,812	I have no idea what you're trying to say, numba1killa.

2012-06-30, 07:26 PM	#15
HDTV101 Veteran Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,000	So funny how Much Music has changed over the years... back in the 80's they didn't want to play Aerosmith's - Love In An Elevator http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Yrhv33Zb8 The video was banned from Much Music