Well I'll be....
 
The 'nanny state' has finally arrived here in the UK.
 
BBC3 Continuity Announcer: ...now on three, and with some violent scenes, it's the first in a double bill of...  Family Guy
 
Are you sure?
 
"Violent" scenes?
 
It's a feckin' cartoon for fecks sake                   
 
The world's gone feckin' mad.
 
 
 
And don't get me started on the nauseous, sycophantic, blanket media coverage of the birth of our future king
 
I don't recall ever having voted for him.
 

throw your tv out the window.
 
you will be so much happier.
 

I haven't turned mine on for almost a month now.  Haven't really missed it yet...

Besides series which we buy on iTunes or watch on Netflix, the only TV show I watch is South Park.
 
I actually stream it directly from Comedy Central online, but it's just like tv, w/ crappy commercials. And every time, I'm reminded of how glad I am not to own a TV.
 
I see stuff during the commercial break and I'm appalled to think that some people will actually buy into that stuff and believe it (one of my favorites being 5 Hours Energy - the pseudo reasoning in that commercial give me brain cramps every time).
 
I think the average public actually needs the nanny state to tell them that Family Guy is violent. To be safe, I'd also tell them that it's fictional, that it's a cartoon and not to try any of this at home. Yes they ARE that stupid nowadays.
 

When you keep hearing how parents need to be reminded to NOT leave a baby unattended in a closed car while it's 95 degrees outside, well...

SteveStrummerUK
 
Well I'll be....
 
The 'nanny state' has finally arrived here in the UK.
 
BBC3 Continuity Announcer: ...now on three, and with some violent scenes, it's the first in a double bill of...  Family Guy
 
Are you sure?
 
"Violent" scenes?
 
It's a feckin' cartoon for fecks sake                   
 
The world's gone feckin' mad.
 
 
 
And don't get me started on the nauseous, sycophantic, blanket media coverage of the birth of our future king
 
I don't recall ever having voted for him.
 

You didn't see the scene where Stewie shoves Lois in a closet and throws the grenade in after? How about the scene where the evil monkey in Chris's closet converts him into an evil monkey? Or the scene where Brian get run over by a car driven by none other than Stewie? Or the part where they axe murder the Simpsons?
 
By the by. You should the tele here, mate. They got the blasted highlights on the Royals every stinking day of the week. And twice on Sundays! and you think you got it bad?

Hey Steve, is it true they named him Payne?

We have Dish satellite and my only compaint is that I
would like to be charged per channel and have the option to choose
which channels would be on my menu.
 
 I can control everything else.
 
 

Haven't had a TV in 10 years and have never regretted it. The most annoying thing about TV is the endless commercials and trailers and just general flashy, bleepy, inane CRAP in its presentation. That's before you even get to the programs, 99% of which are not worth anyone's time. I think what really disturbs me is that the puerile imagery that is TV is a direct reflection of the mentality of the general public, for whom TV is manufactured. Shows are made and presented in a way which pleases the majority, since that's how TV companies make their money (and no, the BBC is not immune from this). It just makes me depressed about the tastes which prevail in society. For instance, I hate the TV media's idea of "sexy" - it's so bland and obvious and completely unsexy. Yet this is apparently what turns most people on. Same goes for the 99% of the pr0n that's on the internet....I can't understand why anyone would be aroused by it, it's so fake and tacky, yet apparently this is what most guys want. 
 
A $10/month subscription to Netflix does me well, for the one or two shows that I end up watching. And there are no inane commercials or trailers or other crap like that. Every now and then someone from Time Warner Cable will call me and say "we've noticed that you have our internet but are not taking advantage of the deals we offer on cable TV....can we interest you in a package?" When I tell them that I don't watch TV and have no intention of doing so and don't even own a TV, they refuse to understand. "Yes sir but what we are offering is 200 channels for $49.95"....."But I don't own a TV"...."Yes but with Package X you can watch the shows you want to watch when you want them"....