ABC apologizes for steamy MNF intro

[dissention]

Originally Posted by Lisa1769

It's 6 p.m. on the west coast...8 p.m. central.

I wouldn't let my kids watch it at all, PERIOD. No matter if it was on at one in the afternoon or three in the morning. I would know exactly what my children watch, when they watch it. The V-chip has been around for almost ten years, it's no ones fault but the parents if they don't utilize it and end up exposing their children to "objectionable" material. It's getting really boring listening to parents complain about television when it's obvious that if they were doing their jobs in keeping their children form watching such things, there would be no problem.

Originally Posted by Lisa1769

I disagree. Being a mother of a 12 year boy you dont quite want them looking at naked bodies in sexual situations. I cringe when the Herbal Essence commercial, mimicking a womans orgasm, comes on. I enjoy them immensely but not ready for my child to know about a womans orgasm. I dunno, I just think our kids are growing up way to fast.

It all depends on the parent and the child. I grew up watching horror movies and TV shows like Melrose Place, Picket Fences, and American Gothic, yet I turned out perfectly fine. I don't solicit hookers or rape women, nor I do murder people. But, I've always thought that parents should be up-front with their children about things like sex and violence, not hide them from it. People should breed maturity in their children.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by Lisa1769

Ummm, I agree with you totally. I restrict what my son watches. The V Chip is enabled on his television. We watch Monday Night Football, I said I didnt see anything wrong with the intro. But commercials that are on your local stations, abc, nbc & cbs air those kind of commercials and you dont know their coming on, you could be watching a family show and there it is... now unless you're sitting there with remote in hand ready to switch the channel...too late...done over.....

I'm quite surprsied that no one is complaining over the fact that ABC Family airs shows like Smallville and Gilmore Girls during the day. Or movies like I Know What You Did Last Summer and The Birdcage.

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

Originally Posted by Lisa1769

I disagree. Being a mother of a 12 year boy you dont quite want them looking at naked bodies in sexual situations. I cringe when the Herbal Essence commercial, mimicking a womans orgasm, comes on. I enjoy them immensely but not ready for my child to know about a womans orgasm. I dunno, I just think our kids are growing up way to fast.

I agree with you on this. I'm glad they have stopped showing the Christina Aguilera advert for some mobile company... virgin I think. Where she is going up and down on the chair? My 8 year old wanted more of an explanation....

Pip

[Lisa1769]

I wouldn't let my kids watch it at all, PERIOD. No matter if it was on at one in the afternoon or three in the morning. I would know exactly what my children watch, when they watch it. The V-chip has been around for almost ten years, it's no ones fault but the parents if they don't utilize it and end up exposing their children to "objectionable" material. It's getting really boring listening to parents complain about television when it's obvious that if they were doing their jobs in keeping their children form watching such things, there would be no problem.

Just to clarify, you wouldn't let your children watch football? My son loves loves football. He plays on a little league team. I think sports are a good way to keep children active and excercising instead of TV or video games.

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by Gypsy-Rhiannon

I agree with you on this. I'm glad they have stopped showing the Christina Aguilera advert for some mobile company... virgin I think. Where she is going up and down on the chair? My 8 year old wanted more of an explanation....

Pip

Omigod, we don't get to see that stuff over here. American stars do lots of commercials for other countries that they don't do here. She is so skanky, ewwww, sorry your 8 year old had to see that!!!

[dissention]

Originally Posted by Lisa1769

Just to clarify, you wouldn't let your children watch football? My son loves loves football. He plays on a little league team. I think sports are a good way to keep children active and excercising instead of TV or video games.

No, I wouldn't let them watch shows like Desperate Housewives.

As for football, it would depend on how old the kid was. I wouldn't let my kid stay up on a schoolnight and watch any sort of TV, it's bed by 8PM. Unless he/she was older, of course.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

Omigod, we don't get to see that stuff over here. American stars do lots of commercials for other countries that they don't do here. She is so skanky, ewwww, sorry your 8 year old had to see that!!!

The difference between American TV and British TV is startling. They can say "****" and "asshole" on the BBC and show naked rear ends and have frank talk about orgies, but we can't. Just watch one episode of Absolutely Fabulous!

[Lisa1769]

Originally Posted by dissention

No, I wouldn't let them watch shows like Desperate Housewives.

As for football, it would depend on how old the kid was. I wouldn't let my kid stay up on a schoolnight and watch any sort of TV, it's bed by 8PM. Unless he/she was older, of course.

Oh, Okay..I was quoting the time for MNF. I was like, now what is wrong with football?

[hayley]

Originally Posted by dissention

I'm quite surprsied that no one is complaining over the fact that ABC Family airs shows like Smallville and Gilmore Girls during the day. Or movies like I Know What You Did Last Summer and The Birdcage.

Gilmore Girls is a ridiculously family-oriented show, there shouldn't be any problems with it being on during the day. It was actually initially funded by a grant from some parents/family counsel, they got a grant for basically being relatively family-friendly, and showing unconventional family relationships in a positive light. Smallville, on the other hand... dirty!

In other ABC news-

ABC Teams 'Alias' with 'Lost' for Midseason

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) "Desperate Housewives" has become a runaway hit for ABC this season in the Sunday timeslot formerly occupied by "Alias." That's created a bit of a dilemma -- albeit one any network would like to have -- when it came to finding a new home for the spy series.
ABC will solve that problem by pairing "Alias" with its other freshman smash, "Lost," on Wednesday nights beginning Jan. 5. Both shows are executive produced by J.J. Abrams, and ABC Entertainment president Stephen McPherson is hoping that link will help "Alias" break beyond its cult-show status in the ratings.

"When we made the strategic decision this fall on 'Alias,' we only hoped to be in the situation we find ourselves in today," McPherson says. "'Lost' provides a terrific platform for 'Alias'' new season. Not only do both shows have similar audience profiles ... but they also share J.J.'s unique sensibility. This is a great two-hour block of programming."

"Alias" will open its fourth season with a two-hour premiere at 9 p.m. ET Wednesday, Jan. 5. ABC is sticking to its plan to air the show without repeats through the rest of the season, which would put its season finale near the end of May sweeps.
As a result of "Alias" moving to Wednesday, the "Bachelor" franchise is being shipped to Monday nights, where ABC will replace "Monday Night Football" with an all-unscripted night of programming.

Beginning Jan. 10, Mondays will lead off with "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: How'd They Do That?," a behind-the-scenes look at the hit home-makeover series that ABC tried out as a special on Nov. 1, to promising results. Each episode will break down the previous night's "EM: Home Edition" to explain how host Ty Pennington and his team of contractors and designers accomplished their build.

"The Bachelorette," featuring ex-rose recipient Jen Schefft, will air at 9 p.m. Mondays. Schefft is returning to the TV-romance game after her engagement and subsequent breakup with "Bachelor" No. 3 Andrew Firestone. A new series, "Supernanny," debuts Jan. 17 and will air at 10 p.m. Mondays.

"What to do with Monday night after football has always been one of the network's biggest challenges," McPherson says. "But we think that we've come up with a strategy for success."

The schedule shuffle leaves the medical drama "Grey's Anatomy," which ABC previously announced for Monday nights post-football, without a home for the time being. It and another drama, "Eyes," will be used to plug holes as needed.
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Today's an awesome day! I just found out that I get to keep my job and am not getting laid off, something I've been on pins and needles about for months, and Alias is going to be on in like seven weeks!

And my only problem with the naked Nicolette Sheridan is that it should've been a naked Eva Longoria!

[The Tower]

It's unbelievable how puritanical American people are. It just makes me sick.

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by dissention

The difference between American TV and British TV is startling. They can say "****" and "asshole" on the BBC and show naked rear ends and have frank talk about orgies, but we can't. Just watch one episode of Absolutely Fabulous!

I love AbFab. Those two are hysterical! Edina is only alive because she's been preserved by vodka!

[Pisces Queen]

Originally Posted by Lisa1769

BTW, I see you're from Dallas. I was so rooting for the Cowboys.

I was rooting for the Cowboy's but they looked like they were still in the locker room.

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Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

I love AbFab. Those two are hysterical! Edina is only alive because she's been preserved by vodka!

I know! Have you seen the episode where Saffy gives birth to her baby? Bo and Marshall show up and try to steal it for their Hollywood adoption company to sell to Halle Berry. BUT THEY END UP STEALING THE PLACENTA INSTEAD!

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by dissention

I know! Have you seen the episode where Saffy gives birth to her baby? Bo and Marshall show up and try to steal it for their Hollywood adoption company to sell to Halle Berry. BUT THEY END UP STEALING THE PLACENTA INSTEAD!

I actually haven't seen the show in quite a while, I haven't seen this one. Sounds more like a South Park episode!

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally Posted by dissention

I know! Have you seen the episode where Saffy gives birth to her baby? Bo and Marshall show up and try to steal it for their Hollywood adoption company to sell to Halle Berry. BUT THEY END UP STEALING THE PLACENTA INSTEAD!

LOVE AbFab - but never saw that episode...and now I have no place to see them but currently can't afford the DVD's

My favorite episode is and always will be Poor - I love when they go on the drunken outing through the city...and the classic, "Why not tax the stupid people!?!"