MTV in Trouble

satansbed

Byrnzie wrote:

i've not seen the show 'Skins'. So can someone tell me what all the fuss is about?

i have heard the american version is really bad, as in obscene, but i am only familiar with the english version which from the bits and pieces i have watched it is quite interesting

its basicly a drama that follows a group of teenagers in Bristol, South West England, through the two years of sixth form and explores issues such as dysfunctional families, mental illness, sexual orientation identity, substance abuse and death

now i am sure the american version is much more glorified as even a few of my friends who watch the british skins and have seen the american one think it is really really graphic

unsung

How many of you have watched Jersey Shore?

Personally I haven't watched MTV since Sept 2001. See on the Real World there are no TV's, yet for some reason that fateful day the cast had a 13" TV on and they were watching the 9/11 attacks. Of course it later came out that their "reactions" were actually filmed after the fact, filmed for TV.

satansbed

this is a good article about the differences

http://blogs.westword.com/showandtell/2 ... on_mtv.php

Electric_Delta

Moonpig wrote:

Electric_Delta wrote:

I am thrilled to see sponsor after sponsor pull the plug on "Skins." Viacom should be investigated and charges brought against them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh2sWSVRrmo

If you got kids, tell them not to watch - job done, if progam isn't being watched it is dumped.

On another note - I find it incredibly ironic that the same people going on about tighter restrictions on what their kids can watch are generally the same ones who see nothing wrong with the current gun laws, and who can have access to them , the worms are out of the can

You seem to ignore the fact MTV is pushing the boundaries of child exploitation. The youngest actor on the show is 15, with most actors at 17. This is child pornography.

By the way, my position on gun laws in this country have no bearing on this argument. Perhaps you should educate yourself on the entire situation before commenting.

Electric_Delta

unsung wrote:

How many of you have watched Jersey Shore?

Personally I haven't watched MTV since Sept 2001. See on the Real World there are no TV's, yet for some reason that fateful day the cast had a 13" TV on and they were watching the 9/11 attacks. Of course it later came out that their "reactions" were actually filmed after the fact, filmed for TV.

Wow Unsung, you held out alot longer than I did. I haven't watched MTV since they stopped showing actual music and Sifl & Olly.

Ah, those were the days.

Byrnzie

Electric_Delta wrote:

The youngest actor on the show is 15, with most actors at 17. This is child pornography.

So a 15 year old actor with his shirt off qualifies as child pornography? Sounds to me more like U.S Conservatism getting all giddy over nothing.

Drowned Out

ah, what would we do if we had no trivial sensationalist bullshit to bitch about?


I think there should be a reality show based on a bunch of ultra-sensitive social conservatives locked in a house, with the real world being force fed to them. That would be tv worth watching. Get grandma a lap dance, hot box the congregation, get some non-whites to move in next door.... fuckin A.

Byrnzie

Drowned Out wrote:

ah, what would we do if we had no trivial sensationalist bullshit to bitch about?


I think there should be a reality show based on a bunch of ultra-sensitive social conservatives locked in a house, with the real world being force fed to them. That would be tv worth watching. Get grandma a lap dance, hot box the congregation, get some non-whites to move in next door.... fuckin A.

:thumbup: I'd watch that!

mikepegg44

Electric_Delta wrote:

unsung wrote:

How many of you have watched Jersey Shore?

Personally I haven't watched MTV since Sept 2001. See on the Real World there are no TV's, yet for some reason that fateful day the cast had a 13" TV on and they were watching the 9/11 attacks. Of course it later came out that their "reactions" were actually filmed after the fact, filmed for TV.

Wow Unsung, you held out alot longer than I did. I haven't watched MTV since they stopped showing actual music and Sifl & Olly.

Ah, those were the days.

do you know the way to Llama school?


MTV has ever right to produce this stuff, but I certainly wouldn't watch it. i usually give art a lot of leeway when it comes to pushing boundaries..unfortunately this isn't art, simple solution would have been to use 18 year old actors...when taco bell calls you out...man you are in trouble

Jason P

Electric_Delta wrote:

unsung wrote:

How many of you have watched Jersey Shore?

Personally I haven't watched MTV since Sept 2001. See on the Real World there are no TV's, yet for some reason that fateful day the cast had a 13" TV on and they were watching the 9/11 attacks. Of course it later came out that their "reactions" were actually filmed after the fact, filmed for TV.

Wow Unsung, you held out alot longer than I did. I haven't watched MTV since they stopped showing actual music and Sifl & Olly.

Ah, those were the days.

I stopped watching MTV when Headbanger's Ball was canceled. Although I have seen a few youtube episodes of Silent Library w/ the New York Giants offensive line. Now that is some very funny stuff!

VINNY GOOMBA

unsung wrote:

How many of you have watched Jersey Shore?

Personally I haven't watched MTV since Sept 2001. See on the Real World there are no TV's, yet for some reason that fateful day the cast had a 13" TV on and they were watching the 9/11 attacks. Of course it later came out that their "reactions" were actually filmed after the fact, filmed for TV.

I Jersey Shore.

GUILTY AS CHARGED! Everything else on the channel sucks hard, and I haven't watched it since Real World Hawaii in 2004 (all of my college friends watched it), and then it was years before that. And I know a lot of people hate on JS, and on the surface it's a very hate-able show. I thought I was going to hate it more than anyone, seeing as how I really am not a fan of guidos. But, the guys on the show are pretty damn funny, and the girls have their moments where they can be entertaining. In between all of the craziness on there, one thing does shine through to me: these people can cross each other and do it often-- but unlike a lot of other "reality" shows on TV and even people I know in real life, these people do come forward to each other a lot and admit that they're assholes and that they fuck up-- and that does bring peace between them. A lot of people do not own up to their faults, but these people do.

I would also say that I've got to give them credit-- they've manged to make careers out of what they like doing best. They clearly aren't as dumb as most people peg them to be.

Electric_Delta

Byrnzie wrote:

Electric_Delta wrote:

The youngest actor on the show is 15, with most actors at 17. This is child pornography.

So a 15 year old actor with his shirt off qualifies as child pornography? Sounds to me more like U.S Conservatism getting all giddy over nothing.

It's the depictions of the acts they're engaging in. Isn't there enough filth out there influincing young people?

Don't you feel like MTV has a moral obligation to stop spreading this smut?

Of course you don't.

Electric_Delta

Drowned Out wrote:

ah, what would we do if we had no trivial sensationalist bullshit to bitch about?


I think there should be a reality show based on a bunch of ultra-sensitive social conservatives locked in a house, with the real world being force fed to them. That would be tv worth watching. Get grandma a lap dance, hot box the congregation, get some non-whites to move in next door.... fuckin A.

Unfortunately, this is a case of "the real world" being pushed on those with a moral compass.

How about we put a bunch of insensitive, smug, sanctimonious, elitist, godless liberals in a room with cameras and watch them argue about how to best administer social justice? Oh wait...that's MSNBC.

Byrnzie

Electric_Delta wrote:

this is a case of "the real world" being pushed on those with a moral compass.

Then maybe they should simply swap their supposed 'moral compass' for a remote control and change channels.