Will TV Indeacency and the Super Bowl Haunt us?

**ThirdMarioBro** · 02-11-2004, 06:40 PM

We all know about what happened this year on the Super Bowl, so it need not be repeated. If you don't, check the old topics. My question is, what will result of this. NBC, and ABC are already altering their shows to accomidate the opinions of the stuck ups at Washington, and the world's supply of Soccer moms. I could care less about what they do to ER and NYPD Blue, but that about Saturday morning?
On the grand scale, it has not been that long since the days when the idiotic networks wouldn't allow a the original TMNT to have any violence whatsoever, because Ninja weapons were too violent. The show had to be toned down "for the sake of our children". At my old school (in 1992), a kid was expelled for bringing a plastic Katana to school with his Leonardo costume on Halloween.
We all know how 4Kids Entertainment screws up anime by toning it down to the point that no one over the are of 8 cares to watch it. Their Sonic X dub is a total joke. But TMNT on the other hand, is one of the most well written, well executed, well voice acted, and all well done animated series of time. It so good, because the series is being made to suit two age groups. The new fans, and us oldtimers (so to speak

). It's great because they don't try to water down the scripts. They tell a story with chatacters who are believeable, and actually have substance. The bad guys are pure evil, and the baddest of them all had his head lopped off by Leonardo. The thing that worries me most, is that some politiction,at some time, needing something to ride into office, will go after violence on childrens television, and reduce the new TMNT (and lost of other stuff as well), to slapstick sweetness and light, where the good guy always wins, and everyone lives happily ever after.
This is one of my deepest fears. We're coming up on the "City at War" saga. What if all of this came true, and destroyed something which we all love so much? I'll stop here before I become any more depressed.

Thoughts anyone?

02-11-2004, 06:40 PM	#1
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Will TV Indeacency and the Super Bowl Haunt us? We all know about what happened this year on the Super Bowl, so it need not be repeated. If you don't, check the old topics. My question is, what will result of this. NBC, and ABC are already altering their shows to accomidate the opinions of the stuck ups at Washington, and the world's supply of Soccer moms. I could care less about what they do to ER and NYPD Blue, but that about Saturday morning? On the grand scale, it has not been that long since the days when the idiotic networks wouldn't allow a the original TMNT to have any violence whatsoever, because Ninja weapons were too violent. The show had to be toned down "for the sake of our children". At my old school (in 1992), a kid was expelled for bringing a plastic Katana to school with his Leonardo costume on Halloween. We all know how 4Kids Entertainment screws up anime by toning it down to the point that no one over the are of 8 cares to watch it. Their Sonic X dub is a total joke. But TMNT on the other hand, is one of the most well written, well executed, well voice acted, and all well done animated series of time. It so good, because the series is being made to suit two age groups. The new fans, and us oldtimers (so to speak ). It's great because they don't try to water down the scripts. They tell a story with chatacters who are believeable, and actually have substance. The bad guys are pure evil, and the baddest of them all had his head lopped off by Leonardo. The thing that worries me most, is that some politiction,at some time, needing something to ride into office, will go after violence on childrens television, and reduce the new TMNT (and lost of other stuff as well), to slapstick sweetness and light, where the good guy always wins, and everyone lives happily ever after. This is one of my deepest fears. We're coming up on the "City at War" saga. What if all of this came true, and destroyed something which we all love so much? I'll stop here before I become any more depressed. Thoughts anyone? __________________