MOsanthrope

The GOP still thinks it’s your mommy:

Complaining that television and radio shows in recent years have “too often pushed the bounds of decency,” President Bush signed legislation yesterday to escalate dramatically the penalties against broadcasters who violate federal standards.
“The language is becoming coarser during the times when it’s more likely children will be watching television,” […]

Filed under: Politics, U.S., Media, Television

From my friend, Bill:

People ask me, “Bill, what’s wrong with this f’ing country?”
I tell them, for starters, that we seem to have forgotten this guy.

Filed under: Politics, Children, Culture, U.S., Media, Television

Via Harris Online, I learn that I am not the only “Countdown” fan growing tired of the “my producers made me do this story” shtick.
Don’t get me started on Rita Cosby.

Filed under: U.S., Media, Television

Reason #4,356.

Filed under: Culture, U.S., Television

Although I lost the Travolta bet, I nevertheless enjoyed watching Stone and Parker brutalize Hayes’ Chef character in last night’s innuendo-filled thrashing:

South Park has exacted revenge on its former star Isaac Hayes by turning his character Chef into a paedophile and seemingly killing him off.
The opening episode of the 10th series, screened in the US […]

Filed under: Religion, Culture, U.S., Television

Yesterday, the FCC levied $3.6M in fines against 111 CBS affiliates for airing an episode of “Without a Trace” which, according to the agency, “suggested that its teenage characters were participating in a sexual orgy.”
I’ve never seen “Without a Trace,” but the FCC has certainly piqued my interest.

The program was among nine cited […]

Filed under: Politics, Business, Culture, U.S., Television

Last night’s Daily Show spoof of a Paul Hackett campaign ad was brilliant.
This morning, I couldn’t find the video; Crooks and Liars now has it.
Go watch it. You’ll not regret it. I’m serious. Run along.
You may view the video by clicking here.
NOTE TO DNC STRATEGISTS WHO DIDN’T GET IT: […]

Filed under: Politics, U.S., Television

…that a poorly-impersonated John Travolta makes an appearance in the South Park episode in which the Chef character is killed off:

NEW YORK - Isaac Hayes has quit “South Park,” where he voices Chef, saying he can no longer stomach its take on religion.
“There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a […]

Filed under: Religion, Culture, U.S., Television