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Old 27-12-2004, 11:06
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Not really watching this, but it's on in the background, but is it just me or have I heard Narinda use the F-word twice on this Bank Holiday morning?! Was this originally shown in a late night slot?
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Old 27-12-2004, 11:08
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Ah - just been an apology from a Channel 4 announcer! Wrong tape used there then!
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Old 27-12-2004, 11:11
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Yep, and Victor said "the word" as well!
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Old 27-12-2004, 11:32
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is an apology enough? out of interest what are the consequences for hearing the F word 3 times at 11.00am on kids tv?
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Old 27-12-2004, 11:37
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The apology will have been given so that Ofcom will go more easily on them! Will be interesting to see whether anything's said though, since last week when a certain French ex-footballer said the same word during a live interview during 'family-viewing time' on a TV channel with a lot less viewers, and it made every newspaper, and was reported on websites across the world!!
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Old 27-12-2004, 11:50
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so will OFCOM issue a fine or something then? this must be a pretty serious situation for C4 - its a pretty serious word to broadcast at that time! I did a nice double-take at the TV when I heard it!

this may have happened loads of times before, i don't know, but this is the first time in my 20 years i have heard someone say this word so many times on kids TV. I think its hilarious!
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Old 27-12-2004, 11:51
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Doubt they'll get a fine... probably a heavy warning, and told to tighten up their tape handling or something! With my job, I have to read through the Ofcom adjudications every week, and it's not that often that TV station actually get fined.
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Old 27-12-2004, 11:54
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ah right then. i thought it'd be more serious.

janet jackson showing some breast on american tv got a massive fine - and the F word several times in the morning on british tv gets a slap on the wrist!

we must be a relaxed nation.
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Old 27-12-2004, 12:00
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Originally Posted by sfxguy
so will OFCOM issue a fine or something then? this must be a pretty serious situation for C4 - its a pretty serious word to broadcast at that time! I did a nice double-take at the TV when I heard it!

this may have happened loads of times before, i don't know, but this is the first time in my 20 years i have heard someone say this word so many times on kids TV. I think its hilarious!
It's happened before! The Jack Osbourne (sp?) Show or whatever it was called wasn't cencored properly (on at 1pm)! You'd hear "I just *bleep* that f*cking thing!" They'd either bleep it too early or too late! There was an apology like the one today on BBP.
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Old 27-12-2004, 12:46
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Hmmm... surprised to see that the mods have decided to move this as it is more of a discussion of swearing going out in a kids TV strand rather than specifically being a discussion about Big Brother - it's just that was the programme it happened in!... I wonder if I'd have used a different subject title, it'd still be in the Channels and Programming section?
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Old 27-12-2004, 13:31
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Originally Posted by GarethHarrison
Hmmm... surprised to see that the mods have decided to move this as it is more of a discussion of swearing going out in a kids TV strand rather than specifically being a discussion about Big Brother - it's just that was the programme it happened in!... I wonder if I'd have used a different subject title, it'd still be in the Channels and Programming section?
Well I for one am glad it was moved as I'd have missed it in the general section. And I hate to miss BB related news. But I see your point about the original forum being appropriate.
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Old 27-12-2004, 16:02
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Oops. Posted about this on the wrong thread, but

Complete cock up by C4.
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Old 27-12-2004, 16:26
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Originally Posted by sfxguy
ah right then. i thought it'd be more serious.

janet jackson showing some breast on american tv got a massive fine - and the F word several times in the morning on british tv gets a slap on the wrist!

we must be a relaxed nation.

We definately are!!! i'm doin my dissertation on censorship in the US media (was watchin live in the us when janet got it out n kicked up all the fuss) and they are the most censored western nation!!!

U cant say anything at all on US tv- only on pay cable channels like HBO.

i think the reason the jackson thing got so overblown was cos 100 million people were watchin what is supposed to be family viewing. we'd get complaints here if kyle got a boob out durng the FA cup final!! so it attracted alot of complaints and advertisers got angry- and US tv is answerable to the advertisers more than any nation. Thats why they got in such a tizz.

here i think we're a lot more open and can handle naughty words so normally isnt that much of an issue!
- although the f word at 11 in the morning might be a bit of a problem! they apologised immediately tho - and its not like that many people would watchin!! and thos who were watchin are likely to be used to the sort of thjing that appears on Big Brother!!!!
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Old 27-12-2004, 17:15
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A major cock-up and quite embarrasing - but T4 is not kids TV.

It's targeted at 16-34 year olds, and the vast majority of Big Brother viewers are adults or used to the language.

It was unacceptable, though understandable - the editors must have been off over the Christmas weekend - and hasn't happened at all during the first week.

Channel 4 apologised immediately and rectified the problem for part 2 and the second "live" show.

An embarrasing mistake, but just a mistake. Let that be the end of it, this isn't America!
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Old 27-12-2004, 17:53
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Originally Posted by Brekkie Boy
...but T4 is not kids TV.

It's targeted at 16-34 year olds
It's E4 that's targeted at that age group - I've always been under the impression that T4 is a strand aimed at teenagers, though often it does cater more for the older end of that age group. And there are probably quite a few older viewers like me as well!
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Old 27-12-2004, 19:28
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So am I to understand that the moral climate in this nation-or lack of it should I say-is now so bad that people are willing to forgive something that, in previous (non-TV) generations would have landed people in court and/or jail!Sad times indeed- sad times!
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Old 28-12-2004, 05:05
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Originally Posted by christygreer
So am I to understand that the moral climate in this nation-or lack of it should I say-is now so bad that people are willing to forgive something that, in previous (non-TV) generations would have landed people in court and/or jail!Sad times indeed- sad times!
its a word dude- get over it.
murder is a reason to go to court. as is rape. as is burglary. sayin a naughty word.....erm no...waste of time n effort.
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Old 28-12-2004, 12:04
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Sh*t slipped out today from Kitten. The same happened as I posted above about the Jack Osbourne show: they bleeped before and after the word! I expect it'll only be frowned upon.
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Old 28-12-2004, 12:06
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Originally Posted by gottago
Sh*t slipped out today from Kitten. The same happened as I posted above about the Jack Osbourne show: they bleeped before and after the word! I expect it'll only be frowned upon.
kitten so stupid tho ! I mean she knew it was live on t4 but yet she still had to swear just so she could be the centre of attention :yawn:
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Old 28-12-2004, 12:25
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Originally Posted by anna123
kitten so stupid tho ! I mean she knew it was live on t4 but yet she still had to swear just so she could be the centre of attention :yawn:
But maybe...just maybe...she genuinely has the ability to swear whenever she feels like it *gasp* it's unheard of in 6000 years of human history.....a woman swearing!!!!! It must be a ruse....it just has to be
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Old 28-12-2004, 13:40
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Originally Posted by gottago
Sh*t slipped out today from Kitten. The same happened as I posted above about the Jack Osbourne show: they bleeped before and after the word! I expect it'll only be frowned upon.
It is as if you don't understand Kitten's psychological makeup. Once told not to do something, she is guaranteed to do it. She needs to stand out and just has to cock a snook at the Channel 4 authorities time and time again, without fail.
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Old 28-12-2004, 13:50
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Originally Posted by Mesostim
But maybe...just maybe...she genuinely has the ability to swear whenever she feels like it *gasp* it's unheard of in 6000 years of human history.....a woman swearing!!!!! It must be a ruse....it just has to be
well its kind of obvious that they were told before not to swear on t4 as loads of kids watch it! I didnt say there was anything wrong with her swearing i just think its a bit stupid that she did it at that precise moment.
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Old 28-12-2004, 14:03
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well its kind of obvious that they were told before not to swear on t4 as loads of kids watch it! I didnt say there was anything wrong with her swearing i just think its a bit stupid that she did it at that precise moment.
You actually said she did it intentionally to get attention...when in fact she may have done it just because she wanted to ....
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Old 28-12-2004, 14:12
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You actually said she did it intentionally to get attention...when in fact she may have done it just because she wanted to ....
well In my opinion she did it for attention
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Old 28-12-2004, 15:55
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Originally Posted by anna123
well In my opinion she did it for attention
Perhaps she's just a bit thick or perhaps there's no perhaps about it.
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