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Old 14-03-2008, 10:54
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I am realy enjoying this show, apart from the constant censoring of basically EVERYTHING which has become soooooo annoying. Every second word is faded out..........why ?? Its on at 10 o'clock at night so whats the problem with swearing. As if that was'nt bad enough we have to put with them blurring everything we see too.............blurring out their mouths when they swear, blurring out tatoos on their body, even blurring out bloody bikini bottoms - you would think this is on air at 2 in the afternoon. I understand that this may be required in the USA but if E4 were going to make the effort to show this, they should have at least shown in properly which would make it much more enjoyable. Sorry if it seems trivial, but its getting more annoying with each episode.
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Old 14-03-2008, 11:39
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It's on at 7/8pm in the US. This might be a reason why.
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Old 14-03-2008, 12:49
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It's on at 7/8pm in the US. This might be a reason why.
They don't want to risk being attacked by the bible-bashing do-gooders and the arbitrers of taste and decency. Rememer what happened with Janet Jackson's 'wardrobe malfunction' at the Superbowl a few years ago
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Old 14-03-2008, 19:35
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Why do they keep blurring out Natties Bottom
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Old 14-03-2008, 19:40
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Why not just put out "turn off now if you don't like bad language or naked people getting their bits out"?
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Old 14-03-2008, 19:59
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The regular TV show you are watching is on at 7pm here. They have to blur out nakedness and block cursing. If you want to see it uncensored you could pay for the feeds or watch on Showtime after Dark.
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Old 14-03-2008, 20:13
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James is a mobile censor mark

I had hoped that the UK would get the uncut version.....like we did with The Osbournes
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Old 14-03-2008, 20:15
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The regular TV show you are watching is on at 7pm here. They have to blur out nakedness and block cursing. If you want to see it uncensored you could pay for the feeds or watch on Showtime after Dark.
Why though? People see naked people every day. I hear swearing daily too.

I think people make a big fuss out of nothing really when everyone has seen a naked person.
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Old 14-03-2008, 20:23
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Why though? People see naked people every day. I hear swearing daily too.

I think people make a big fuss out of nothing really when everyone has seen a naked person.
Remember what happened when Janet Jacksons boob fell out ??
The nutters where up in arms
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Old 14-03-2008, 20:30
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The US market is not the UK one. You guys enjoy nudity and profanity on network TV. Well they dont! Only on cable TV are those things allowed, and I think they should be commended for that. Here in the UK, you cant even open a newspaper, without seeing naked people, thats what shocked me the most when I first came here. You cant change how their society work, and how their censorship works. This is a borrowed US tv show, if you dont like they dont like the censorship, then they shouldnt borrow it at all. And Big Brother Us, is not the only american reality TV show that runs on UK tvs, they all have the same guidelines. If you dont like it, I am afraid, youre just gonna have to not watch!
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Old 14-03-2008, 21:35
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Why though? People see naked people every day. I hear swearing daily too.

I think people make a big fuss out of nothing really when everyone has seen a naked person.
The children are watching and we do not want them to see it. We would like to protect them from thinking that this is a proper way to act.
Especially this year when the HG's seem to have very little morals. I really don't want to our children looking up to someone like Chelsia. That girl is a piece of work!

I am not so concerned about nudity as I am the hatefulness and sociopathic behavior.
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Old 14-03-2008, 21:40
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Remember what happened when Janet Jacksons boob fell out ??
The nutters where up in arms
Nutters? I don't want our daughters ambition in life to be something like a "Page 3 Girl" Isn't that what you call the girls that show their boobies in the newspaper? We are just a bit protective of our children.
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Old 14-03-2008, 21:43
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Nutters? I don't want our daughters ambition in life to be something like a "Page 3 Girl" Isn't that what you call the girls that show their boobies in the newspaper? We are just a bit protective of our children.
The Janet Jackson thing was an accident.....
Yet the way the Nutters acted,You'd have thought they were banging each others brains out.
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Old 14-03-2008, 21:47
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I have to agree with you re: Janets slippage. Way too much was made over a little nip showing. I don't think most people even noticed till the press played it up. I am not "Nutters" though. Though many were...haha

I love UK BB. It is a completely different BB than ours. When will a new one start? Thanks to Youtube, I haven't missed one yet!

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Old 14-03-2008, 21:59
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I just think thats its disrespectful to knock a society, because they dont want nudity or profanity on network TV. I quite like it that way. There a tons of other channels if they want to see that. And if you want hink its to see all of the cussing and nudity, there is always the Live feed. I think its great they try to censor those things. Ive been in the UK for 2 years, and TV is unbelievable, the things that they show! If I was watching with my kids, I would be horrified!
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Old 14-03-2008, 22:02
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I have to agree with you re: Janets slippage. Way too much was made over a little nip showing. I don't think most people even noticed till the press played it up. I am not "Nutters" though. Though many were...haha

I love UK BB. It is a completely different BB than ours. When will a new one start? Thanks to Youtube, I haven't missed one yet!
New BB:UK season should start at the end of May
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Old 14-03-2008, 22:03
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I just think thats its disrespectful to knock a society, because they dont want nudity or profanity on network TV. I quite like it that way. There a tons of other channels if they want to see that. And if you want hink its to see all of the cussing and nudity, there is always the Live feed. I think its great they try to censor those things. Ive been in the UK for 2 years, and TV is unbelievable, the things that they show! If I was watching with my kids, I would be horrified!
So what things have you found shocking on UK TV??
Is it just the language that's used?? because nudity is still quite rare on normal Free to view TV
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Old 14-03-2008, 22:19
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I don't eally mind the swearing or the body part covering, wht i find annoying is the blurring of their mouths when they swear, I mean they obviously swore because it's beeped out so why hide the face as well, facial expression is important when reading body language.

Also I would have thought it was far more sensible to put the show on later when it wouldn't be so necessary to censor it so much. 7 or 8 o clock is way to early, for a show with that kind of language and behaviour. I wouldn't want my kids to watch either UK or US BB so it seems weird to have all that censorship just to show it at a time when kids will be watching.

I agree with other FM's that it is admirable that the US don't want so much profanity on at such early times, but I woul argue if it has to be censoreds to the extent that BBUS is, then why not just put it on later, like SATC. I mean what person would consider SATC suitable for kids just because they beeped out the C and F words, and fuzzied up the breasts.
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Old 14-03-2008, 22:30
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So what things have you found shocking on UK TV??
Is it just the language that's used?? because nudity is still quite rare on normal Free to view TV
Having visited the states many times and watched much of the channels you begin to realise that the uk do show a lot more risque stuff.
I could give a big list of shows that would not see daylight on anything other than cable in the states.

Its not a bad thing as long as there are other outlets to show the more risque stuff to those that want to watch it.
After dark is a good example of how things should be shown after a certain time.
Also the live feeds show loads of nudity and cussing,the other night they showed james and chelsia completely nude messing around the shower area in the garden,theyve shown nat expressing milk from her boobs and the wild night when they put on a show for the boys.
The stuff is available uncensored if you want it...I think they are much stricter on censoring when a hm sings than anything else.
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Old 14-03-2008, 22:39
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Having visited the states many times and watched much of the channels you begin to realise that the uk do show a lot more risque stuff.
I could give a big list of shows that would not see daylight on anything other than cable in the states.


Its not a bad thing as long as there are other outlets to show the more risque stuff to those that want to watch it.
After dark is a good example of how things should be shown after a certain time.
Also the live feeds show loads of nudity and cussing,the other night they showed james and chelsia completely nude messing around the shower area in the garden,theyve shown nat expressing milk from her boobs and the wild night when they put on a show for the boys.
The stuff is available uncensored if you want it...I think they are much stricter on censoring when a hm sings than anything else.
I used to live in Florida.
What programs do you consider to risqué for US networks like ABC,NBC and CBS ??
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Old 14-03-2008, 22:42
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So what things have you found shocking on UK TV??
Is it just the language that's used?? because nudity is still quite rare on normal Free to view TV
on channel 4, 3, or 5, they have some shocking tv shows with full nudity!
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Old 14-03-2008, 22:45
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I don't eally mind the swearing or the body part covering, wht i find annoying is the blurring of their mouths when they swear, I mean they obviously swore because it's beeped out so why hide the face as well, facial expression is important when reading body language.

Also I would have thought it was far more sensible to put the show on later when it wouldn't be so necessary to censor it so much. 7 or 8 o clock is way to early, for a show with that kind of language and behaviour. I wouldn't want my kids to watch either UK or US BB so it seems weird to have all that censorship just to show it at a time when kids will be watching.

I agree with other FM's that it is admirable that the US don't want so much profanity on at such early times, but I woul argue if it has to be censoreds to the extent that BBUS is, then why not just put it on later, like SATC. I mean what person would consider SATC suitable for kids just because they beeped out the C and F words, and fuzzied up the breasts.
yeah but censorship in the us networks are 24/7, not just early. Even latenight shows are censored!
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Old 14-03-2008, 22:47
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I used to live in Florida.
What programs do you consider to risqué for US networks like ABC,NBC and CBS ??
anything really, even the friday night project or Jonathan ross, where the host cusses, wouldnt make it on network. Only on cable!
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Old 14-03-2008, 22:50
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on channel 4, 3, or 5, they have some shocking tv shows with full nudity!
Nothing springs to mind.....and if there is nudity it'll be shown post watershed,which is meant to be programming for adults.
If you chose to watch those shows with your children then that would ultimately be your choice.
Also if there is full frontal nudity shown(which is very rare) there will using be a warning posted before the program starts stating it.
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Old 14-03-2008, 22:52
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anything really, even the friday night project or Jonathan ross, where the host cusses, wouldnt make it on network. Only on cable!
Those shows are post watershed and are meant to be viewed by adults.
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