So my friends and I watched the simpson's last night. Before it started there was a warning. We can't decide if it was a joke or not. Does anyone know?
The warning said something like parental warning, this episode contains issues dealing with same-sex marriage. Or something like that.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
The show did indeed involve issues pertaining to same-sex marriage, so it probably wasn't a joke.
Posted by jebus202 (Member # 2524) on :
Simpsons now sucks so much ass that I have no trouble believing it wasn't a joke.
Posted by sarahdipity (Member # 3254) on :
Well two of the guys in our group thought perhaps the warning was making fun of all the warnings people have to put up. It seems like an odd warning. I used to seeing this show may discuss adult themes or something like that. This warning was really specialized.
*shrug* I thought the show was one of the better new ones. Or, at least I giggled more than usual.
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
For the FOX network, it was probably quite serious: what with the deluge of organised hatemail likely to pour into the newly activist FederalCommunicationsCommission.
For the Simpsons, probably more like accepted cuz "its a funny lead-in for our show." When you're a billion-dollar franchise for stepping on people's foibles, ya don't really worry about the FTC. If FOX network decided to cancel out their contract, it'd just start a major bidding war by the other networks and cable&satellite channels.
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
This thread title got my hopes up. Posted by sarahdipity (Member # 3254) on :
Why did it get your hopes up?
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
Because of the punctuation. I thought it was about The Simpsons' last night on television.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
That episode was pretty good, better than most of the later season Simpson's episodes. Yet, it annoys me when they have that parental discretion disclaimer anytime there's a gay theme. Still, it was cool when Patty came out and all. It could have been better though.
Posted by Joldo (Member # 6991) on :
Adam and Steve and Madam and Eve need marriage, anyways. Does them good.
Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :
Did anyone think that Simpsons episode was unusually bad?
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Nope.
Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :
I missed it. I, like, forgot it was Sunday last night.
Was there an Arrested Development on?
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
No, two episodes of the Simpsons instead. Next Sunday will be an hour long episode of Arrested Development.
Posted by newfoundlogic (Member # 3907) on :
No one seems to have considered that parental warnings are as much used to get viewers to perk up their ears as to warn parents of questionable content.
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