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Drunknmunky
Bending Unit
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Originally posted by gottalovebender: why does tv gotta be so stupid, the great zombie jesus thing was a joke, so when they took it out they take out a joke, those stupid little *mouths bastards but can't say*
(i hope you all got the joke in this)
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Whoopwhoopwhoop
Professor
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Censorship is bad for you, it gives you cancer..... Thanks Jannet Jackson and Howard Stern (but I still love you howie)
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Dr. Morberg
Professor
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Censoring Futurama is bullcrap, it aired on Fox and now it's on a cable channel, where they should be able to get away with more. Futurama is the cleanest show on [Adult Swim]. Family Guy has far more Jesus jokes ("He must've been wasted 24/7" "I'll turn this water... into funk!), dirty jokes, and bad language. They've gotten away with saying shit a few times, and they kind of said fucking in a recent episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. So if there is anything to complain about in [Adult Swim], it is not Futurama.
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Whoopwhoopwhoop
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Your missing the point. They want all "fitlth" off the air. It's not compared to, but whats getting complained about. If I complain about Futurrama, they dont say well look at this show, they say OK, we will cut down on this. They dont take other shows into consideration when they censor one show.
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Dr. Morberg
Professor
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I did not miss the point. Why would they censor one show and leave everything else uncensored? It makes no sense. Plus, kids shouldn't be watching TV at 10:00/11:00. It sounds like a mother who saw this and instead of putting thier kid to bed at a reasonable time, decided to complain and punish everyone but the kid. If I caught my kid watching TV I considered inappropriate for him, I'd yell at him and make him turn the TV off, instead of yelling at a network that has every right to air what it airs.
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dvdashot
Crustacean
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I don't see what the big deal is. Jesus apparently came back from the dead. That's pretty great. It also makes him, by definition, a zombie. "Great Zombie Jesus" is a perfect description of the greatest street magician who ever lived.
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Nurdbot
DOOP Secretary
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I hate these people, I bet this is the same freak who found FLCL offensive.
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Popetastic
Crustacean
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found this on something called TV Tim:
Q. I was watching Futurama on the Cartoon Network, and they edited out the Professor saying "Sweet Zombie Jesus!" Why did they do that? -C.F.
A. "That was a decision of our Standards & Practices group," according to a publicist for the Cartoon Network. "Turner Broadcasting voluntarily employs much stricter Standards & Practices than even the broadcast networks. Any negative slang involving the word 'Jesus' will not pass their review."
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Dr. Morberg
Professor
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Originally posted by Popetastic: Any negative slang involving the word 'Jesus' will not pass their review." But that still doesn't explain why they didn't do it to family guy. They should either censor all of it or none of it, otherwhise it's just pointless.
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Whoopwhoopwhoop
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Dont forget about our bible beating republican in office, and our wonderful FCC leader Colon Powell's son, Micheal Powell. If you make any jokes on the Bush admin, or Jesus ( a difference?) your getting slapped on the rist. Comedy Central had a nice show that got pulled of the air (because of Mike Powell) call "Thats My Bush" With lower ratings and pressure from the FCC it was pulled off. Dont worry, censorship will be abolished one day.
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Dr. Morberg
Professor
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The FCC has nothing to do with cable. Cable channels censor themselves so that they don't sacrifice ad sponsorships.
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Teral
Helpy McHelphelp
DOOP Secretary
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« Reply #37 on: 05-20-2004 10:27 »
« Last Edit on: 05-20-2004 10:27 »
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Yes, "JFK Jr Airport" is the original line, but it was change to "Radio City Mutant Hall" when JFK Jr was killed in a plane accident only months before the premiere. On the SP3K commentary David Cohen say it was done out of respect for family, or something (I forget the exact line at the moment). Edit: for the UKians, there's a website named Futurama Cuts UK
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Action Jacktion
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JFK Jr died a few months after the premiere, which is why the line was originally there. I wish they'd restored it for the DVDs, but it is in the animatic.
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