It feels weird to agree with big frownies like the Parents Television Council, but in this case they’re kind of right:
The Parents Television Council, one week after praising NBC for stating its 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. programming would target families, has now labeled NBC’s pledge “hypocritical” after it aired what the PTC described as “graphic scenes” in telecasts of its Thursday sitcoms My Name is Earl and 30 Rock.
“If NBC is going to commit to the Family Hour, then it must truly commit to airing content that the entire family can watch without fear of inappropriate or indecent content,” said Tim Winter, PTC president. “These scenes were purely gratuitous, intended to titillate and crossed the line of decency. NBC seems out of touch with what the term ‘Family Hour’ means. NBC’s Family Hour pledge is purely hypocritical.”
They cite last week’s 30 Rock, which featured a fictional reality show (aren’t they all?) called MILF Island. It’s kind of silly that some news outlets think they can’t even say “MILF” because of the “F” part, but this does seem like a pretty racy thing to depict during “Family Hour”:
That’s funny stuff — especially if you hate reality shows as much as you should — and I wouldn’t go so far as to call it “graphic.” But it’s not the kind of thing I’d want my young children watching, if they had any idea who or where I am.
If you’re not going to air family-oriented shows from 8 to 9, don’t call it “Family Hour.” Don’t try to appease people like the PTC and then turn right around and thumb your nose at them. Seems simple enough. But then, I don’t work in TV.
That’s mild. If they wanted to air something grossly inappropriate for everybody, they should just bring back Viva Laughlin.
By the way. I guess you only have to be 24 nowadays to be a MILF huh?
Excuse me for saying this but, why the *F* are they making “Family Hour” from 8:00-9:00pm. Shouldn’t kids at that tender age already be going to bed? Once again, the PTC making trouble and trying to dictate how and when we should be parenting and NBC is still attempting to bend over for them and take it…for better ratings, of course.
BTW- Pasta, nowadays you can be a MILF a lot younger than 24.lol
Well technically sure. But shouldn’t being a MILF start at roughly twice the age of a high school senior? You know like 36-37? Then when do you start being a cougar? 42-43? Someone get NASA or the JPL (or the CDC) on the phone. We need answers.
Then when do you start being a cougar?
Five drinks.
I thought the idea was that it has to be one of your friends mom - or roughly age equivalent, ie Stiffler’s Mom. Some 21 year old who has a baby is just a young mother.
waah, i’m being offended and i can’t find my remote, waah!
Of course parents can turn it off. But why dupe them with this “Family Hour” thing in the first place?
NBC’s Family Hour hypocrisy brings about the question, when do you become a MILF? Priceless.
My answer is when the child of the mother enters junior high.
Junior high? That seems semi-reasonable. But I think I’m with canoehead.