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On Friday night, I watched some of the Brasseye special on C4. It was absolutely disgusting, in my opinion. It was meant to be a comedy, and the only time I laughed was once, just as I turned on, when it had, "Here is a peadophile disguised as a house."
Then I began to see what it was all about. They showed footage of 2 people having sex, the woman meant to be a 10-year-old girl. They also brought a boy in, and then asked a 'peadophile,' if he fancied him!
After clocking up over a 1000 complaints, one from MP David Blunkett, they STILL showed the repeat!
And what's this I hear? They're getting rid of WWF because of it's 'extreme nature.' Supposedly, it's 'too hard to edit,' although it's shown at past midnight, and their have been a few complaints about the crazy stunts and the way they portray women.
John Bayer, Director of Media Watch UK, slammed the move. He said, "On one hand they transmit disgraceful programmmes such as Brass Eye and on the other hand they have a dislike of wrestling, which is just acting and healthy messing around. Their double standards are incomprehensable."
I completely agree. Brasseye wasn't funny, it was disgusting, and I expect it offended many people. How'd you think people who had actually been affected by the subject felt??
I was also shocked to see (not sure about her name,) but that women who starred in great comedies such as Beast and Smack The Pony, playing a large role in the program!
So Channel 4 think that Sports-Entertainment is wrong, and Brasseye is right. Wrestling is very popular in the UK, and the 4 PPV's that they show over the whole year, as well as the weekly edition of Sunday Night Heat, must get them a lot of viewers. Their have been hardly any complaints, and it's now been changed from an afternoon showing to a late night showing. Brasseye, which was shown at around 10pm I think, has now had over 2000 complaints, they show it twice and have still done nothing about it.
I am very annoyed at the actions of Channel 4. It's probably one of my favourite channels as it shows class programs such as Friends, Frasier, South Park and has good coverage of the Cricket. And of course, it did have WWF.
I would like to hear your views, and if you actually liked Brasseye, please tell me why as I am shocked that anyone could actually enjoy a programme with such dirty, offensive material.
Thanks for reading, Ant.
Then I began to see what it was all about. They showed footage of 2 people having sex, the woman meant to be a 10-year-old girl. They also brought a boy in, and then asked a 'peadophile,' if he fancied him!
After clocking up over a 1000 complaints, one from MP David Blunkett, they STILL showed the repeat!
And what's this I hear? They're getting rid of WWF because of it's 'extreme nature.' Supposedly, it's 'too hard to edit,' although it's shown at past midnight, and their have been a few complaints about the crazy stunts and the way they portray women.
John Bayer, Director of Media Watch UK, slammed the move. He said, "On one hand they transmit disgraceful programmmes such as Brass Eye and on the other hand they have a dislike of wrestling, which is just acting and healthy messing around. Their double standards are incomprehensable."
I completely agree. Brasseye wasn't funny, it was disgusting, and I expect it offended many people. How'd you think people who had actually been affected by the subject felt??
I was also shocked to see (not sure about her name,) but that women who starred in great comedies such as Beast and Smack The Pony, playing a large role in the program!
So Channel 4 think that Sports-Entertainment is wrong, and Brasseye is right. Wrestling is very popular in the UK, and the 4 PPV's that they show over the whole year, as well as the weekly edition of Sunday Night Heat, must get them a lot of viewers. Their have been hardly any complaints, and it's now been changed from an afternoon showing to a late night showing. Brasseye, which was shown at around 10pm I think, has now had over 2000 complaints, they show it twice and have still done nothing about it.
I am very annoyed at the actions of Channel 4. It's probably one of my favourite channels as it shows class programs such as Friends, Frasier, South Park and has good coverage of the Cricket. And of course, it did have WWF.
I would like to hear your views, and if you actually liked Brasseye, please tell me why as I am shocked that anyone could actually enjoy a programme with such dirty, offensive material.
Thanks for reading, Ant.
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This is the problem.
Ant at least watched some of it, he was able to make an informed choice about it.
However, 2000 complaints.
Why?
The people that watch the show know what to expect, they watch it because they know what Brasseye is and are familiar with Chris Morris.
2000 people that have never seen it before tune in because the newspapers start banging on about it?
Moron behaviour.
Do not watch a programme because it's going to be "offensive and sick"
You people stick to soap operas and game shows, leave things like Brasseye for those of us with brains that can sit there and appreciate cutting edge television.
Just because you think something is bad, doesn't make it so.
So, if anyone watched this programme for any other reason that they like Brasseye and Morris?
You got played, shut up and sit down.
Ant at least watched some of it, he was able to make an informed choice about it.
However, 2000 complaints.
Why?
The people that watch the show know what to expect, they watch it because they know what Brasseye is and are familiar with Chris Morris.
2000 people that have never seen it before tune in because the newspapers start banging on about it?
Moron behaviour.
Do not watch a programme because it's going to be "offensive and sick"
You people stick to soap operas and game shows, leave things like Brasseye for those of us with brains that can sit there and appreciate cutting edge television.
Just because you think something is bad, doesn't make it so.
So, if anyone watched this programme for any other reason that they like Brasseye and Morris?
You got played, shut up and sit down.
Chr!stos wrote:
> Even though I was on holiday when the program was on so I missed it,
> I read about it in the papers and it irritates me that they would
> show it and then didn't they REPEAT it the night after? Thats what I
> heard! Appalling!
You didnt watch the program?
Its good to know you have such a stong opinion about something you didnt even see... :)
> Even though I was on holiday when the program was on so I missed it,
> I read about it in the papers and it irritates me that they would
> show it and then didn't they REPEAT it the night after? Thats what I
> heard! Appalling!
You didnt watch the program?
Its good to know you have such a stong opinion about something you didnt even see... :)
Ant wrote:
> On Friday night, I watched some of the Brasseye special on C4.
But why did you watch it?
If you have seen this before, you know what to expect.
If you watched it because of all the fuss, then you automatically lose the right to complain.
Don't watch something merely so you can be offended.
> On Friday night, I watched some of the Brasseye special on C4.
But why did you watch it?
If you have seen this before, you know what to expect.
If you watched it because of all the fuss, then you automatically lose the right to complain.
Don't watch something merely so you can be offended.
*sigh*
Here we go.
Whilst I respect your opinions and feelings Ant, I take it you switched off immediately when it disgusted and offended you?
Brasseye and Chris Morris are broadcast without advertising on tv or in the press, simply because a lot of people don't get his humour, or find it offensive.
The whole point of Brasseye is to demonstrate the knee-jerk reaction people have to sensitive subjects.
The last series dealth with drugs, sex, animal cruelty, bad science and other stuff I can't remember.
Morris uses celebs in these programmes to show just how eager they are to appear right on and PC, when they end up looking foolish for reading what is obviously a wind-up.
I'm watching the peodophile one tonight, and I'll laugh my socks off because I am able to differentiate between humour and prissy, self important pompous broacasting.
I find Morris to be a cutting edge, and at time, dangerous comedian who challenges people's opinions on life.
He has the ability to poke at your nervous system and upset people.
However, all C4 did was to show the programme.
It's people like you and The Sun and everyone else shouting about it that has brought it to a wider audience.
If everyone just thought "That's not funny" or "That's sick" and left it at that, we wouldnt have this fuss.
Just ignore it and let it die quietly.
It's been a few days now since this episode was broadcast, and eveyone knows about it now.
If these complaints had been intelligent and well-made, without the hysterical shouting, then the only people that would watch Morris are those that find him funny.
But this whole "BAN THIS SICK FILTH!" crap makes more people aware of it.
When are people going to realise this? By creating a fuss, you make more people want to watch it.
The Sun - a reactionary moron newspaper. It hounded sex offenders and printed their addresses, made sure everyone was whipped into a muderous lynch mob frenzy, that's ok to do.
Eastenders is using incest as a storyline, yet I can watch that before 9pm on BBC1?
Hypocritical sheet.
Morris wasn't laughing at peodophilia, he was highlighting the childish and purile manner in which it is dealt with by the media.
There is a difference.
Here we go.
Whilst I respect your opinions and feelings Ant, I take it you switched off immediately when it disgusted and offended you?
Brasseye and Chris Morris are broadcast without advertising on tv or in the press, simply because a lot of people don't get his humour, or find it offensive.
The whole point of Brasseye is to demonstrate the knee-jerk reaction people have to sensitive subjects.
The last series dealth with drugs, sex, animal cruelty, bad science and other stuff I can't remember.
Morris uses celebs in these programmes to show just how eager they are to appear right on and PC, when they end up looking foolish for reading what is obviously a wind-up.
I'm watching the peodophile one tonight, and I'll laugh my socks off because I am able to differentiate between humour and prissy, self important pompous broacasting.
I find Morris to be a cutting edge, and at time, dangerous comedian who challenges people's opinions on life.
He has the ability to poke at your nervous system and upset people.
However, all C4 did was to show the programme.
It's people like you and The Sun and everyone else shouting about it that has brought it to a wider audience.
If everyone just thought "That's not funny" or "That's sick" and left it at that, we wouldnt have this fuss.
Just ignore it and let it die quietly.
It's been a few days now since this episode was broadcast, and eveyone knows about it now.
If these complaints had been intelligent and well-made, without the hysterical shouting, then the only people that would watch Morris are those that find him funny.
But this whole "BAN THIS SICK FILTH!" crap makes more people aware of it.
When are people going to realise this? By creating a fuss, you make more people want to watch it.
The Sun - a reactionary moron newspaper. It hounded sex offenders and printed their addresses, made sure everyone was whipped into a muderous lynch mob frenzy, that's ok to do.
Eastenders is using incest as a storyline, yet I can watch that before 9pm on BBC1?
Hypocritical sheet.
Morris wasn't laughing at peodophilia, he was highlighting the childish and purile manner in which it is dealt with by the media.
There is a difference.
On Friday night, I watched some of the Brasseye special on C4. It was absolutely disgusting, in my opinion. It was meant to be a comedy, and the only time I laughed was once, just as I turned on, when it had, "Here is a peadophile disguised as a house."
Then I began to see what it was all about. They showed footage of 2 people having sex, the woman meant to be a 10-year-old girl. They also brought a boy in, and then asked a 'peadophile,' if he fancied him!
After clocking up over a 1000 complaints, one from MP David Blunkett, they STILL showed the repeat!
And what's this I hear? They're getting rid of WWF because of it's 'extreme nature.' Supposedly, it's 'too hard to edit,' although it's shown at past midnight, and their have been a few complaints about the crazy stunts and the way they portray women.
John Bayer, Director of Media Watch UK, slammed the move. He said, "On one hand they transmit disgraceful programmmes such as Brass Eye and on the other hand they have a dislike of wrestling, which is just acting and healthy messing around. Their double standards are incomprehensable."
I completely agree. Brasseye wasn't funny, it was disgusting, and I expect it offended many people. How'd you think people who had actually been affected by the subject felt??
I was also shocked to see (not sure about her name,) but that women who starred in great comedies such as Beast and Smack The Pony, playing a large role in the program!
So Channel 4 think that Sports-Entertainment is wrong, and Brasseye is right. Wrestling is very popular in the UK, and the 4 PPV's that they show over the whole year, as well as the weekly edition of Sunday Night Heat, must get them a lot of viewers. Their have been hardly any complaints, and it's now been changed from an afternoon showing to a late night showing. Brasseye, which was shown at around 10pm I think, has now had over 2000 complaints, they show it twice and have still done nothing about it.
I am very annoyed at the actions of Channel 4. It's probably one of my favourite channels as it shows class programs such as Friends, Frasier, South Park and has good coverage of the Cricket. And of course, it did have WWF.
I would like to hear your views, and if you actually liked Brasseye, please tell me why as I am shocked that anyone could actually enjoy a programme with such dirty, offensive material.
Thanks for reading, Ant.
Then I began to see what it was all about. They showed footage of 2 people having sex, the woman meant to be a 10-year-old girl. They also brought a boy in, and then asked a 'peadophile,' if he fancied him!
After clocking up over a 1000 complaints, one from MP David Blunkett, they STILL showed the repeat!
And what's this I hear? They're getting rid of WWF because of it's 'extreme nature.' Supposedly, it's 'too hard to edit,' although it's shown at past midnight, and their have been a few complaints about the crazy stunts and the way they portray women.
John Bayer, Director of Media Watch UK, slammed the move. He said, "On one hand they transmit disgraceful programmmes such as Brass Eye and on the other hand they have a dislike of wrestling, which is just acting and healthy messing around. Their double standards are incomprehensable."
I completely agree. Brasseye wasn't funny, it was disgusting, and I expect it offended many people. How'd you think people who had actually been affected by the subject felt??
I was also shocked to see (not sure about her name,) but that women who starred in great comedies such as Beast and Smack The Pony, playing a large role in the program!
So Channel 4 think that Sports-Entertainment is wrong, and Brasseye is right. Wrestling is very popular in the UK, and the 4 PPV's that they show over the whole year, as well as the weekly edition of Sunday Night Heat, must get them a lot of viewers. Their have been hardly any complaints, and it's now been changed from an afternoon showing to a late night showing. Brasseye, which was shown at around 10pm I think, has now had over 2000 complaints, they show it twice and have still done nothing about it.
I am very annoyed at the actions of Channel 4. It's probably one of my favourite channels as it shows class programs such as Friends, Frasier, South Park and has good coverage of the Cricket. And of course, it did have WWF.
I would like to hear your views, and if you actually liked Brasseye, please tell me why as I am shocked that anyone could actually enjoy a programme with such dirty, offensive material.
Thanks for reading, Ant.
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