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Wounded King · 01-07-2005, 01:35 AM

Its like 'Life of Brian' all over again. The people who appoint themselves as the guardians of public morality are showing that they simply have no sense of humour.

Here is a times article on the show

Heaven forfend that the BBC should actually show something controversial. No, what we want is more gardening, cookery and DIY programs, now thats quality programming.

TTFN,

WK

Hopeful Monsters · 01-07-2005, 03:34 AM

An unusual subject material that, through talented writing, became a interesting new musical.

There are three elements to the outrage-

- swearing - thousands of swear words

- the suggestion of Christ being homosexual

- general 'blasphemy'

Wounded King · 01-07-2005, 04:05 AM

Ooops, its actually 'Jerry Springer: The opera', how gauche of me.

I think the swearing issue is a bit overinflated since they apparently count the number of people saying the swear word, and since there is a chorus this sends the numbers up pretty quickly.

TTFN,

WK

socratoad · 01-07-2005, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Wounded King

Ooops, its actually 'Jerry Springer: The opera', how gauche of me.

I think the swearing issue is a bit overinflated since they apparently count the number of people saying the swear word, and since there is a chorus this sends the numbers up pretty quickly.

TTFN,

WK

Gauche you say

Hell man, nothing has ever send the gaucheometer flying past the ability to be measured as has the action Jerry Springers shows themselves.

Damn creep makes my skin crawl. Its a public service to satirize such mind rotting shit.

Now if they would produce a opera satirizing a fundamentalist right-wing born agin git out the vote fer George show I would just have to scrape up the funds to fly over to London to see it live.

IamMoose · 01-07-2005, 07:28 AM

Wouldn't watch it myself - don't like the Jerry Springer show, or others of its ilk - but if other people wanna waste a cpl hours of their life doing so, that's fine by me. Takes all sorts.

MonCapitan2002 · 01-07-2005, 10:34 AM

Exactly. The BBC should be able to broadcast whatever it damn well pleases. Hopefully the program will make its way to BBC America and my local cable system will be carrying it by then. While I couldn't actually care less about watching it, I'd support the show just to piss off the fundies and moral minority.

DarlingSin · 01-08-2005, 04:56 PM

Did anybody else watch it?

I thought it was superb - very funny, exteremely well performed, and had some really biting satire

TollHouse · 01-08-2005, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Wounded King

Its like 'Life of Brian' all over again.

Was there a big outcry over that? I guess I was too young to notice.

blasmeister · 01-09-2005, 03:29 AM

I liked it a lot. Very well made. Well done BBC :notworthy

:notworthy

Agnostic Theist · 01-09-2005, 04:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TollHouse

Was there a big outcry over that? I guess I was too young to notice.

It was banned in some countries, which they used for the advert.

If someone can fill in the gaps, their slogan in one country was

So funny it was banned in ------,

since those two countries are (or were at the time) bitter rivals.

01-07-2005, 01:35 AM	#1
Wounded King Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 1,211	BBC2 to air 'Jerry Springer: The Musical', moral majority in an uproar..again. Its like 'Life of Brian' all over again. The people who appoint themselves as the guardians of public morality are showing that they simply have no sense of humour. Here is a times article on the show Heaven forfend that the BBC should actually show something controversial. No, what we want is more gardening, cookery and DIY programs, now thats quality programming. TTFN, WK

01-07-2005, 03:34 AM	#2
Hopeful Monsters Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: God is a Mind Loop Posts: 1,344	I'm Looking Forward To It An unusual subject material that, through talented writing, became a interesting new musical. There are three elements to the outrage- - swearing - thousands of swear words - the suggestion of Christ being homosexual - general 'blasphemy'

01-09-2005, 03:29 AM	#9
blasmeister Regular Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Coventry, england Posts: 135	"talk to the hand" I liked it a lot. Very well made. Well done BBC :notworthy :notworthy

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01-07-2005, 04:05 AM	#3
Wounded King Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 1,211	Ooops, its actually 'Jerry Springer: The opera', how gauche of me. I think the swearing issue is a bit overinflated since they apparently count the number of people saying the swear word, and since there is a chorus this sends the numbers up pretty quickly. TTFN, WK

01-07-2005, 07:28 AM	#5
IamMoose Veteran Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: On the fringes of the Lake District, UK Posts: 9,528	Wouldn't watch it myself - don't like the Jerry Springer show, or others of its ilk - but if other people wanna waste a cpl hours of their life doing so, that's fine by me. Takes all sorts.

01-07-2005, 10:34 AM	#6
MonCapitan2002 Contributor Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: --- Posts: 10,496	Exactly. The BBC should be able to broadcast whatever it damn well pleases. Hopefully the program will make its way to BBC America and my local cable system will be carrying it by then. While I couldn't actually care less about watching it, I'd support the show just to piss off the fundies and moral minority.

01-08-2005, 04:56 PM	#7
DarlingSin Regular Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: UK Posts: 103	Did anybody else watch it? I thought it was superb - very funny, exteremely well performed, and had some really biting satire

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