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hexola

(4,835 posts) Mon Sep 8, 2014, 01:56 PM Sep 2014

Anyone notice NBCs Gun-centric advertising for fall Police shows?

Saw this preview on TODAY this morning - I think this is offensive...

http://www.nbc.com/law-and-order-special-victims-unit/video/woman-crush-wednesdays-on-nbc/2807240

Fun...?

The Debora Messing "Mysteries Of Laura" previews had already bothered me - seems like they are trying to make shooting someone on street, funny.

NBC - doing their part to normalize blowing people away...

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Anyone notice NBCs Gun-centric advertising for fall Police shows? (Original Post) hexola Sep 2014 OP

This is nothing new. Shows glorify guns, moonshine, paranoia, shallowness, ignorance. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #1

My favorites shows ever on A&E were some modern production of the Theban plays by Sophocles MohRokTah Sep 2014 #7

I almost went to work for them, way back then, like early 1990s. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #8

How about a two sentence summary for those of with video blocks...? Oktober Sep 2014 #2

NBC Trying To Catch Up to CBS otohara Sep 2014 #3

Americas Scared Cow and Holy Icon, guns, must be worshipped constantly to keep folks from becoming Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #4

Yippi ki yay mother fuckers. nt TeamPooka Sep 2014 #5

Supposed to cool I guess damnedifIknow Sep 2014 #6

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

1. This is nothing new. Shows glorify guns, moonshine, paranoia, shallowness, ignorance.

Reply to hexola (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 02:06 PM

Sep 2014

I can still remember when A&E was about the arts and Discovery was about science.

Ah well.

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)

7. My favorites shows ever on A&E were some modern production of the Theban plays by Sophocles

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 02:51 PM

Sep 2014

They did all three. Started in 86.

You'll never see the likes of those productions again on A&E. They're too busy putting homophobic duck call producers on.

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

8. I almost went to work for them, way back then, like early 1990s.

Reply to MohRokTah (Reply #7)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 02:53 PM

Sep 2014

I wouldn't go near them now.

And what few cable channels popped up since then are disappearing.

Smithsonian channel, Logo, Planet Green.

WTF?

Oktober

(1,488 posts)

2. How about a two sentence summary for those of with video blocks...?

Reply to hexola (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 02:09 PM

Sep 2014

otohara

(24,135 posts)

3. NBC Trying To Catch Up to CBS

Reply to hexola (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 02:09 PM

Sep 2014

ratings by dumping real comedy shows and adding more murder-by-cops programming with a touch of comedy.

CBS is the NCIS Network.

Offensive indeed.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

4. Americas Scared Cow and Holy Icon, guns, must be worshipped constantly to keep folks from becoming

Reply to hexola (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 02:15 PM

Sep 2014

aware how deadly they are, yet simple enough to be used by any two year old.

Must....make....gun folks....think they are "special" for owning a simple hollow metal tube ejecting an explosive projectile little improved in a hundred years.

TeamPooka

(24,229 posts)

5. Yippi ki yay mother fuckers. nt

Reply to hexola (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 02:16 PM

Sep 2014

damnedifIknow

(3,183 posts)

6. Supposed to cool I guess

Reply to hexola (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 02:44 PM

Sep 2014

Enough outright madness going on without glorifying this kind of stuff.

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