What the bloody hell happened to Will & Grace?
December 2nd 2008 02:22
Not happy, Channel Ten, Not Happy!
That 6:30 - 7:30 timeslot is so very important to me. You cant understand how important! From the moment I get up, Im on the go. Even in a lull - like now - where I can take a minute or two to post, theres interuptions as I run out to see what the noise/yowl/whinny/scream/hoof beats are about. By the time 6:30 rolls around, if Ive done it right, all the animals are fed, (Duck, pigeon, horses, mynah bird, cats and the outdoor birds) our dinner is either on a slow simmer or waiting until after 7:30 and Im showered and ready for the first time all day I get to do my own thing. Mums home, Kmans almost home, and even though its an incredibly peaceful time (as all the animals stay in the one spot and merely chew) if any problem/fight/issue occurs, someone else is here to deal with it. That time has been particularly precious to me over the last week or two, as I battle the sinus infection.
Usually, at 6:30, I'll watch neighbors while I read, draw, or just lately, catalouge my short stories. When I first heard 'friends' was coming to the 7pm timeslot, I was over joyed. I love friends.
How quickly I became disgusted with Channel Ten. Scenes were mercilessly cut, sentences broken and whole episodes not making any sense because of the amount of sexual suggestion and real life innuendo (the stuff that made Friends great) just thrown out like garbage. But hey, it had the added benefit of being able to smash us with more Ads, right?
I blogged viciously about it. Having said my piece, my scream in the forest, I shut up to enjoy as much of Friends as I still could. Its still my peaceful time of day.
Then they announced Will & Grace....Oh, My God. Have you any idea how much I love that show? Witty funny and clever, but still a mindless sitcom you dont think to hard about. Dead Set, Frig Stroke LEGEND Channel Ten, You rock, awesome, could not have done better for the non rating season and for my one slot of peaceful time in the day.
I should mention, after 7:30, my peaceful time is ended. By then, mums on the couch, Kmans on warcraft, and as soon as I get up to make dinner, the animals hear my footstep on the creaky boards. Tesh starts wuffling and following my movements by circling the house. Ducks start quaking - "Sparrows ate our food!" Najara starts howling "I wanna help mommy!" Kittens attack and cats want a share of what Im cooking. Horses have even been known to make eye contact over the few metres that seperate us and beg for after dinner treats from that distance. Pidge looks through the kitchen window and coos incessantly. Mums back on duty! Mums back on duty! Its a cacaphony.
All weekend, where awesome movie marathons were in play, (Yay, Jurassic Park!) I paid attention to the ads. Will & Grace! Weeknights! Everynight! YAY!
Last night, neighbors is winding down. Go Sam, you evil mental patient trying to steal Dan from Libby. On that subject, what the hell happened to original Libby, Kim Valentine? I actually saw her in real life once, when I was working in a discount variety store. Beautiful girl. I miss her deeply and dont think too highly of the ferret mugged knob playing her right now. Ferret Knob cannot act. And for neighbors, thats saying SOMETHING.
But so, we're winding down....I actually start putting stuff away, as I adore Will & Grace so much that I dont do much else but lie there and giggle while its on. Then, they say, "Next Friends!"
Um.......WHAT?!
You guys have already repeated (ad nauseum) every single episode! How dare you! How dare you! You ruined by relaxation timeslot! You bastards!
Let me guess. A gay guy having a friendship with a straight woman - and them and their co stars making constant sexual slanted jokes - was just too much for the poor little kiddie biddies to take wasnt it? No, what actually happened, was the kiddie biddies were laughing their asses off, because, after all, its hilarious VANILLIA humour, Mum or Dad came in to see what all the laughter was about, and screamed in utter distress. "My God! A Gay Man! A highly SUCCESSFUL Gay Man! Who is friends with a QUEEN! DID THEY JUST TELL A DIRTY JOKE?? COVER THINE EARS CHILDREN!! I MUST RING THE NET WORK!!"
Did I get it about right? It cant be ratings, we're in non ratings. That timeslot does poorly no matter whats in it, its called gettin home from work time.
As much as I miss Will, and Grace, here's the deepest cause of my miscontent.
That is the magnificent Karen Walker, shown with her maid Rosario. From the first moment I made acquintance with Karen Walker, I knew, here is my heroine. She is everything I have ever wanted to be. All my life I've striven to be her. Of course, she's not into animals, and I could easily have had her life, had I taken different turns...But I still hold high hopes of one day being able to deliver those stunning one liners, allude to every famous person on the planet, and have a maid mom who loves and hates me in equal measure. All while looking stunning of course. Her quotes are so famous and hard hitting a little google search is bound to bring them up. One of my favourites - "Oh, why did I agree to cook my husband dinner on his birthday? I must have been sober or something"
I dont want to think that its the censorship nazis that took it away, because Will & Grace delt with that many years ago when it first came out. It was in 7pm to 7:30pm timeslots at that time, and the fervent outcries that it was too sexual and too gay were quickly smothered by an outpouring of gay supporters saying it was 'way cool' .....And would you believe, an outpouring of gay pride saying it was 'too gay'. So, you would think society had actually gotten somewhere in that time? What worries me is that lately the censorship Nazis have gone mental on everything, the cancellation of our Big Brother is a perfect example. It is not impossible to me that we have slowly managed to turn back to that attitude, even in so few years, where this is not acceptable viewing for children. It is no worse than The Simpsons, just like those lines in 'Friends' that have recently been cut.
If not censorship, then what? As I have already stated, we are now in non ratings period, where once there was nothing to watch, but over the last few years has become an abolute wealth of wonderful TV as the complaints section of the network have gone on holiday, and we can see all the sexual suggestion, super natural themes, and real life innuendo we want.
Bring it back. For Heavens sake, you dirty bastards. That was a nasty trick. Bad form.
That 6:30 - 7:30 timeslot is so very important to me. You cant understand how important! From the moment I get up, Im on the go. Even in a lull - like now - where I can take a minute or two to post, theres interuptions as I run out to see what the noise/yowl/whinny/scream/hoof beats are about. By the time 6:30 rolls around, if Ive done it right, all the animals are fed, (Duck, pigeon, horses, mynah bird, cats and the outdoor birds) our dinner is either on a slow simmer or waiting until after 7:30 and Im showered and ready for the first time all day I get to do my own thing. Mums home, Kmans almost home, and even though its an incredibly peaceful time (as all the animals stay in the one spot and merely chew) if any problem/fight/issue occurs, someone else is here to deal with it. That time has been particularly precious to me over the last week or two, as I battle the sinus infection.
Usually, at 6:30, I'll watch neighbors while I read, draw, or just lately, catalouge my short stories. When I first heard 'friends' was coming to the 7pm timeslot, I was over joyed. I love friends.
How quickly I became disgusted with Channel Ten. Scenes were mercilessly cut, sentences broken and whole episodes not making any sense because of the amount of sexual suggestion and real life innuendo (the stuff that made Friends great) just thrown out like garbage. But hey, it had the added benefit of being able to smash us with more Ads, right?
I blogged viciously about it. Having said my piece, my scream in the forest, I shut up to enjoy as much of Friends as I still could. Its still my peaceful time of day.
Then they announced Will & Grace....Oh, My God. Have you any idea how much I love that show? Witty funny and clever, but still a mindless sitcom you dont think to hard about. Dead Set, Frig Stroke LEGEND Channel Ten, You rock, awesome, could not have done better for the non rating season and for my one slot of peaceful time in the day.
I should mention, after 7:30, my peaceful time is ended. By then, mums on the couch, Kmans on warcraft, and as soon as I get up to make dinner, the animals hear my footstep on the creaky boards. Tesh starts wuffling and following my movements by circling the house. Ducks start quaking - "Sparrows ate our food!" Najara starts howling "I wanna help mommy!" Kittens attack and cats want a share of what Im cooking. Horses have even been known to make eye contact over the few metres that seperate us and beg for after dinner treats from that distance. Pidge looks through the kitchen window and coos incessantly. Mums back on duty! Mums back on duty! Its a cacaphony.
All weekend, where awesome movie marathons were in play, (Yay, Jurassic Park!) I paid attention to the ads. Will & Grace! Weeknights! Everynight! YAY!
Last night, neighbors is winding down. Go Sam, you evil mental patient trying to steal Dan from Libby. On that subject, what the hell happened to original Libby, Kim Valentine? I actually saw her in real life once, when I was working in a discount variety store. Beautiful girl. I miss her deeply and dont think too highly of the ferret mugged knob playing her right now. Ferret Knob cannot act. And for neighbors, thats saying SOMETHING.
But so, we're winding down....I actually start putting stuff away, as I adore Will & Grace so much that I dont do much else but lie there and giggle while its on. Then, they say, "Next Friends!"
Um.......WHAT?!
You guys have already repeated (ad nauseum) every single episode! How dare you! How dare you! You ruined by relaxation timeslot! You bastards!
Let me guess. A gay guy having a friendship with a straight woman - and them and their co stars making constant sexual slanted jokes - was just too much for the poor little kiddie biddies to take wasnt it? No, what actually happened, was the kiddie biddies were laughing their asses off, because, after all, its hilarious VANILLIA humour, Mum or Dad came in to see what all the laughter was about, and screamed in utter distress. "My God! A Gay Man! A highly SUCCESSFUL Gay Man! Who is friends with a QUEEN! DID THEY JUST TELL A DIRTY JOKE?? COVER THINE EARS CHILDREN!! I MUST RING THE NET WORK!!"
Did I get it about right? It cant be ratings, we're in non ratings. That timeslot does poorly no matter whats in it, its called gettin home from work time.
As much as I miss Will, and Grace, here's the deepest cause of my miscontent.
Photo from Yahoo Galleries. If this pic is out of public domain authority please notify me and I will remove it
That is the magnificent Karen Walker, shown with her maid Rosario. From the first moment I made acquintance with Karen Walker, I knew, here is my heroine. She is everything I have ever wanted to be. All my life I've striven to be her. Of course, she's not into animals, and I could easily have had her life, had I taken different turns...But I still hold high hopes of one day being able to deliver those stunning one liners, allude to every famous person on the planet, and have a maid mom who loves and hates me in equal measure. All while looking stunning of course. Her quotes are so famous and hard hitting a little google search is bound to bring them up. One of my favourites - "Oh, why did I agree to cook my husband dinner on his birthday? I must have been sober or something"
I dont want to think that its the censorship nazis that took it away, because Will & Grace delt with that many years ago when it first came out. It was in 7pm to 7:30pm timeslots at that time, and the fervent outcries that it was too sexual and too gay were quickly smothered by an outpouring of gay supporters saying it was 'way cool' .....And would you believe, an outpouring of gay pride saying it was 'too gay'. So, you would think society had actually gotten somewhere in that time? What worries me is that lately the censorship Nazis have gone mental on everything, the cancellation of our Big Brother is a perfect example. It is not impossible to me that we have slowly managed to turn back to that attitude, even in so few years, where this is not acceptable viewing for children. It is no worse than The Simpsons, just like those lines in 'Friends' that have recently been cut.
If not censorship, then what? As I have already stated, we are now in non ratings period, where once there was nothing to watch, but over the last few years has become an abolute wealth of wonderful TV as the complaints section of the network have gone on holiday, and we can see all the sexual suggestion, super natural themes, and real life innuendo we want.
Bring it back. For Heavens sake, you dirty bastards. That was a nasty trick. Bad form.
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Comment by The Rusty Can
Everything
Hope you'll get better soon from the sinus infection, Kleo.
Take lots of care~
Rusty.
Comment by Kleonaptra
Kalikapsychosis
I agree, certainly not cool. And a complete wealth of episodes I had never seen. What a waste. Channel Ten has begun bending to pressure like a politician!
Thanks for the well wishes, the sinus infections are a long running thing...On the way to working it out I hope.
Comment by Tracy
Movies and Life
Yeah, Channel 10 sucks. We're lucky and have Foxtel so we don't have to rely on crappy 10.
Comment by Kleonaptra
Kalikapsychosis
You know its funny....I bag it out becauseits the only channel I actually watch! 7 never gets a look in, although Saturday night they had 'Reign of Fire' that I watched, and we get into SBS, but other than that, we only watch 10!