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Post by Hey Man on Sept 23, 2011 10:00:53 GMT -5
Wasn’t hard to see this one coming: The Parents Television Council says that it will complain to the FCC that Fox’s The X Factor violated the broadcast decency rules on Wednesday. The group says that the program, rated TV-PG DL, showed a contestant, Geo Godley, ”dropping his pants and exposing himself during a song and dance routine.” The performance took place shortly after 8:00 PM in the Central and Mountain Time zones, when PTC says indecent content is prohibited on broadcast television. “The prolonged, previously videotaped footage of a contestant dancing nude on the X Factor stage represents a conscious decision by the producers – with the approval of the network’s broadcast standards department – to intentionally air this content in front of millions of families during hours when they knew full well that children would be watching,” PTC President Tim Winters says.
He added that “If Godley performed his act in public, he would have been arrested. But if he performs it in front of a Fox camera, his act is beamed via the public airwaves into every home in the nation.” X Factor judge Paula Abdul called the performance “shocking and disgusting” while L.A. Reid described it as “offensive, disgusting, distasteful and upsetting.”
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Post by Hey Man on Sept 23, 2011 10:15:49 GMT -5
Well, they did edit out the naughty bits. I find it more offensive that people actually watch this shit... I remember people were giving me shit on the FAQ, because I called sell out on Zakk Wylde and Judas Priest doing American Idol. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2011 10:43:34 GMT -5
Well, they did edit out the naughty bits. I find it more offensive that people actually watch this shit... I remember people were giving me shit on the FAQ, because I called sell out on Zakk Wylde and Judas Priest doing American Idol. how is that a sell out? they get to play in front of a huge audience and expose them and their music to millions. It would be stupid not to do it. |
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Post by Hey Man on Sept 23, 2011 10:53:45 GMT -5
I remember people were giving me shit on the FAQ, because I called sell out on Zakk Wylde and Judas Priest doing American Idol. how is that a sell out? they get to play in front of a huge audience and expose them and their music to millions. It would be stupid not to do it. The fact is the matter is that it's a complete fallacy that these appearances give a career boost to the hard rock acts that do go on. People who do watch American Idol - are not watching the band, but are watching the Idol wannabe. Ultimatetely there is more negative feedback in the media and by fans of these acts over anything good that may have come out of it. It is selling out. |
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Post by lugnut on Sept 23, 2011 11:02:47 GMT -5
how is that a sell out? they get to play in front of a huge audience and expose them and their music to millions. It would be stupid not to do it. The fact is the matter is that it's a complete fallacy that these appearances give a career boost to the hard rock acts that do go on. People who do watch American Idol - are not watching the band, but are watching the Idol wannabe. Ultimatetely there is more negative feedback in the media and by fans of these acts over anything good that may have come out of it. It is selling out. I simultaneously agree and disagree. Maybe these shows are popular with the preteen girl crowd, but I don't think the average teenager or 20-something cares about them (and even if they do watch them, they'd probably never admit it). In the eyes of the young, a major rock act appearing on a show like this probably does hurt their impression of the artist, since they've now associated themselves with something deemed lame and uncool to watch. ...But I think the real audience for these shows is probably comprised of the over-50 crowd, since that's who I usually hear talking about them, and I think that crowd probably thinks it's great when older acts show up. My parents watch all this stuff and my dad (not much of a rock fan at all) called Alice Cooper's AI appearance "pretty damn cool" - meanwhile guys on the internet were losing their shit talking about what a sellout it was. These kind of appearances probably won't help making Alice or Priest cool in the eyes of the youth...but they just might make an older person who hadn't thought of them in years pick up their new album or go to a show. And after all, it's not like the youth were running out in droves to check out these artists to start with. |
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Post by Hey Man on Sept 23, 2011 11:11:31 GMT -5
The fact is the matter is that it's a complete fallacy that these appearances give a career boost to the hard rock acts that do go on. People who do watch American Idol - are not watching the band, but are watching the Idol wannabe. Ultimatetely there is more negative feedback in the media and by fans of these acts over anything good that may have come out of it. It is selling out. I simultaneously agree and disagree. Maybe these shows are popular with the preteen girl crowd, but I don't think the average teenager or 20-something cares about them (and even if they do watch them, they'd probably never admit it). In the eyes of the young, a major rock act appearing on a show like this probably does hurt their impression of the artist, since they've now associated themselves with something deemed lame and uncool to watch. ...But I think the real audience for these shows is probably comprised of the over-50 crowd, since that's who I usually hear talking about them, and I think that crowd probably thinks it's great when older acts show up. My parents watch all this stuff and my dad (not much of a rock fan at all) called Alice Cooper's AI appearance "pretty damn cool" - meanwhile guys on the internet were losing their shit talking about what a sellout it was. These kind of appearances probably won't help making Alice or Priest cool in the eyes of the youth...but they just might make an older person who hadn't thought of them in years pick up their new album or go to a show. And after all, it's not like the youth were running out in droves to check out these artists to start with. I completely understand what you are saying, but typically those that support hard rock acts going on these these types of show, claim that it's a good way for these bands to make NEW fans - get exposure to a new audience. It's not about older fans getting their rocks off seeing a band they used to love. |
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