FAT ABBOT RULES!!

His Best Line:

   "....suck my dick, hoe..."

I want more! That was great, even though they crossed Mushmouth with Dumb Donald.....

J.F.

That was hilarious in the Clubhouse episode (212) with Fat Abbot.

What a hoot and a holler!

You're a little behind there, but I agree, that was hilarious. Mike K.

"Censorship is a load of bollocks" - Chumbawamba

Mrhaggis44 wrote in message ...

And to think that here in Australia, we only just got to see Chickenpox a couple of days ago.

Thankfully, the RealMedia files keep me up to date (c:

Catnap.

Catnap wrote in message ... :Mrhaggis44 wrote in message ...

: :And to think that here in Australia, we only just got to see Chickenpox a :couple of days ago. : :Thankfully, the RealMedia files keep me up to date (c: : :Catnap. :

:

What is the Censorship in Australia anyway. ??

Some episodes have small parts cut out of them by the distributors (not the channel SBS which screens them). The only episode I know this has happened to (because I've compared them) is Cartman gets an Anal Probe.

But SBS has recently moved the show from 8:00 to 9:30 and put a warning in front of it. As well there have plenty of complaints from 'Outraged Moral Gaurdians' who have tried to get the show banned. and have succeded in getting some of the merchandise removed from sale at some shops by threataning boycots etc.

The Harbinger

------------------------------------------------------- I looked, and there before me was a pale-coloured horse. Its rider was Death and Hades followed close behind Revalation 6:8

Shit i hate how people wrote in and complained about South park showing on SBS....If they dont like it then they arent being forced to watch it....why dont they just bugger off anf watch something they enjoy instead of ruining it for everyone else...now thanks to the complaints i cant tape both "something Stupid/Big Girls Blouse" on channel 7 because it's showing at the same bloody time Souuth park is now.....Someone always has to ruin the fun dont they!.....The least that can be done is getting rid of the bleeps ...i mean it's being shown at 930...that's late enough to say fuck in any movie on any channel, why not South Park

Pissed off viewer!

On Thu, 15 Oct 1998 04:25:45 GMT, [email] wrote:

Antony wrote in message ...

That quote came from the previous poster.

But to answer your question...

Censorship in Australia is fairly complicated. Southpark is shown on SBS here. SBS (mainly foreign language) is known as the one channel where you get to see and hear it all. They keep the harsh language to a minimum during the day, but in the evenings you will hear the full range, from shit through to fuck. It's not surprising to hear the word c**t used, depending on the show. We get the same version of Southpark as you do in America, as the censorship is already in place. If Matt and Trey released it here without the bleeping, we would get to hear it in its raw form. Personally, I prefer the bleeping as it leaves it to your imagination. The scene where Kyle has a go at the aliens in Anal Probe wouldn't be as funny if we heard everything.

The ABC (government owned) is also less restrictive in their use of language. The word "fuck" can be heard on the ABC in the evenings, but they rarely allow anything harsher than that.

The other three channels, 7, 9 and 10, are the commercial channels. Language, nudity and violence are subject to a few different rules and guidelines. When a movie or show is released here, it is first put through the Australian Film and Television Censorship Board. They then approve and rate the films and shows. Once that is done, the channels then choose what they want to show. Once they have the show, it is then subject to their own rules and guidelines. These differ between the channels. SBS are not subjected to the same guidelines as the other stations. I'm not fully aware of why this is, but from what I understand, It's partly to do with the fact that the SBS is seen a publicly owned channel.

The commercial channels have eased up on harsh language during the later evenings. After 9:30pm, it is no surprise to hear the word "fuck" used. Sometimes you may hear it as early as 8:30 - 9:00pm, but no earlier. Though it is still kept to a minimum.

Violence and nudity is treated in a similar manner. Of course each channel has their own views on what they consider to be acceptable viewing. A good example is the movie "Out for Justice" with Steven Seagal. I have seen it shown twice, each time on different channels. In one version, most of the language was silenced, but the fight scenes were kept very close to the original video version. On the other channel, the language was also kept to a minimum, but the fight scenes were cut so badly, that the film ended up being around 1 hour long. The worst part was the lack of consistancy. You would get to see the hand to hand fights and the blood, but they would completely cut a scene where someone was shot. Regardless of the fact that all you actually saw in the original, was the gun being fired and not the person being shot.

Pornography is the most interesting area here. In almost every state of Australia, it is illegal to sell and buy XXX rated videos, yet it is legal to own them. My stepfather owns an adult bookshop with all manner of reading material and sex toys. You are free to sell and buy any of this as long as you are over 18. Of course XXX videos are not allowed.

Things really start getting complicated when you take into account the fact that you are free to buy XXX videos via mail order from ACT (Australian Capital Territory). The ACT is the only state where it is legal to buy and sell XXX rated videos over the counter. Due to this, you are able to purchase these videos from another state by mail. The funny thing is, the ACT is the home of the federal capital, Canberra, and the Australian Parliament.

Censorship in computer games is something we really need to work on here. The new Duke Nukem game on the Nintendo 64 shows the dancing girls, as well as allows you to burn people with a flame thrower. The original Duke Nukem on the PC was turned down by the Australian Censorship Board due to the dancing girls and the amount of blood in the game. It wasn't until they placed black spots over the girls and removed the blood, that they even considered placing it on shelves. Considering the Nintendo 64 is geared towards the younger generation, it makes you wonder what is going on in their minds.

That should give you an idea of what the censorship situation is like in Australia. Of course I could always go into the whole freedom of speech thing, but that's extremely complex and I've rambled for long enough (c:

Catnap.