Things that would not work in 2016
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QueenJackieB — 9 years ago(July 28, 2016 09:35 AM)
This.
They showed Gilmore Girls using cell phones and texting like it was normal in the revival and it made me realize a lot of the good shows never had much cell phone use. It would change a Friends revival a lot. -
SeinfeldFriend — 9 years ago(July 24, 2016 03:13 PM)
The volume of gay jokes wouldn't fly. And, Kathleen Turner playing Chandler's Dad as transgender wouldn't either. I thought she was brilliant in the role, but it would cause a massive stir.
A lot has changed in 20 years.
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Moonlighty — 9 years ago(July 25, 2016 11:15 AM)
Some people do go overboard, but why is being sensitive to others feelings a bad thing now? Or can you only laugh if entire groups of people are being stereotyped for your amusement?
Consider the daffodil. And while you're doing that I'll be over here looking through your stuff.
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Moonlighty — 9 years ago(July 25, 2016 01:02 PM)
Some people do but how many jokes in Friends are based on stereotypes? Very rarely would any joke from this show be iffy now, so it's not like sensitivity has ruined all comedy.
Consider the daffodil. And while you're doing that I'll be over here looking through your stuff.
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Robert_A_Fett — 9 years ago(July 25, 2016 03:53 PM)
Someone on this thread stated there was an "unnecessary" number of fat jokes. It really doesn't matter how rare it is as it relates to a single show. The fact of the matter is that the efforts to censor comedy (and really just about everything) are real, and we should all be concerned about the issue.
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Robert_A_Fett — 9 years ago(July 29, 2016 10:33 AM)
In follow up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MIzDQwWkf4&feature=youtu.be
