I Grow Tired of Spielberg...
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In today's IMDB entertainment news, there was the headline "Spielberg Blasts "Irresponsible" TV Industry"...here's the full story:
Steven Spielberg has blasted today's television industry for exposing children to gruesome shows. The Saving Private Ryan director spoke out at the International Emmy's directors meeting in New York on Monday, warning producers to act more responsibly. He singled out graphic trailers which showed "blood and people being dissected" such as for forensic drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Spielberg said, "I'm a parent who is very concerned. Today we need to be as responsible as we can possibly be, not just thinking of our own children but our friends' and neighbors' children. We certainly need to be responsible and careful about what we put into that box, because what comes out the other end truly has changed the world and will continue to change the world, for better or worse."
Now, not that everything Spielberg's done is uber-violent (I mean, the man did bring us Animaniacs), but when the guy does action, it's graphic, so he shouldn't even be talking... I haven't seen "Saving Private Ryan" because war movies and movies with Tom Hanks (a double whammy!) bore me...but everyone who has seen it always says I should at least watch the beginning...something about a cannon...or an exploding head...or both...or some shite like that... And let's not forget that Spielberg is the same asshole who brought us Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom...that was some sick shit, dude. So fuck off Spielberg...don't come out swinging with this whole "I'm a concerned parent" babble when some of your sickery is available in rental/retail outlets nationwide and on the movie channels on TV and in mommy and daddy's DVD collection...for every little girl and boy to 'enjoy'... You're just jealous because you haven't done anything entertaining since Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and that programs like CSI are better than your schlock...well, except for those times like in CSI: New York when there was a murder at a rave-like party on a subway train and Gary Sinise said something like "And the next stop was murder"...or in CSI: Miami when David Caruso had three minutes to get an SUV with a timed bomb out of the building and onto the sands of an empty beach (yup, an EMPTY beach in MIAMI)...only to park the car, casually exit the vehicle, and non-chalantly walk away while putting his sunglasses on (in slow motion)...those were some pretty wretched moments...
In today's IMDB entertainment news, there was the headline "Spielberg Blasts "Irresponsible" TV Industry"...here's the full story:
Steven Spielberg has blasted today's television industry for exposing children to gruesome shows. The Saving Private Ryan director spoke out at the International Emmy's directors meeting in New York on Monday, warning producers to act more responsibly. He singled out graphic trailers which showed "blood and people being dissected" such as for forensic drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Spielberg said, "I'm a parent who is very concerned. Today we need to be as responsible as we can possibly be, not just thinking of our own children but our friends' and neighbors' children. We certainly need to be responsible and careful about what we put into that box, because what comes out the other end truly has changed the world and will continue to change the world, for better or worse."
Now, not that everything Spielberg's done is uber-violent (I mean, the man did bring us Animaniacs), but when the guy does action, it's graphic, so he shouldn't even be talking... I haven't seen "Saving Private Ryan" because war movies and movies with Tom Hanks (a double whammy!) bore me...but everyone who has seen it always says I should at least watch the beginning...something about a cannon...or an exploding head...or both...or some shite like that... And let's not forget that Spielberg is the same asshole who brought us Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom...that was some sick shit, dude. So fuck off Spielberg...don't come out swinging with this whole "I'm a concerned parent" babble when some of your sickery is available in rental/retail outlets nationwide and on the movie channels on TV and in mommy and daddy's DVD collection...for every little girl and boy to 'enjoy'... You're just jealous because you haven't done anything entertaining since Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and that programs like CSI are better than your schlock...well, except for those times like in CSI: New York when there was a murder at a rave-like party on a subway train and Gary Sinise said something like "And the next stop was murder"...or in CSI: Miami when David Caruso had three minutes to get an SUV with a timed bomb out of the building and onto the sands of an empty beach (yup, an EMPTY beach in MIAMI)...only to park the car, casually exit the vehicle, and non-chalantly walk away while putting his sunglasses on (in slow motion)...those were some pretty wretched moments...
posted by Scott at 2:40 PM
3 Comments:
lol yeah damn him! i didnt know he was responsible for Animaniacs... i feel so dirty.
*Has a crying game moment*
i love CSI (the original Las Vegas one). only cuz Nick Stokes is hot. just kidding. good show. cant get into NY or Miami. :p but the only miami one i saw was the one where the girl was caught blogging at work and caused some kinda murder or seomthing. lol
Yeah, I saw that one! That was the first time I heard about those infrared (or whatever the Hell it was) keyboards... I know you can get them online at thinkgeek.com...
I'll tell you this about Saving Private Ryan: of those who survived the beach landing at Normandy and watched that opening sequence there were more than a few that had to leave the theater because it was so graphic that it brought back painful memories. There was a scene with a guy walking around without an arm. He was in shock and in a daze. People were yelling at him to take cover. He didn't know what to do, so he picked up his arm and ran for it.
Very disturbing stuff. You're right: he's one to talk!
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