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True Grit Movie and Other Old TV Shows
Wow, what a blast from the past! Has anyone seen the new True Grit? The first version was such a good movie, but I'm afraid this one may disappoint me! John Wayne was my dad's favorite actor, as I think was for the majority of that generation. I grew up watching Westerns and it seems that was about all that was on our tv.
Some of my favorites shows were Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Rifleman among many others. I enjoy watching TV Land and Nick at Nite channels now, since they seem to broadcast mostly the "good" shows. By "good" shows, I'm referring to shows that do not include drugs, sex and gross murders.
Think about it...on Gunsmoke, it was always implied that Matt Dillon and Miss Kitty had "thing" for each other, but they were never shown in bed together. Gunsmoke was a huge success without showing Matt and Miss Kitty having sex, making mad, passionate love or doing drugs. None of the Bonanza scenes ever displayed anything remotely close to a sex scene and that family was four single men living together! Why must shows include sex in each movie today?
Bonanza was another "good" show. A father and his sons lived together, worked together and respected each other. Sons actually showed respect to their father. They respected the women. They were gentlemen. Can you imagine what Bonanza would be like if it were made today? Movie producers of today, for some reason, feel the need to include at least one scene of people making love, or hot, passionate sex. Why? Is there nothing left to the imagination anymore? Does sex actually sell? Well, I'm here to tell you, that I find these scenes disrespectful and gross! If I wanted to watch porn, I would have purchased porn!
No, I'm not a prude! I just don't care to watch a movie where sex seems to be the main theme. I want to watch movies that are wholesome, have a good plot and for the whole family to enjoy. I can't say how many times, we as a family, with teenage or pre-teen children began watching a movie when it switched to a sex scene. What did sex have to do with the movie? I was embarrassed as this type of scene is NOT what I wanted my children exposed to.
A message from this consumer to producers - you will not be getting rich off of my family! If I can't buy a movie that doesn't include sex and drugs every other scene, I won't waste my money.
Some of my favorites shows were Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Rifleman among many others. I enjoy watching TV Land and Nick at Nite channels now, since they seem to broadcast mostly the "good" shows. By "good" shows, I'm referring to shows that do not include drugs, sex and gross murders.
Think about it...on Gunsmoke, it was always implied that Matt Dillon and Miss Kitty had "thing" for each other, but they were never shown in bed together. Gunsmoke was a huge success without showing Matt and Miss Kitty having sex, making mad, passionate love or doing drugs. None of the Bonanza scenes ever displayed anything remotely close to a sex scene and that family was four single men living together! Why must shows include sex in each movie today?
Bonanza was another "good" show. A father and his sons lived together, worked together and respected each other. Sons actually showed respect to their father. They respected the women. They were gentlemen. Can you imagine what Bonanza would be like if it were made today? Movie producers of today, for some reason, feel the need to include at least one scene of people making love, or hot, passionate sex. Why? Is there nothing left to the imagination anymore? Does sex actually sell? Well, I'm here to tell you, that I find these scenes disrespectful and gross! If I wanted to watch porn, I would have purchased porn!
No, I'm not a prude! I just don't care to watch a movie where sex seems to be the main theme. I want to watch movies that are wholesome, have a good plot and for the whole family to enjoy. I can't say how many times, we as a family, with teenage or pre-teen children began watching a movie when it switched to a sex scene. What did sex have to do with the movie? I was embarrassed as this type of scene is NOT what I wanted my children exposed to.
A message from this consumer to producers - you will not be getting rich off of my family! If I can't buy a movie that doesn't include sex and drugs every other scene, I won't waste my money.
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