Theory on TVY7 vs. TVG

Super Sonic · Post by **Super Sonic** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 9:40 pm

I don't know if anyone else thought of this but a theory I have is that if DB/DBZ were rated TVG instead of TVY7, they could get away with a little less censorship. For example, you know how Doc Briefs always has that cig of his painted away even though he never lights it up? Well Popeye always has his pipe in his mouth and they never censored it. I think that if a show is rated TVG like Popeye and Looney Tunes, it can get away with things like smoking and alcohol usage. And let's face it, those are strictly taboo on Toonami's Y7 schedule. Any thoughts?

PsyLiam · Post by **PsyLiam** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 10:20 pm

Isn't it more to do with cigarettes vs pipes? I don't know what rating THe Powerpuff Girls is, but Prof Utonium often has a pipe in his mouth on that show.

Also, Popeye (maybe) and Loony Tunes (definitely) can get away with more due to them being "classics". People are less likely to complain, and so they get away with more (although many Loony Tune cartoons have been edited in recent years).

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 10:30 am

Canada's ratings are so much easier: G, PG, PG-13, R. The censors are too lazy to spend time categorizing stuff so they always lump the shows in those four.

Milton · Post by **Milton** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 10:33 am

It's not so much the pipe or cigarette, it's the smoke. Apparently it's ok to show someone with a pipe or cig in their mouth so long as there's no smoke.

The things you can learn from watching the King of the Hill DVDs...

Super Sonic · Post by **Super Sonic** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 10:59 am

Or if it serves as an obligatory message. I say that since they still rerun that episode of Captain Planet where the Russian girl gets hooked on drugs and they show her cousin O'D.

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 3:15 pm

Super Sonic wrote:Or if it serves as an obligatory message. I say that since they still rerun that episode of Captain Planet where the Russian girl gets hooked on drugs and they show her cousin O'D.

YOU GUYS STILL GET CAPTAIN PLANET?!

Lucky!

Sun_Wukong · Post by **Sun_Wukong** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 6:15 pm

Yeah, but its played when a NORMAL person should be sleeping. I think they air it on CN like at 4 or 5 in the morning?

PsyLiam · Post by **PsyLiam** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 6:42 pm

Also, is this some Canadian definition of "lucky"? One which means "horribly horribly god-must-hate-you unlucky"?

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 10:20 pm

PsyLiam wrote:Also, is this some Canadian definition of "lucky"? One which means "horribly horribly god-must-hate-you unlucky"?

Captain Planet was the best! Although I was always a little afraid of how he was "gonna help us put us under"...

Izlude · Post by **Izlude** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 10:31 pm

Dayspring wrote:Although I was always a little afraid of how he was "gonna help us put us under"...

Actually its -

"Gonna help him put a sunder, bad guys who loot and plunder!"

PsyLiam · Post by **PsyLiam** » Wed Sep 01, 2004 1:53 pm

Actually, it's:

"Gonna help him put asunder | Bad guys who like to...loot 'n' plunder".

Still terrible, though,

Izlude · Post by **Izlude** » Wed Sep 01, 2004 4:02 pm

PsyLiam wrote:Actually, it's:

"Gonna help him put asunder | Bad guys who like to...loot 'n' plunder".

Still terrible, though,

Its not as bad as the Captain Planet rap

"Captain Planet he's da man, he's the mega mack daddy of ecology" or some crap...messed up!

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Wed Sep 01, 2004 4:57 pm

Izlude wrote: Its not as bad as the Captain Planet rap

"Captain Planet he's da man, he's the mega mack daddy of ecology" or some crap...messed up!

That's new to me...

Super Sonic · Post by **Super Sonic** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 12:07 am

That was during the last season I believe. Some people need to know that rapping something doesn't always make it cool.

Izlude · Post by **Izlude** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 3:19 am

Super Sonic wrote:That was during the last season I believe. Some people need to know that rapping something doesn't always make it cool.

Yeh, rapping is only cool when its used for DBGT.

B-kun · Post by **B-kun** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 12:29 pm

Izlude wrote:
Super Sonic wrote:That was during the last season I believe. Some people need to know that rapping something doesn't always make it cool.
Yeh, rapping is only cool when its used for DBGT.

You should've seen me in Wal-Mart the day I first heard that song. I was nearly in tears and had a reaction simliar to one who's suffering the apocalypse.

PsyLiam · Post by **PsyLiam** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 1:17 pm

Possibly a tad melodramatic, don'tcha think?

B-kun · Post by **B-kun** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 1:22 pm

I've done worse.

But seriously, it wasn't that bad, but I was upset.

Ben Plante · Post by **Ben Plante** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 4:18 pm

Seppuku is the only option upon hearing that.

...

I spelled that wrong, didn't I?

EDIT: STUPID PHOTOBUCKET! My avy... ::Sniff:: This ain't the first time this has happened.

Zackarotto · Post by **Zackarotto** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 4:48 pm

Yeah, it's Seppuku.

We must be the only two who are having this problem...