Fawlty Towers to be censored

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  1. StatisTYKE

    StatisTYKE Well-Known Member

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    UK TV are going to remove the 'don't mention the war episode.'

    Kin ell
     
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    Was it not more to do with the Major going on about the W o g s. Playing cricket.
    Although lots of references which are not really acceptable these days.
    So glad I have the box set. Best comedy ever.
     
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    Nope, they are removing it while a scene from that episode that features language that is no longer acceptable is censored or removed. It has already had some censorship for a while, but they are extending it - Mainly because of the Major.
     
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    Laughed at the wee German brat complaining about the shape of his chip.
    Then Basil asked if he’d prefer amphibious landing craft shaped ones instead.
    Absolute quality.
     
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    With the technology these days why can't the offensive words be dubbed by with other words ?
     
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    That scene should be deleted where Basil committed serious domestic abuse against an Austin 1100, with a tree branch.

    This sends the wrong message to classic car owners-it is NOT alright to beat your car just because it has stopped working :(
     
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    That was the whole bloody point wasn't it. The racist idiot major.
     
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    Mind a few years ago pictures of Brunel were doctored to remove his cigar so as not to encourage kids smoking.
     
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    Ffs
     
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    There wouldn't be any British-made cars left on the road if everyone did that! ;)
     
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    It's going to be another classic like Love Thy Neighbour that you can only watch on You Tube.
     
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    sorry but for me it's getting totally ridiculous now.
     
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    Absolute ****** once again.......they’ll be taking black sheep from the fields of emmerdale next in case it offends People!!

    Instead of trying to kiss the arses of the PC brigade why don’t they put there efforts into educating folk instead of deleting shows left right and centre
     
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    You want to try and buy some black jacks. They are bound to be next on the hit list
     
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    And there you go. The sheer ridiculousness of extreme pc giving cover to those who prefer to remain bigoted.
    If you have the basic level of intelligence to realise the Major is being illustrated as an antiquated idiot then there's no problem.
    If you haven't then removing the episode is going to have zero impact on your pathetic belief system.
     
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    That entire episode was based around people trying so hard to avoid saying anything controversial that they end up making utter fools of themselves. The irony.
     
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    Wasn't the scene in question already edited out of reruns on the BBC years ago?
     
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    Give it a few more years and we'll be hiding our box sets under the floorboards. :(
     
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    As a member of the metropolitan liberal elite, even I have to say it is PC gone mad.
     
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    My Fred and Rose West DVD is already there.
     
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