A few items of business

[bigboobedcanuck]

1. Swine flu is being blown a tad out of proportion, Y/N? I mean, obviously all the proper preventative precautions should be taken, but the media seems to be whipping this up into hysteria. It reminds me of the SARS thing in Toronto. The press acted like the sky was falling. It wasn't

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[cloudlessclimes]

I don't understand why they bleep out the cursing on Southland. I mean if you can't curse on network tv why have them speak it anyway. It annoys me.

[sravenk]

I wonder if it is the in-between stage from the non-cursing network to the cursing network. I mean, most network shows just write around the cursing, but this bleeping is something I have seen come up first on that crappy show with Patrick Swayze and now on Southland. I wonder if it is a trend that may lead at some point to the networks saying, "fuck it" out loud, we may as well just swear. After ten o'clock. Like they do in Canada.

I have also been loving Southland; it's a nice return to real cop shows instead of the formula stuff. Well we have talked about this before. But yes, Cudlitz is kind of owning me at this point. And Regina King is *stellar*. And Arija Bareikis, too. Oh, I guess I could go on for awhile on this list.

[bigboobedcanuck]

Hmm, you may be onto something, although I imagine the US networks are a long way away from that.

Cudlitz is so good! I can't wait to learn more about his character. I want him to find a nice man and be happy.

[embitca]

I think they just think it gives the show a bit of realism -- like it's Cops and these are real cops they are bleeping out LOL

[hiddenw]

I was thinking it might be so they could put an unbleep'd version on the DVD set. So it would feel more gritty like they clearly want the series to be.

[bigboobedcanuck]

I hope they do that!

[bigboobedcanuck]

I think it's to be edgy and gritty? I don't mind it, actually. I do hope the DVDs are unbleeped.