Is this a new norm for network censors?

[platypush]

So, I'm watching "Chicago" on NBC tonight, a movie I've seen about a dozen times already, but it's good background noise. I roll my eyes a little bit about some of the dubbed line changes (bastard becomes creep, shit becomes spit), because I really think that kind of censorship is a bit arcane, but whatever

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[jerrymcl89]

I find it very weird now that censorship standards are more stringent than they used to be - such as the refusal of stations to re-air "Saving Private Ryan" after they had aired it in the past. What you are citing is probably another example. I sometimes wonder if the day will come when network TV programs from the late nineties (like "Seinfeld", for example) will not be able to be shown at all.

[hitwoman]

And yet the basic cable networks are getting more explicit than ever before. I've heard names used on BSG that I really didn't think were allowed.

And re: Rent, I am SO excited about it. This is one of the few times I think the movie may actually surpass the live show.