What is the deal with not having the F- word on TWD - even occasionally?
With all the gory deaths on TWD - like Dale getting his guts torn out, Hershel being beheaded, Rick tearing Joe's throat out with his teeth, Beth getting her brains blown out by a gunshot, as well as all the gruesome walker deaths, - not to mention all the the other cuss words being used on the show already, why is the F-word considered Taboo?
After all the Show is rated for a Mature audience! So it's obviously not for children. And if parents are really concerned about what their kids view, instead of blaming the companies that make these shows, how about actually controlling what their kids watch - like using parental locks on certain channels, or by telling their kids the dreaded word "NO", and then disciplining their kids when they disobey what they were told, an art that many parents seem to have lost in this modern day and age?
On DVD, they are little more freer with the language - as this video clip shows. When Rick and his crew are captured by the people of Terminus.
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Notice how much more gripping and tense the scene is, as compared to the TV version?
And all because one word was changed.
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Plus, look at how many times the F-word was used on Breaking Bad - which is arguably one of the best shows to ever air on television! So what's the deal with TWD?
Personally, I think the F - word makes the show much "fucking" better!
It gives it more strength, and a much more adult feel, than it does without it.
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Apparently they get fined and I guess they just dont want to deal with that.
I don't really care. What does it matter if they don't use the F-word? Seems like such an insignificant thing to complain about.
Well, apparently Negan will be saying the F word, and they are going as far as filming all his scenes twice just so he can, to show one live and the other on dvd.
Also, rumor has it that the first showing of the season 6 final will not be censored, and we will be hearing Negan say "Fuck" live and on tv, unless AMC backs out last second because think of the poor innocent children.
Oh goody.
Eh..Though it is true to the character of Negan to speak like that, I still hear more than enough of that over-saturated F word sooo much in daily life and on cable, the web, movies, songs, radio, dreams and what-not that the slightest break is somewhat much appreciated in truth.. But I enjoy the fact that they now have to use their brains to cook up creative original terms of expression like Abe's already trademarked mother dick.
I will admit that at times it does get old hearing the word "fuck" after a while.
And I'm not saying they should use it every other word.
But on occasion I think it would not only be appropriate, but also add weight to a situation.
Because for some reason they're allowed to show gore, blood, killing, murder, drugs, abuse, people dying, violence and sex etc. but swearing is too bad.
it really is utterly pathetic when 90% of people in the world swear and by not airing swear words isn't going to stop the influence of people because like it or not its part of our language these days. Fuck is a word someone invented and another person came along and said "I don't like that" and that is literally all there is to it.
At least it will all be uncut on the dvd release
Agreed. Can't imagine a group of people in a situation boxed in by walkers and all say "Oh my word! Goodness gracious let's get out of here" instead of "Oh shit! Let's get the fuck out of here"
Haha well said. I wish someone from AMC or whoever bans the severe swear words would see your post
Well, no, because that's not how language works.
Fuck actually started being used because it was vulgar. https://solongasitswords.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/on-the-origin-of-fuck/
Swears are a part of Negan's character. Not having them there will just feel wrong...
I was using that as an example Flog. Point is a swear word whatever it may be was once invented by someone and then another person deemed it vulgar/bad
Yeah. And that's partly the result of not having the walking dead broadcasted on a premium channel network later in the night. Had HBO accepted walking dead at first, there would likely had been more freedom to do more on cable. But now I suppose you and those that want unadulterated content will need to grab those DVD and Blu-ray discs. Because I hear the disc is more graphical and holds less back. And Negan will swear like his true sailor self on those DVDs. But with me I don't care much and won't have to waste the cash to hear a man say the f word. I think if AMC made the governor work on cable then Negan will be just f**king fine. Oops see it's contagious..
For those wondering, what AMC will do is that they are going to air the uncensored episode once, with all the "fucking fucks" that Negan says so vigorously, and they will pay the fines. For the next time that they play the episode, they will show the censored version, with lots of "mother dicks" and whatnot.
Thats Abe's line.
I meant that they will come up with new swear words.
Like, "You bisquick pouring, pancake making son of a biscuit!" That should be fun.
Meh. As long as the show's good, I couldn't care less.
Well if Negan was in it yet then I suppose the complaints would be justified.
I think if those bad words whould get influenced into the game it might affect the audience and ratings if you know what I want to say. The game whould be Rated in a diffrent level and the audience with under age whould get diffrent effect. Audience whould get smaller
It's becoming a big thing now because Negan is going to be in the show soon, and everyone wants him to be the exact way he was in the comics and not changed like the Governor was.
If everyone wants things to happen exactly as they did in the comics, then they should read the comics.
Its weird since they switched to a TV MA rating, if it was still TV 14 I would get it but its not.
But that's exactly what I'm saying. The opposite of what you're saying is actually true. It was a word associated with bad things which made it become a swear word.
You clearly know nothing of Negan's character at all, so why are you bashing people who want a significant aspect of his character to be included in the show?
What are you talking about? Swearing is in the game, definitely.
Theres still a lot of gore, and their putting in a few more sexy scenes. Theres also a lot of swearing still.
No, I'm not bashing people and I'm sorry if that's what it seemed like. My comment was because of the frustration of really liking shows like The Walking Dead or Game of Thrones and them getting hate because things didn't happen exactly the way they did in the books/comics. Again I'm sorry if I came across the wrong way.
Roger that.
they f bomb all the time in the game.
you think with an ma rating they could cuss as much as they want.
it must have been tv 14 for a short period then. can't see a show where a horse gets chopped open being tv 14.
You're fucking crazy!
—Clementine.
You fucking piece of shit!
Fuck, fuck fuck, fuck! FUCK!
You fucking commie piece of shit!
This guy fucked us!
—Kenny.
It's time to put this crazy fuck out of its misery!
—Jane.
Whoa, chill the fuck out, lady!
—Lee.
You know what? Fuck you! Fuck you, fuck you… heh… asshole!
—Unnamed Save-Lots Bandit.
People want Negan to be like how he is in the comics, because they read the comics...
Yeah I get it. By all means have his character have the same personality, I just don't want events to play out the exact same way.
Kenny - Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuuuucccckkkk!
"They fucked us!" - Kenny.