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September 2, 2001
As Cable Applies Pressure, Network TV Spouts Expletives
By JIM RUTENBERG
Aaron Sorkin, the executive producer of The West Wing on NBC, says he
hopes to break a longstanding network taboo this coming television season:
he wants a character to curse in a way
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On Sat, 1 Sep 2001 23:43:35 -0700, Steve Wingate [EMAIL PROTECTED]
posted article [EMAIL PROTECTED], which said:
The give-and-take between censors and producers is a time-honored
ritual in broadcast television, and standards have eased
gradually over the decades. But the
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Mr. Sorkin, the producer of The West
Wing,
said. And there's absolutely no reason why we can't use the language
of
adulthood in programs that are about adults.
IMHO, a sign of adulthood is NOT using that language. Gee, maybe I need
to start watching TV again, so my values
