- 'Don't Trust The B---- In Apartment 23' Targeted By PTC
- Posted by IhartU
on 4/18/12 at 9:23am -
"Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23" is facing PTC backlash.Not only should you not "Trust the B---- in Apartment 23," but you shouldn't watch "the B---- in Apartment 23" either, according to the Parents Television Council.
The TV watchdog group hasn't been shy about slamming new shows, particularly ones with a lot of sexual content, and "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23," ABC's new comedy is no exception.
In a letter on their website, the PTC asked readers to reach out to sponsors, particularly AT&T and Volkswagen, and urge them to remove their ads. "ABC didn't just reach for the sewer, they dove in head-first and they took our airwaves with them," the group said in a statement.
Calling it a "new all-time low for broadcast television," the PTC blasted "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23" (Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. ET on ABC) and said it's "a sexist mixed-bag of hedonism, drug-use, alcohol abuse."
And of course the group has an issue with the title. Like "GCB" before it, the PTC said "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23's" name "represents a continuing and disturbing trend of using offensive, profane language in the very title of the program, where it is nearly impossible for families to avoid."
Earlier this season, the the council targeted "The Playboy Club." After the NBC drama was canceled, the PTC issued this statement, thanking its supporters: "Bringing 'The Playboy Club' to broadcast television was a poor programming decision from the start. We're pleased that NBC will no longer be airing a program so inherently linked to a pornographic brand that denigrates and sexualizes women."
Previously, the parents group took issue with MTV's short-lived "Skins" and Fox's first-time episode of "Glee."
- Posted by romalove
on 4/18/12 at 9:26am (12 likes)I think they shouldn't watch TV, and then they wouldn't have to be upset by other people's entertainment.
- Posted by IhartU
on 4/18/12 at 9:29amI think the US is way to censored. If you're not mature enough to hear swear words and see nudity, then you shouldn't be watching those shows- end of story.
I don't like the title of the show though. I think it's stupid and therefore will not be watching for that reason.
- Posted by bookmommy
on 4/18/12 at 9:32amYou know, I hate when groups target entertainment media like this..I don't watch the show, but it should be anyone's right to watch and support any show they choose. Don't like a TV show, movie, radio broadcast, book? DON'T watch it. SIMPLE.
There's TV ratings available (language, violence, sex whatever)so that people can see if it's something they'd watch, so just get over themselves already.
- Posted by lizmarie1975
on 4/18/12 at 9:38am (1 like)Ummm...as a parent, I know not to let my kids watch some of the shows on tv. We DVR them and watch them after the kids have gone to sleep.
Sheesh.
- Posted by GLWerth
on 4/18/12 at 10:05am (4 likes)I just added it to my DVR. If they are all up in arms about it, it's probably funny!
- Posted by katzmeow726
on 4/18/12 at 10:10am (1 like)Meh...don't like it, don't watch it.
THat said, I am a little disappointed in ABC...they used to do a lot of family friendly programming, but have fallen away from that. I'm not saying they can't (far from it) but I just wish they had stuck with some of the more kid friendly stuff. We still watch (or used to, when we could afford cable lol) home makeover and shows like that. - Posted by heidimoose134
on 4/18/12 at 10:37amIt's simple. If you don't like it, don't watch it.
And ffs, people.. they've only aired, what, 1 episode so far?
- Posted by PamR
on 4/18/12 at 10:38amI think someone might want to instruct PTC on how the remote works - you can turn off any program you don't like. Easy.
- Posted by jehosoba84
on 4/18/12 at 11:06am (1 like)In reponse to everyone, the biggest thing is that it's in the title of the show, which makes it hard to avoid unless you just keep the tv turned off.
- Posted by katy_kay08
on 4/18/12 at 11:09am (3 likes)The letter "b" is in the title. Bitch is also a word that the FCC doesn't censor and can be heard on daytime television.