Simpsons ditched by Venezuelan TV

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The Simpsons has been dropped from morning TV in Venezuela after being deemed unsuitable for children - and has been replaced by Baywatch.

The popular US cartoon about the yellow dysfunctional family was branded "inappropriate" and pulled by the country's television authorities.

Caracas TV station Televen has started showing episodes of the beachside show in the same mid-morning slot.

It became famous for its bikini-clad stars, including Pamela Anderson.

Glamorous locations

The country's TV regulator said the saga of Homer Simpson, wife Marge and their three children flouted regulations that prohibit "messages that go against the whole education of boys, girls and adolescents".

It said that some unspecified complaints had been received from viewers.

Televen's manager may decide to show The Simpsons, which has been dubbed into Spanish, at another time of day.

The station is showing episodes of Baywatch Hawaii, a later incarnation of the lifeguard rescue show which started in 1989.

The serial, about a group of beach lifeguards, gained notoriety for its attractive male and female cast members coupled with glamorous locations and slow-motion running sequences.

Venezuelan TV is known for filling its schedules with re-runs of old US series and Latin American soap operas.

But it also includes a talk show hosted by the country's president, Hugo Chavez.

In an episode of the weekly programme last year, the Venezuelan leader gave a speech which reportedly lasted eight hours.

An abridged version of the show has been broadcast every day since February 2007.
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The Simpsons is considered unsuitable for children, but a TV show featuring women with big boobs bouncing around is ok? An amusing story, though I find the justification weird. :confused:
 
Finn McCool

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The Simpsons is a bit subversive. Although it mocks US political figures pretty frequently (albeit ones from the 80s and 90s who your average Venezuelan doesn't know much about) and I'm pretty sure that there aren't many (any) Venezuela jokes.
 
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Yeah, kinda unexpected, but then it is not like the US imports Venezuelan shows as much as the other way around. I bet the US has more censorship over Venezuelan shows and news than the other way around.

I am surmising Venezuela disapproved of the loser mentality commonly accepted in "the Siiiiiimp-sooons." Baywatch promotes sex but is filled with heroic deeds. If you ask me, I think both shows are boring.
 
Finn McCool

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Infra_Man99 said:
Yeah, kinda unexpected, but then it is not like the US imports Venezuelan shows as much as the other way around. I bet the US has more censorship over Venezuelan shows and news than the other way around.

I am surmising Venezuela disapproved of the loser mentality commonly accepted in "the Siiiiiimp-sooons." Baywatch promotes sex but is filled with heroic deeds. If you ask me, I think both shows are boring.
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Actually you'd be surprised. Venezuela actually produces a lot of "telenovelas" (Spanish-language melodramas/comedies) that are then picked up by Mexican stations either whole or with modified scrpits, new actors etc. which are shown in Mexico. Those are then picked up by US Spanish language channels like Univision, which have a huge audience.

I also wouldn't say that the Simpson's has a "loser mentality". I mean its been around for 20 years. It's by far one of the cleverest TV shows...well probably ever. Maybe a lot of the jokes don't come across in translation and in a different culture as much.
 
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Finn McCool said:
I also wouldn't say that the Simpson's has a "loser mentality". I mean its been around for 20 years. It's by far one of the cleverest TV shows...well probably ever. Maybe a lot of the jokes don't come across in translation and in a different culture as much.
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Very much agree with that. Watching the Simpsons in english is even more funnier than in german, if one really understands the whole sentance and happens to know the background the jokes are based off.
 
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