Controversial tv shows?

Richard Dower · 13-12-2009 4:18pm #1

What have been the most controversial tv series ?....any epecific moments or scenes that stand out?, that got alot of public outcry?....or stuff that personally :eek: you?

I remember an old tv mini series on RTE 1 causing a hoopla, Richard Chamberlain and some hot Aussie bird getting it on....wasn't he a priest or summit?

Meeja Ireland · 13-12-2009 4:21pm

Richard Dower wrote: »

I remember an old tv mini series on RTE 1 causing a hoopla, Richard Chamberlain and some hot Aussie bird getting it on....wasn't he a priest or summit?

The Thorn Birds. I think he played a priest who had an affair. With an adult, incredibly enough.

Roanmore · 13-12-2009 4:47pm

Showing my age here but there was a series on RTE a long time ago called Spike, I was not allowed watch it but all the guys in school were talking about it. Think it was set in a school in Ireland, anybody here remebmer it?

Mossy Monk · 13-12-2009 4:54pm

Oz was pretty controversial. Spooning, male rape and biting down on a mans penis being some of the highlights.

Very good tv show though.

spurious · 13-12-2009 5:01pm

I remember 'The Spike'. You got to see the side of a woman's breast (in an art class) about 5 yards away, through a pot plant.

Some oul' lad from the League of Decency was compelled to check it out so much he had a heart attack.

MrStuffins · 13-12-2009 5:03pm

I don't think they came more controversial than Brass Eye.

Remember their "Paedofile Special"?

Ouch!

magma69 · 13-12-2009 7:04pm

MrStuffins wrote: »

I don't think they came more controversial than Brass Eye.

Remember their "Paedofile Special"?

Ouch!

That's what immediately sprung to mind as soon as I saw the title thread. Sketch show Jam also by Chris Morris had its share of disturbing controversial sketches.

Not quite as controversial, but Derren Brown's Russian Roulette live caused quite a stir also. Come to think of it Channel 4 is awesome for the risque t.v!!

magma69 · 13-12-2009 7:06pm

Mossy Monk wrote: »

Oz was pretty controversial. Spooning, male rape and biting down on a mans penis being some of the highlights.

Very good tv show though.

What's controversial about spooning?

rednik · 13-12-2009 7:14pm

The Angelus has become quite controversial recently.

MrStuffins · 13-12-2009 7:42pm

magma69 wrote: »

That's what immediately sprung to mind as soon as I saw the title thread. Sketch show Jam also by Chris Morris had its share of disturbing controversial sketches.

Not quite as controversial, but Derren Brown's Russian Roulette live caused quite a stir also. Come to think of it Channel 4 is awesome for the risque t.v!!

Yeah they are indeed. Wasnt there a live Autopsy on Channel 4 a while back or something? Mayeb i'm imagining it?

This thread made me think of Brass Eye so went straight to You Tube, i forget how brilliant it was. Chris Morris is quality.

I love(d) his Denholm Renholm character in The I.T. Crowd too

ToniTuddle · 13-12-2009 7:46pm

Alot of shows on Channel 4 over the years.
But Oz definitely sticks in my head....and it was on TG4 above all stations!!
Planning on buying the box sets for xmas

ToniTuddle · 13-12-2009 7:48pm

MrStuffins wrote: »

Yeah they are indeed. Wasnt there a live Autopsy on Channel 4 a while back or something? Mayeb i'm imagining it?

Wasn't the dude French or German or..something?
That was an interesting show cutting up loads of bodies. Educational!
The audience always looked horrified. Wasn't best to watch it while eating your dinner though....

Dman001 · 13-12-2009 8:08pm

ToniTuddle wrote: »

Wasn't the dude French or German or..something?
That was an interesting show cutting up loads of bodies. Educational!
The audience always looked horrified. Wasn't best to watch it while eating your dinner though....

Wasnt a series, shown at midnight? They were actually very good and intereesting.

monkeypants · 13-12-2009 8:16pm

Meeja Ireland wrote: »

I think he played a priest who had an affair. With an adult, incredibly enough.

Mossy Monk · 13-12-2009 8:34pm

magma69 wrote: »

What's controversial about spooning?

I didn't mean the spooning as in lying down together. I was referring to the placing of a spoon up someones arse.

ToniTuddle · 13-12-2009 9:27pm

Dman001 wrote: »

Wasnt a series, shown at midnight? They were actually very good and intereesting.

I had irregular eating patterns so I may have been having my dinner at midnight and then supper at 3am....

EKRIUQ · 13-12-2009 9:35pm

magma69 wrote: »

What's controversial about spooning?

Because he used a real spoon, for sex

ixoy · 13-12-2009 10:14pm

Mossy Monk wrote: »

Oz was pretty controversial. Spooning, male rape and biting down on a mans penis being some of the highlights.

'Oz' is probably the only show where even the opening credits would have to be rated 18s....

'Brass Eye' though definitely deserves a nod for both the paedophile special (they're closer to crabs than humans you know) and cake ("cake is a made-up drug").

Ann22 · 13-12-2009 10:36pm

'Queer as Folk' was graphic:eek:. I remember 'Oranges are not the only fruit' being talked about as being shocking. Lesbians or something.

Dr.Slurm · 13-12-2009 10:49pm

Boston · 13-12-2009 10:51pm

magma69 wrote: »

What's controversial about spooning?

An actual spoon was used.

the whole year inn · 13-12-2009 11:37pm

what aboot forking?

Mossy Monk · 14-12-2009 12:21am

What about it?

ToniTuddle · 14-12-2009 12:35am

Queer As Folk
Excellent choice.

Have the box set.
The Mother would have had a heart attack had she known such a show was on her telly.

magma69 · 14-12-2009 4:40am

EKRIUQ wrote: »

Because he used a real spoon, for sex

T

This is what I always understood spooning as. Spoon for sex? How does that work? Actually, don't tell me. I prefer my cute, cuddly, uncorrupted version of spooning.

Black Swan · 14-12-2009 4:58am

The Cracker series filmed in Manchester about brilliant, but drunken and over weight criminal psychologist "Fitz" Fitzgerald, played by Robbie Coltrane, dealt with several taboo and controversial topics. Saw the reruns on public telly not too long ago.

14-12-2009 5:10am

The Savage Eye is very, very true...to the point that I am surprised it hasn't caused some sort of controversy yet...

monkeypants · 14-12-2009 11:02am

EKRIUQ wrote: »

Because he used a real spoon, for sex

I'd recommend seeing a doctor about that.

JP Liz · 14-12-2009 1:48pm

Brookside

Big Brother

mike65 · 14-12-2009 1:52pm

Very little tv grabs the front page of the Mail these days alas. There are no more taboos.

Wertz · 14-12-2009 2:21pm

Roddy Doyle's "Family" stirred up some tuttuting back in the early 90's. Maybe controversy was a bit strong but it certainly had people talking and brought a few taboo subjects into the light. Charlo FTW.

The Cops, from BBC2 late 90's was mysteriously pulled during a paedophile story, and has never been released by the BBC on DVD (even though it won several awards). There were rumours at the time that the show was pulled due to objections by manchester police force, because it showed up officers in a bad light. Excellent show.

matrim · 14-12-2009 3:18pm

Father Ted created a bit of controversity in the states. Wasn't it baned in Boston?

Also, South Park has had a number of controversial episodes. But nothing really big in the last couple of seasons. Last big one I remember was the Tom Cruise one where it wasn't shown over here.

Professey Chin · 14-12-2009 4:44pm

matrim wrote: »

Father Ted created a bit of controversity in the states. Wasn't it baned in Boston?

Also, South Park has had a number of controversial episodes. But nothing really big in the last couple of seasons. Last big one I remember was the Tom Cruise one where it wasn't shown over here.

I lost count how many times ive seen that over here

It was only pulled from Comedy Central in that states on the initial night I think but was shown a week later or somethin

Richard Dower · 14-12-2009 4:52pm

Wasn't Bosco controversial at the time?

Mossy Monk · 14-12-2009 4:53pm

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

It was only pulled from Comedy Central in that states on the initial night I think but was shown a week later or somethin

It was shown in the states as scheduled. It was pulled over here but was shown eventually.

Richard Dower · 14-12-2009 4:57pm

There was a show on C4 that caused a stir, with Jennifer Ele....blonde hottie, twas a period drama.
Oh, and when TV3 wanted to screen Crash....or Natural Born Killers, or both?

monkeypants · 16-12-2009 1:26pm

Star Trek had an episode which was banned by the BBC for years because there's a 30 second conversation near the beginning of the episode which references the IRA succeeding in uniting Ireland in the 21st century.

Oz was a fantastic show. The HBO website had a dedicated page which listed out the characters and the characters killed each season. Seasons 1 - 5 had 10 + characters killed off, but season 6 killed off something like 28. It was an unusual show in that when a new character was introduced you never knew if they would make it as far as the credits.

AnonoBoy · 16-12-2009 1:34pm

Deleted User wrote: »

The Savage Eye is very, very true...to the point that I am surprised it hasn't caused some sort of controversy yet...

Faux-controversy. It's not really saying anything too out there at all.

Now when Miley had that roll in the hay with Fidelma. That was controversial!

An tSaoi · 16-12-2009 2:11pm

The Pall Bearer's Revue, Jerry Sadowitz's show which has never been repeated.

trustno1 · 16-12-2009 2:26pm

The second programme that popped into my mind (after 'that episode' of Brasseye) was The Word... featuring such controversy as Kurt Cobain telling the crowd that Courtney was 'the best fcuk in the world', Oliver Reed plastered performing 'Wild Thing' and some girl going full fontal whilst singing and Lynne Perry making an absolute ar*se of herself... and of course there was the 'I'd do anything to be on telly' section with a young fella snogging a (very) old woman, people getting sick into a pint glass and drinking it etc.. etc.. highly digusting but somehow compulsive viewing!!..

G-Money · 20-12-2009 3:03pm

The Word.

Channel 4 once again. Got to love that station

97i9y3941 · 20-12-2009 8:12pm

monkeypants wrote: »

Oz was a fantastic show. The HBO website had a dedicated page which listed out the characters and the characters killed each season. Seasons 1 - 5 had 10 + characters killed off, but season 6 killed off something like 28. It was an unusual show in that when a new character was introduced you never knew if they would make it as far as the credits.

loved it too,shame it ended but then no good tv shows last forever..

97i9y3941 · 21-12-2009 12:49am

some controversial shows rte had-

Prime time/panorama-I remember the scandal about certain pedophile priest,it was shown on bbc first but due to such outrage/disgust it caused rte where forced to show it here

The joy-showing life in joy prison

Nighthawks-lead to downfall of haughey goverment

At home with the clearys-Showning old footage of father michael cleary and his live in "housekeeper" at time..

thee glitz · 21-12-2009 12:05pm

The BBC got 55,000 complaints over Jerry Springer: The Opera but this dropped
after it was aired. Celeb Big Brother has the record now with 55,000+.

pickarooney · 21-12-2009 2:02pm

To Catch a Predator

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