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Posted by: testimonyman ( )
Date: July 21, 2014 11:05AM
Don't watch VH1

I received this email over the weekend from our EQ President:

"Dear Family & Friends,

We need to keep our children and grandchildren away from watching the VH1 channel. Please pass this on."

Apparently a new naked dating show is going to be airing soon. I doubt I would have ever known it was going to be on TV but I will be setting my DVR now for sure.

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Posted by: Brother Of Jerry ( )
Date: July 21, 2014 11:11AM
Re: Don't watch VH1

I can think of lots better reasons not to watch VH1.

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Posted by: crissykays ( )
Date: July 21, 2014 11:14AM
Re: Don't watch VH1

Don't they realize the more they "advise" against the more people will want to see whats is going on. I know even though I don't watch Vh1 I will definitely be watching now lol

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Posted by: madalice ( )
Date: July 21, 2014 11:20AM
Re: Don't watch VH1

In the 70's there was a letter sent out church wide to not watch a certain tv station. They asked everyone to write a letter telling the station they didn't approve. Apparently the station had decided to air R rated movies.

The station ignored the mormons. The mormons gave many talks about the last days being upon us.

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Posted by: Mr. Happy ( )
Date: July 21, 2014 11:39AM
Re: Don't watch VH1

Hell, I called my kids and told them TO watch it.

Here is a link. It aired/airs on Thursdays - www.vh1.com/shows/dating-naked

Of course, all of the private parts were pixilated out...but you were still able to see the dreaded naked porn shoulders.

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Posted by: baura ( )
Date: July 21, 2014 08:23PM
Re: Don't watch VH1

Mr. Happy Wrote:
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> ...but you were still able to see the dreaded
> naked porn shoulders.

http://exmormon.org/phorum/read.php?2,1316089,1316089#msg-1316089

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Posted by: EXON46 ( )
Date: July 21, 2014 01:40PM
Re: Don't watch VH1

It is a little irresponsible of the networks to show as much plain out sex on tv now days (have you seen Salem?) without allowing condom commercials to air. The only time I see an add on is way after the fact when I would already be in bed, or on the couch, or table, or where ever a tv isn't.

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Posted by: axeldc ( )
Date: July 21, 2014 07:58PM
How do you type and wag your finger at the same time?

I can just hear that RS tching of your tongue in your tone.

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Posted by: order66 ( )
Date: July 21, 2014 03:32PM
Re: Don't watch VH1

Speaking of nudity, this is one of me and my wife's favorite shows to watch together. These people are crazy.

http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/naked-and-afraid/about-the-show/about-the-show.htm

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Posted by: Dorothy ( )
Date: July 21, 2014 03:45PM
Re: Don't watch VH1

When I was in High School, the "brethren" warned us not to watch the show, Soap. We didn't even have TV at our house, but I loved to babysit. I remember being a goody goody, but I watched that show every chance I got. I guess the seeds were there...

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Posted by: Demon of Kolob ( )
Date: July 21, 2014 03:52PM
Re: Don't watch VH1

Funny since Soap had a mormon actor in it who played Peter in the temple. Gordon Jump later played on WKRP.

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Posted by: holytheghost ( )
Date: July 21, 2014 07:44PM
Re: Don't watch VH1

Soap still stands as one of the sitcoms of all time. Even the best shows are occasionally hit and miss, but Soap had a perfect track record--not a single badly written episode.

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Posted by: axeldc ( )
Date: July 21, 2014 07:59PM
Confused? You won't be after this episode of Soap

My mom got mad at me every time she caught me watching it, but I LOVED this show.

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Posted by: axeldc ( )
Date: July 21, 2014 03:45PM
Did they say what times not to watch? (n/t)


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Posted by: EXON46 ( )
Date: July 21, 2014 03:48PM
Re: Don't watch VH1

Soap had a gay character in it. Even then it was closeted.

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Posted by: In a hurry ( )
Date: July 21, 2014 05:19PM
Soap's gay characters

Jodie, played by Billy Crystal, was out. In the first season, it was his boyfriend, a football player, who was closeted.

This show was laugh-out-loud funny and was a don't-miss for me in its original ABC run.

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Posted by: formermollymormon ( )
Date: July 21, 2014 06:40PM
Re: Don't watch VH1

Soap was a great show! I was just saying on another thread that I watched it with my dad. He was very TBM but he loved it.

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Posted by: formermollymormon ( )
Date: July 21, 2014 06:42PM
Re: Don't watch VH1

To follow up, my dad would watch Soap but when they finally got cable they would not allow MTV. Back then MTV was actually about music. It had to be someone in the church that cautioned them against letting us watch MTV.

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Posted by: gemini ( )
Date: July 21, 2014 07:18PM
Re: Don't watch VH1

Yeah, I remember a woman I visit taught was aghast that they actually had a cable station that had videos to songs and that some of the videos were 'suggestive". She warned all of us NOT to watch MTV. haha

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Posted by: ain't got no name yet ( )
Date: July 21, 2014 07:24PM
Re: Don't watch VH1

But but but but... Who doesn't love to naked date? I protest!

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Posted by: AKA Alma ( )
Date: July 21, 2014 07:30PM
Re: Don't watch VH1

I had a bishop tell us that So You Think You Can Dance was not appropriate because it showed too much skin...

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Posted by: Heartless ( )
Date: July 21, 2014 07:52PM
Re: Don't watch VH1

But nothing was said about the survival show "Naked and Afraid" which has featured LDS contestants.

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Posted by: Mr. Happy ( )
Date: July 21, 2014 08:22PM
Re: Don't watch VH1

In the late-1960's, my mother wouldn't allow us kids to watch the TV show "Julia" because it was about blacks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_(TV_series)

Unfortunately it was off the air by 1978 when "God changed his mind about black people."

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Posted by: nonsequiter ( )
Date: July 21, 2014 09:41PM
Re: Don't watch VH1

Well... I just watched the first episode, well parts of it. All thanks to you EQ President, haha

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