oooh, this my shit, this my shit

In the past I had to choose between MADtv and Saturday Night Live because the second half of MAD and first half hour of SNL are on at the same time. Of course I chose MADtv because it more consistently leaves me laughing my ass off rather than feeling embarrassed by badness like SNL usually does. We recently obtained a DVR that has two tuners so we can now record both shows -- no more choosing my favorite child.

I just finished watching SNL with musical guest Gwen Stefani. I love watching her live performances because she adds a punk/ska tone that normally doesn't make it to her top 40 recorded version. But, as I watched my favorite song from her Love. Angel. Music. Baby album, Hollaback Girl, I was really frustrated. She was so f'ing hot in her Milan cheerleeder outfit and black stilettos with the live marching band as backup, but she couldn't say "shit" because of FCC lockdown, so the whole song basically gets ruined. I'd like to see a free pass for obscenities when they add to the creative element. This song really does it for me when Gwen sings it as it is intended, but when it is censored it's just not as good. I mean, what the hell is "this mm is bananas, b-a-n-a-n-a-s" compared to "this shit is bananas, b-a-n-a-n-a-s"?



If viewers are offended by swearing, why would they watch SNL? They even censored Ashton Kutcher saying "son of a bitch" during one of his skits. C'mon!