Comments about ‘Get rid of Hollywood writers’

Even if the writers were to quit and reruns ran for a awhile, Hollywood would still hire someone to write in the sex, violence and other garbage because it still sells and that's what so many people want. It's sad but it's true.

Hey Ralph , if you have comcast all the shows you mentioned are on, I watch them all the time. You did miss one "MAYBERRY" . It is the best .All walks of life, Aunt Bee (Sweet heart). Barney(Maybe came from Vernal, I do not know) Gobbrer ( Local Grease Monkey and not to bright , but loveable) Odies,( how nice would it be of all the drunks just walked in to Jail and said Goodnight?) Mr Ernest T Bass, (the brick thrower) and of course Oppey (the kid that was exposed to all this)But good old ANDY TAYLOR ( Sheriff) took care of all this by teaching young boy Oppey the difference and the old Farts that it was wrong. I think it is up to you on how you handle things.

Spoken by a typical conservativbe mormon patriarch about writers.
Don't mess with the good ol' boys club, right?
Live in the past. As far in the past as possible.
Wacky philosophy that serves only you-know-who.

I don't agree with the moral point of view to this letter. But I do agree that we don't need the writers. Who cares if the shows go off the air?
Let them strike forever.

Ralph,
I have shared your thoughts for years. I proudly admit that I have not watched a sit-com for many years! They are not funny! Remember when sit-coms casted real comedians and truly funny characters? Anymore, acters are given some (funny?) lines that are laced with sex and other crap, and call that humor! It's not! Finally, I don't watch broadcast network television at all anymore, except for the news, and I only do that out of habit. I'm getting pretty much fed up with biased news reports that slant pretty much exclusively to the left! I guess that's why talk radio is becoming so popular!

apparently Ralph's lineage missed an evolutionary step, that being the development of opposable thumbs that allow him to change the channel with the remote. Ralph, you can watch Lawrence Welk every Sat. night on KBYU. no fear there! no thinking required either.

Why is the rejection of vile, foul, and vulgar "entertainment" continually characterized as "not thinking?" I personally respect and admire people who are willing to stand up and say that the current crop of television programs are mostly garbage. I also agree with the comments that changing the channel (or simply not watching TV) are excellent choices. As for me, I've bought a lot of old TV shows on DVD (Mission Impossible and the Cosby Show are both great) and watch those instead.

f the writers never come back I, for one, won't miss them.

Yep lets get rid of them. We better start burning the books and making sure that cable and the dishes cant pick up anything but regulated information approved by the moral police. Ralph can make those decisions for us so none of us has to think for ourselves. I look forward to making my day a little less complicated.

This is an augmentation of a letter to the editor of the Berlin Times in 1938 regarding books about religion and philosophy. The difference? Anyone? You are free to turn off the TV anytime, just as America has offered those who enjoy it to turn it on. Stop acting like they're infringing upon you, and stop infringing on everyone else.

You do realize that the shows you mentioned have been in sindication since they were made. You CAN still watch them, there are entire networks dedicated to the classic TV shows. Some even air the original commercials. So it's okay, take a deep breath, slip back into your protective bubble, change the channel and throw away your remote. You'll be fine. Besides, you missed the all time BEST classic show EVER....I Love Lucy.

Why do conservatives enjoy living in the past so much?

How about you just do what we did, and lose the tv altogether! The only time I ever miss it is when I'm here alone for long periods of time, which makes me realize the only worth tv had was to keep me company. When everyone is home, we play games, talk, read books- and we are SO MUCH happier. Give it a try people- start slowly by cancelling the cale first (and save 40-50 in the process). Then eventually you'll get bored of the bunny ears (if the even work anymore) and you'll find yourself not needing a tv at all. It's like quitting an addiction, it feels GREAT!

Mormons love TV!
Wasn't it a Mormon who invented it?

I totally agree with this writers thoughts. For me, the television series of the 60's and 70's are much more conducive to my value system than the sex and violence portrayed in the more recent television shows. Fortunately, as noted, many of the earlier series are available on DVD.

The best thing that ever came out of TV is "Northern Exposure."

hey anonymous, didn't it move to State Street and become "Southern Exposure?"

Sure I agree with changing the channel when filth is displayed. But we still have to live in a society where others are watching it and making it a part of their lives and unfortunately sharing it with the rest of us through their words and actions.

I see you have your mind in the gutter, "willie."

You might be surprised watching the Andy Griffith Show today ... people think of Mayberry as some kind of conservative dream but, actually, the show promoted some rather liberal values for its time.