I remember when. Phil Collins guest starring in Miami Vice used the same word. I think it passed unchallenged on NBC, but when that episode reached the BBC it was notable. That said Miami vice aired after the watershed at the time.
In fact, the biggest issue the BBC had was the realism of the gun play in the show. Adam On Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 14:25 'Bob F' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote: > It could very easily draw complaints to our FCC. It may have been years > ago, but they could have seen the term as "actionable." B > > Joe Hass, June 13th: > > Fox waste of space (aka "Studio Analyst") Alexi Lalas decided to use the > term "wanker" to describe his broadcast partner James Corden during > yesterday's pregame show, oblivious to the fact that the term is a slur in > Britain. > > > https://ew.com/alexi-lalas-stuns-fox-calls-james-corden-vulgar-name-live-tv-11997541 > > Between this and Fox actually running long during the quarter break... I'm > sorry..."hydration pause" in the opening match, missing game action because > of it, I'm treasuring my Peacock subscription. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/cca8216c-4581-4de2-8aa7-1cf412e890b8n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/cca8216c-4581-4de2-8aa7-1cf412e890b8n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGDkyXmFZvbA-oD30pe69%3D1WkJVs9Ycu003cap6q6EvdcA%40mail.gmail.com.
