I don't recall anyone making a fuss about 'Allo 'Allo! being in bad taste because of WW2, Aaron; not in the way that detracts from our lot who were in it. After Monty Python, Milligan, Dad's Army and other comedies on WW2 I think we were fine with making fun of the war, infact we loved it too much was the claim. As what I do recall is rumbliings about AA being possibly unPC to the French and Germans and comments like 'Isn't it time to stop rubbing poor Jerry's face in our victory and stop digging up this thing they want to forget?' A totally different nature of minor fuss to ones talked about here.
I'll comment on B42 later when I get a chance to read the blurbs, not familiar with it yet, but Nigel made good points that others seem to brush over on auto pilot as is often done. It may well be fine to show it, depending what the humour is, but I don't agree with absolutely everything being fair game for comedy because of free speech and democracy etc. People who automatically use that aurgument would have to concede through sheer literal logic that it's fine to make a comedy of their own children being run over, if it happened! There are some limits and boundaries, or we're just not civilised.
Quote: Tony Cowards @ February 22 2013, 10:26 AM GMTMASH, although ostensibly about the Korean War was clearly made in response to America's involvement in Vietnam and started airing before the US pulled out. It went on to be one of the most successful comedy programmes of all time.
Yes but there was a massively strong protest movement against that war which ultimately eneded it, making MASH a cool, liberal show to air at the time, being that MASH was 'anti war' in tone. Different to seemingly making it because it's current and TV has worn out all other sits for comedy. Accusations of 'crass' may ensue again. It might be fine dunno, haven't seen it yet.
