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William Shatner to CBS: Stop Pussyfooting Around and Use the S Word

Jul 30, 2010  •  Post A Comment

William Shatner, who stars in the new CBS comedy "“$#*! My Dad Says,“ is not happy about the title of the show, reports ScreenCrave.com.

At at preview screening of the show on Wednesday, July 28, Shatner said he wants $#*! replaced by a common expletive, according to the story: "“You know what I wish?" Shatner said, "I wish they’d call it ‘Shit’. “The word shit is all around us,” he continued. “It isn’t a terrible term. Why are we pussyfooting?”

Shatner may not be versed in various rules of the Federal Communications Commission.

6 Comments

  1. …and the writer of this article may not be versed in the decision from a few weeks ago that throws those rules out the window.

  2. Funny…I only have to link back to a TVbizwire article for that information.
    https://www.tvweek.com/blogs/tvbizwire/2010/07/court-strikes-down-fcc-indecen.php

  3. Still doesn’t mean they can use it.

  4. Hmm. I’m not a lawyer (though I’d love to play one on TV), but I think until the U.S. Supreme Court rules otherwise, its decision in FCC vs. Pacifica–that’s the George Carlin seven dirty words case–would prevent CBS from calling a show “Shit My Dad Says,” particularly a program that airs before 10 pm. Not to mention the reaction CBS would get in the court of public opinion.

    Chuck Ross
  5. Simple compromise: call it “Shat My Father Says.”

  6. Crap My Dad Says would probably work too.

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