this post was submitted on 15 Nov 2023
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Come on'n get your jamaharon on! There are no real rules—just don't break the weather control network.
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The lack of swearing wasn’t originally part of the "utopian ideal", it was in fact censorship from the broadcasters.
The universal translator autocorrect used to be turned up to high. Probably for the best.
Now they just have a universal bleeper, at least on the Cerritos
Isn't modern technology wonderful?
Yeah, you've kinda just gotta suspend your disbelief. I'm going back and watching House for the first time since it ended, and it is RIDICULOUS how much these characters don't swear at each other.
Hugh Laurie deserved an Emmy for that alone.