Could This Be Made Today?

[Psamathe]

I happened to watch this brilliant song/video the other day and made me wonder if it would/could be made today


I'm certainly not anti-woke or anything (I broadly see "woke" as something positive by my maybe limited understanding of the term), and ignoring changing tastes but would it be seen as "too "edgy" and is our society less tolerant of such? Would a small section of society create a lot of noise and objection?

I suppose I find it interesting as a reflection on how rapidly western/UK society is changing and how it seems to have become less tolerant.

Other examples of things maybe harder to be made these days?

 

[briantrumpet]

I happened to watch this brilliant song/video the other day and made me wonder if it would/could be made today


I'm certainly not anti-woke or anything (I broadly see "woke" as something positive by my maybe limited understanding of the term), and ignoring changing tastes but would it be seen as "too "edgy" and is our society less tolerant of such? Would a small section of society create a lot of noise and objection?

I suppose I find it interesting as a reflection on how rapidly western/UK society is changing and how it seems to have become less tolerant.

Other examples of things maybe harder to be made these days?

Dunno, though worth remembering that The Life of Brian was banned in certain places for a while for its 'blasphemy', thanks (IIRC) to the interventions of Mary Whitehouse and others. That seems a very mild film now, even if the original intent was to lampoon religion.

 

[secretsqirrel]

I would say its about South Park level for causing offence.

Some of the earlier Python stuff probably went where South Park wouldn’t go tho’.

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

It could but doubtful it would. Not because it is offensive, I just don't think it would have a commercial audience. I think MP was a very specfic product of its time and its surreal nature and irreverance had never been seen in comedy before. I think your average audience today, particularly younger ages, just wouldn't see the humour in it. I guess you have to factor in that tastes have changed specifically because comedy such as this has aready existed for decades and influenced a lot of what has followed.

 

[icowden]

Dunno, though worth remembering that The Life of Brian was banned in certain places for a while for its 'blasphemy', thanks (IIRC) to the interventions of Mary Whitehouse and others. That seems a very mild film now, even if the original intent was to lampoon religion.

Indeed - and as Eric Idle has said quite a few times... being banned was the best thing ever for the film. It meant that everyone wanted to watch it. It was only George Harrison's money that enabled it to be filmed. Hence the last line is a dig at EMI "I said to him, 'Bernie - they'll never make their money back on this one..."

 

[Ianonabike]

Led to a lot of You were the fastest sperm? putdowns...

Other examples of things maybe harder to be made these days?

Good Doctor Who, judging by the ratings.

 

[Psamathe]

Led to a lot of You were the fastest sperm? putdowns...


Good Doctor Who, judging by the ratings.

Good (earlier era) Dr Who was brilliant in that it was about the story rather than the special effects. Roll of bubble wrap and a can of spray paint was the peak of those earlier "special effects" but we all enjoyed it ;'cos there was a story, it was the story. These days too much is minimal story and just enough to squeeze loads of CGI.

 

[Psamathe]

Anybody remember the Sochi Winter Olympics around the time Putin decided LGBT was to be condemned and deserving of long prison sentences to which Channel 4 created and used to broadcast before their 19:00 peak news program