The change is likely because of worries about offending conservative viewers, but we're secretly hoping that Doritos is launching a new super spicy chip during the big game and it just didn't want Dante copying its line.
[Via Eurogamer]
The change is likely because of worries about offending conservative viewers, but we're secretly hoping that Doritos is launching a new super spicy chip during the big game and it just didn't want Dante copying its line.
[Via Eurogamer]
Reader Comments (102)
Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 4:31PM (Unverified) said
I'm pretty liberal as it is, but when did CBS become conservative?
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 4:36PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
Sonos....that's when tivo started taking off....MILLIONS of people just hit rewind and zoom
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 5:05PM Uphillbothways said
You guys are misinterpreting this. CBS doesn't have a problem with "Hell". If that were the case, the edited version (Hell Awaits) would still cause an issue. CBS isn't being conservative; they're just afraid that people will be offended because if you tell someone to "Go to hell," it's generally an insult.
As a gamer, I'm not offended because I already know about this game and how XTREME EA is trying to make it, but I don't represent the general population. I can see where CBS is coming from.
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As a gamer, I'm not offended because I already know about this game and how XTREME EA is trying to make it, but I don't represent the general population. I can see where CBS is coming from.
Posted: Feb 3rd 2010 9:43AM Digiboi said
CBS has been right-wing since they sucker punched Dan Rather. They wouldn't air an ad about tolerance from UCC but will air a holier-than-thou ad with Tim Tebow and his "I'm better than women who would listen to their doctor instead of their religion" mother. Dante's inferno should be able to stand on its own suckiness. Aren't we expecting Go To Hell to be the kind of dialogue from Dante's Inferno? Shouldn't a consumer get exposed to the lame scripting before purchasing this rip-off? For better or worse, consumers are being decieved by CBS.
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Posted: Feb 3rd 2010 3:17PM laser beams said
"Buy me Bonestorm or go to Hell!" was a pretty great slogan for Bonestorm...
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 4:18PM Zoot Suit Jedi Grammar Hammer En said
What's with the star shaped pasties?
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 4:18PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
Do you want to borrow my DeLorean time machine?
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 4:29PM Zoot Suit Jedi Grammar Hammer En said
They should have 'shopped a fleur-de-lis onto his chest.
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 4:19PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
This would be one of those times you would use your Planeteer Power Storm...
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 5:14PM PlatinumSkeet said
I wonder in the far away future when I play games that look like this CG trailer. Will I be satisfied with the graphics or will I gripe on how the physics are or the controls suck...
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 4:20PM TheDarkWayne said
Oh yeah telling people to go to hell is what will offend them. Not, EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT THE GAME
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 4:21PM El Punisher said
So first CBS cuts the 30 sec ad for the gay, online dating service... They cut "Go To Hell" out of Dante's Inferno... But they're letting Tim Tebow show his pro-life ad?
All of these are politically motivated. Either show all, or show none.
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All of these are politically motivated. Either show all, or show none.
Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 4:25PM TheDarkWayne said
That's ridiculous. They're a business. They don't and really shouldn't care about fairness and the logical conclusion to censoring one add over the other. It makes sense to show/not show ads that your viewerbase will agree/disagree with
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 4:28PM (Unverified) said
The Tim Tebow ad isn't likely to make people turn the channel. A gay dating ad is, as is Go To Hell. If you've got kids watching with you (the Super Bowl is pretty family-friendly), an ad talking about anti-abortion isn't going to make them question stuff. Seeing two dudes kissing is.
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 4:36PM fadeoutagain2784 said
@ The Dark Wayne:
Uhh - on a normal CBS night this would ring true... but their viewerbase on Superbowl Sunday will HARDLY be limited to the normal CSI/NCIS-watching crowd. There are MANY people who will be offended that such a polarizing, serious and politically motivated ad will be aired during one of the biggest party nights of the year. El Punisher is absolutely right - there is a reason for this censorship, and it's political in nature.
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Uhh - on a normal CBS night this would ring true... but their viewerbase on Superbowl Sunday will HARDLY be limited to the normal CSI/NCIS-watching crowd. There are MANY people who will be offended that such a polarizing, serious and politically motivated ad will be aired during one of the biggest party nights of the year. El Punisher is absolutely right - there is a reason for this censorship, and it's political in nature.
Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 4:46PM (Unverified) said
Average kid isn't going to listen to the ad and say 'what's that?'
Average kid sees two morons kissing, he's going to say "WTF!?"
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Average kid sees two morons kissing, he's going to say "WTF!?"
Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 4:47PM SonicH04 said
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjuXbYW6KmE
So Bradwart, tell my why it's OK for two men to be shown kissing under the guise of a moronic, unfunny and universally offensive joke about reversing such a horrendous act out of some faux sense of masculinity.
Now tell me why it's not OK for two men to be shown kissing who are supposed to be emotionally connected to each other.
Asshole.
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So Bradwart, tell my why it's OK for two men to be shown kissing under the guise of a moronic, unfunny and universally offensive joke about reversing such a horrendous act out of some faux sense of masculinity.
Now tell me why it's not OK for two men to be shown kissing who are supposed to be emotionally connected to each other.
Asshole.
Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 4:49PM TheDarkWayne said
@fadeoutagain
I guess I don't really see it as political so much as they're playing politics because it will affect their profits. I just get the feeling that CBS is making the assumption that the majority of Super Bowl watchers, if not Americans are football watching, deer shooting, Jesus loving people who would be inclined to agree with a pro life ad. I'm not saying whether or not this assumption is correct, but it will probably turn off quite a bit less viewers than a pro abortion ad would
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I guess I don't really see it as political so much as they're playing politics because it will affect their profits. I just get the feeling that CBS is making the assumption that the majority of Super Bowl watchers, if not Americans are football watching, deer shooting, Jesus loving people who would be inclined to agree with a pro life ad. I'm not saying whether or not this assumption is correct, but it will probably turn off quite a bit less viewers than a pro abortion ad would
Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 4:49PM (Unverified) said
What? When did I say that was okay? Good hell.
CBS has to see the big picture, and that's 'don't piss off the majority of your viewers'.
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CBS has to see the big picture, and that's 'don't piss off the majority of your viewers'.
Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 4:53PM fadeoutagain2784 said
@Bradwart:
So because two guys are kissing that makes them morons? Give kids some credit, they're not all blatant homophobes like you.
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So because two guys are kissing that makes them morons? Give kids some credit, they're not all blatant homophobes like you.
Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 4:58PM TheDarkWayne said
I think, or at least hope,that bradwart is referring to the snickers guys as morons and not the dating service ad. And im prettty sure they're morons because they rip off their own chest hair
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 7:27PM blueskyv201 said
@Bradwart
Questioning stuff is the single most important skill all kids must learn. Stuff includes prejudice towards homosexuals and religious fanaticism.
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Questioning stuff is the single most important skill all kids must learn. Stuff includes prejudice towards homosexuals and religious fanaticism.
Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 8:02PM Korova Pamplona said
CBS is not just a business - they are a network that uses the public frequencies for free. The deal with the American people was that they play fair, report the news, not discriminate in exchange for free airrights.
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 4:23PM (Unverified) said
They're always concerned about offending conservatives but not concerned about offending the majority of Americans who are middle of the road or liberal. No UCC ad? No silly video game ad? Yes Tim Tebow ad?
Perhaps conservatives, or CBS, need to buck up a bit.
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Perhaps conservatives, or CBS, need to buck up a bit.
Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 6:52PM (Unverified) said
You being downvoted for telling the truth pretty much made your point, Kilau.
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