Talk:Maury (TV series)

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[edit] Is it true?

I really don't know if that stuff are true. Suppose I say "hey, I rob, I kill a couple of guys and also sell drugs" on TV, do I deserve to go to jail, or "I cheat my spouse"-> you can lose a divorce trial (in US you could lose even your gait->is a Panamanian language expresion->you'll lose everything).

The real point is it is not real... There is Spanish version (wikipedia doesn't have a webpage called "Jose Luis sin censura"-> "Jose Luis without censorship), this version doesn't have very good "actors". —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hedleypanama (talk • contribs) 12:26, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Quality of Writing

I only looked at this page because of the South Park episode. The article for the South Park episode reads as though it was written by a 14 or 15 year old. The article for Maury reads as though it was written by a ten year old. This is really quite dreadful. I would recommend that someone who knows about the show and has a writing age of above 11 rewrite the entire article because this is below amateur.

Shut up and learn to sign your comments. This article is both hilarious and informative. Can you really write an article about Maury without making it sound as ridiculous as the show? Treat it any better and your writing is a self-parody. 76.88.219.79 00:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
lol@ "give me yo money dance" 24.150.251.130 16:53, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
Large portions of this *do* need to be rewritten, if anyone has the time - particular note needs to be paid to NPOV and basic grammar. The use of 'she' instead of 'they' in the "out of control daughter" section would be an easy one to start with... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.95.39.61 (talk) 16:10, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
I agree, this article needs to be rewriten. The "Common themes" and "Less common themes" sections make most of the article, but once you remove the sections, you no longer have an article and merely a stub article. This article focuses more on the shows topics rather than its history, and there is barely any information on the show before the late 90s. I have to agree, this article needs to be rewritten. Mythdon (talk) 06:32, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Criticisms

I cleaned this section up because it did not conform to a NPOV. Citing the behavior of some of Maury's guests (particularly transgendered people) as an "abomination" is simply unacceptable. As well, citing the works of Bernard Goldberg (a known hardcore Conservative) won't work. If anyone wishes to object to these edits, please do so here before doing any reverting. Grendel 17:16, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

I read the section, which was jumping to conclusions, but hardly to the degree you state. The word you were talking about was "admonition," which is not "abomination." Mike H. I did "That's hot" first! 22:36, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
Admonition? My mistake... That's a new word to me. Regardless, the few sentences I removed weren't benefiting the article's POV. Should we leave my edit in? Grendel 14:41, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
Sure. Mike H. I did "That's hot" first! 18:58, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

The line about "the long hair community" is uncited, unclear, and just plain weird. Anyone agree? Rajb245 15:08, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

I do. "very harsh criticism from the long hair community." i dont even know where to start with that one....151.203.181.165 22:13, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
I originally posted the criticism from the long hair commnuity (regarding Maury's makeovers); go to http://www.longhaircommunity.com . You will find that they are not "weird".76.177.174.82 04:57, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fake

Aren't most of his guest on the show actors or told how to act on the show?

Well, the people on the show are usually poorly dressed, and Maury does have hotlines. So, it's actually real. Funny, huh? --Blurrzuki 03:49, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
Maury provides the clothes, plus they are used to show off sterotypes of white trash and ghetto blacks. The hotlines could be for show, but I don't know. It could be fake, only God and Maury knows and if Maury tells, no more show. --CradleRIP 12:40 PM 25 August 2006 (EST AMR)
The actors would know, and there would be a lot of them by now. It does seem fake some times. Heres a website where a guy says he had been on the show and edited to make him look bad. [1]

I think that most of the guests on the show are fake. Sincerely, would you expose your life that way? This type of TV show are so low... It can be add to WORSE SHOWS ON TELEVISIONDomenicasilva 14:31, 18 September 2007 (UTC) It really seems fake to me. I'd love to see a discussion of the authenticity of this show in th Wiki article. Can anyone find somewhere where an actor claims to of been on the show? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.138.149.189 (talk) 21:40, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Superb writing

I would say this article is 100% true. The pure amount of crap on that show is insane. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.98.250.28 (talk) 01:04, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

This article captures the hilarious redundancy of the show.

lots of issues | leave me a message 21:59, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] = My Opinion

I just love hearing "YOU ARE NOT THE FATHER!!!!!!", it make the woman feel like a slut. The men don't want to be the daddy, nor would I.

That's why I hate Maury, he tries so hard to sell that femminist BS. Women are bigger whores than men.

Wow. Please just do not post things like this on Wikipedia. I think this is fairly unacceptable anywhere, but especially for an encyclopedia. --Kraw Night 22:36, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] {{POV-section}}

I placed this tag because although I agree with where whoever wrote the section is coming from, it's hardly neutral. Anthony Rupert 14:16, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

This article is incredibly long, poorly sourced and written in way too informal of a tone. I suggest that the lengthy and informal paragraphs detailing various themes be reduced to a couple of sentences each. This might go a long way to address Anthony's objections. Phyesalis 05:58, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] long hair community?

Who the crap are the long hair community? Delete that bit, its silly. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ideom (talk • contribs) 05:44, 27 December 2006 (UTC).

http://www.longhaircommunity.com (and many other similar pro-long hair websites) 76.177.174.82 17:02, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Apparently the series is ending May 2009. Which stinks. How many talk shows have series finale, lol, thats wierd.74.195.3.199 06:53, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] American Psycho

Does anyone want to add Patrick bateman's obsession with the show in Brett Easton Ellis' American Pshcho? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 83.147.156.178 (talk) 01:51, 23 March 2007 (UTC).

Bateman was obsessed with a fictional talkshow called The Patty Winters Show. Matt d84 (talk) 00:22, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The beep Censor and crowd reactions...

Is anyone annoyed by the frequent use of the "beep" censor or the crowd reactions. They use the beeps so much that much of the show's dialog is bleeped out... Dreammaker182 04:21, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

Maury is mentioned here under television. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleep_censor Dreammaker182 04:32, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

I have a problem when the beep is "over-used" for dramatic effect. Case in point: Sometimes as Maury speaks, a random "beep" can be heard. The "beep" on this show is used for "shock" effect and not for the purpose for which it was intended: the removal of questionable/unacceptable language. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.230.144.240 (talk) 22:18, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "The episode serves as a commentary on how Maury exploits and trivializes the plights of real people"

I have no doubt this is true, but couldn't we find a different way of putting it, as a neutral fact, not a personal observation? I do not disagree with the fact that that was the message South Park was trying to get across, rather, I think it would be more suitable to say: The episode provides a commentary on how many people believe that Maury Povich exploits and trivializes the plights of real people for entertainment purposes. 172.213.229.185 18:23, 19 October 2007 (UTC)