Just for the sake of not leaving a blank space, I entered "undecided" as answer to the question of paying yet more for a channel just to see a new DS. The truth is, I probably wouldn't. The cable I get now is in the $50s, plus with the internet over $100. Adding showtime or HBO would jack it up beyond what I'm unhappy to pay as it is. I have no interest in just about anything else on HBO or Showtime. There's all too much dirt on the channels I get, and I got along just fine without the Sopranos, Sex And the City, Queer As Folk, R-rated movies and everything else, thank you.
That's another thing, I really don't want to see DS laden with blatant sexual content, nauseating violence, and excessive profanities. It's one thing to update it to the modern world, and I think it's great if it's more PC (one reason I liked the new cast they picked last year), but where to draw the line at HOW to tell the stories? Plenty of people complained about the possibilities when they heard it was proposed as a WB show. What do you think they might do if it's on a station with a bare minimum of standards?
Even though the old show was pretty strong stuff when I first saw it at age 10, compared to what's out there today, I would have no qualms introducing it to an intelligent older child. I wouldn't want a DS I would be embarrassed to watch if a kid or even my (seriously conservative) parents stepped into the room. However, to sell the concept I guess that's what will have to be done. OK fine, then I'll just wait to hear what others think of it if it EVER comes to pass, then maybe I'd rent the DVDs eventually.
