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* Any HBO show (other than ''[[Big Love]]'') could be accused of this.
* Any HBO show (other than ''[[Big Love]]'') could be accused of this.
** ''[[Deadwood]]'' is a particularly strange example, as it features characters using modern obscenities in a setting where "God dammit to Hell" was still shockingly profane. The producers were well aware of this and decided to use anachronistic dialogue anyway, reasoning that historically-accurate dialogue [[Viewers are Morons|would sound]] [[Gosh Dang It to Heck|too tame]]. After all, the real Deadwood was home to many a miner, and they weren't known for their restraint as far as language, so the [[Cluster F-Bomb|Cluster F Bombs]] ''are'' accurate... from a certain point of view. In the words of Geoffrey Nunberg: "If you have your characters use historically accurate swearwords, they're apt to sound no more offensive than [[Curse of the Ancients|your grandmother in a mild snit.]]"
** ''[[Deadwood]]'' is a particularly strange example, as it features characters using modern obscenities in a setting where "God dammit to Hell" was still shockingly profane. The producers were well aware of this and decided to use anachronistic dialogue anyway, reasoning that historically-accurate dialogue [[Viewers are Morons|would sound]] [[Gosh Dang It to Heck|too tame]]. After all, the real Deadwood was home to many a miner, and they weren't known for their restraint as far as language, so the [[Cluster F-Bomb|Cluster F Bombs]] ''are'' accurate... from a certain point of view. In the words of Geoffrey Nunberg: "If you have your characters use historically accurate swearwords, they're apt to sound no more offensive than [[Curse of the Ancients|your grandmother in a mild snit.]]"
** ''[[The Wire]]'', which usually uses profanity regularly but not to ridiculous degrees, features a particularly brilliant example: an entire three minutes and thirty seconds of two detectives, Bunk and McNulty examining a crime scene, the only words exchanged being variations on the f-word. It kind of has to be seen to be believed. ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQbsnSVM1zM&feature=related Definitely NSFW].)
** ''[[The Wire]]'', which usually uses profanity regularly but not to ridiculous degrees, features a particularly brilliant example: an entire three minutes and thirty seconds of two detectives, Bunk and McNulty examining a crime scene, the only words exchanged being variations on the f-word. It kind of has to be seen to be believed. ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQbsnSVM1zM&feature=related Definitely NSFW]{{broken link}}.)
*** The best part about that particular scene is that it doesn't even seem out of character for a second.
*** The best part about that particular scene is that it doesn't even seem out of character for a second.
**** A [[Crowning Moment of Funny|CMOF]] in that scene has one of them almost say "shit", but it comes out "fuck".
**** A [[Crowning Moment of Funny|CMOF]] in that scene has one of them almost say "shit", but it comes out "fuck".
*** The show also subverts the trope with the character Omar, who despite being a total badass who walks around in a duster with a shotgun robbing drug dealers, is very conspicuous by being the only character on the show to never use even mild profanity.
*** The show also subverts the trope with the character Omar, who despite being a total badass who walks around in a duster with a shotgun robbing drug dealers, is very conspicuous by being the only character on the show to never use even mild profanity.
** ''[[The Sopranos]]'' uses that four-letter word regularly, too.
** ''[[The Sopranos]]'' uses that four-letter word regularly, too.
*** To the point where a [[Fully-Automatic Clip Show|compilation]] of every instance of "fuck" and "shit" in the show made a [http://victorsolomon.com/get-weird/sopranos-uncensored/ 27-minute video].
*** To the point where a [[Fully-Automatic Clip Show|compilation]] of every instance of "fuck" and "shit" in the show made a [http://victorsolomon.com/get-weird/sopranos-uncensored/ 27-minute video]{{broken link}}.
*** And to the point that the punchline of one ''[[Mad TV]]'' skit about [[The Sopranos]] is a Cluster Cut-Off-Swear Bomb.
*** And to the point that the punchline of one ''[[Mad TV]]'' skit about [[The Sopranos]] is a Cluster Cut-Off-Swear Bomb.
** ''[[Rome]]'' adored this trope. "I FUCK [the goddess] Concord in her ''FAT ASS!!''" "Juno's CUNT!" And so forth.
** ''[[Rome]]'' adored this trope. "I FUCK [the goddess] Concord in her ''FAT ASS!!''" "Juno's CUNT!" And so forth.
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