Skip to content
Andrew Tobias
Andrew Tobias

Money and Other Subjects

  • Home
  • Books
  • Videos
  • Bio
  • Archives
  • Links
  • Me-Mail
Andrew Tobias
Andrew Tobias

Money and Other Subjects

Bonnie & Clyde

April 1, 1996January 29, 2017

Last night on HBO — a Time Warner module — I saw the last half of a movie that featured two gorgeous young teenagers as a modern day Bonnie and Clyde. They killed convenience-store managers, police; they could only have really hot sex after a robbery; virtually every scene was either of them robbing, killing or “making love.”

This morning on CNN — another Time Warner module or module-to-be (who can keep up?) — I saw the report of the 17-year-old who went car-shopping for his birthday by going to a parking lot and deciding what kind of car to carjack. The woman in the car had a tape recorder in her purse, which she had the presence of mind to turn on, so we have a complete account of her attempts to dissuade him, and his ultimately murdering her and taking the car.

He could probably have gotten the car without murdering her, but life is cheap.

What are the programmers thinking at HBO? Movies like this should not be banned by law, of course. But neither should executives choose to show them. Or studios choose to finance them.

Maybe instead of a V-chip for TVs we need an IQ-chip for idiot programmers.

Post navigation

← Marijuana Denouement
California Initiatives →

Quote of the Day

"I have learned that a man has the right to look down on another only when he has to help the other get to his feet."

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Subscribe

 Advice

The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need

"So full of tips and angles that only a booby or a billionaire could not benefit." -- The New York Times

Help

MYM Emergency?

Too Much Junk?

Tax Questions?

Ask Less

Recent Posts

  • Unbelievably Bad -- Literally

    July 4, 2025
  • Repeal The Steal

    July 2, 2025
  • Our Record-High Stock Market

    June 30, 2025
  • Stuffing The Goose

    June 30, 2025
  • Yes! (Plus A Bonus)

    June 29, 2025
  • How Does THAT Make You Feel . . .

    June 27, 2025
  • Randi, David, Ken, and HYMC

    June 26, 2025
  • Six Links For Your Consideration

    June 25, 2025
  • Weekend Reading

    June 20, 2025
  • Oh, My

    June 18, 2025
Andrew Tobias Books
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
©2025 Andrew Tobias - All Rights Reserved | Website: Whirled Pixels | Author Photo: Tony Adams