I'm on HBO's email list, but they don't seem to know that I'm not a US resident (why should they?) as they recently asked me to complete a survey for them which I dutifully did. It was largely to do with Game of Thrones which I watched, and enjoyed on Sky Atlantic in the UK where we got broadcasts a day after their HBO airings.
I must admit that I mentioned i that there were perhaps one or two too many gratuitous nude scenes in the series. Now I've not read the books (although I plan to), and I certainly don't find nudity offensive per se. But like just about everything else, it needs context. I thought that the McNamara piece fairly well hit the nail on the head. Ironically, I wonder if channels like HBO and Showtime feel they have to sprinkle lots of nudity into their shows as a reaction to the generally prudish nature of network television as a result of the FCC's rules? It's now quite noticeable that there will be nudity in the first episode of just about any series that comes from these networks, to point out to viewers the difference. Sprinkle some "ripe" language and some in your face nudity, and we know for certain that we're watching an HBO/Showtime/Starz show. There's an interesting comparison to be made with British programming, where broadly speaking, you can show just about anything as long it's after the 9pm "watershed" and you give some advance warning. As a result there tends to be less gratuitous nudity, but nudity, violence or strong language will have much more context and relevance to the story. Adam On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 7:51 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > On , Jason Carpio <[email protected]> wrote: > > If you find the content offensive or gratuitous there is the option to > not watch it. > > To be fair, I think her point was that the quality of most HBO shows is > high enough that it does not need gratuitous nudity to attract subscribers > (hey, we are on HBO, we can show naked women!). > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
