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And they rate their existing shows TV-MA for no apparent reason. Why is "For All Mankind" unsuitable for children under 17?

by woobar 7y ago

thewebcount 7y ago
A few death scenes including of a child? Some brief nudity? (Admittedly I think this one is dumb but it’s what many viewers think. ) Lots of F-bombs. Seems reasonable to me Given their intended audience.
- woobar 7y ago
  Do you live in a world where a 16 year old will be shocked by an offscreen child death or an F-bomb? There are other ratings exist, for instance TV-14. There was no nudity in that show.
  - ascagnel_ 7y ago
    In the US, use of more than one F-bomb (or using your one in a sexual manner) in a film is an immediate R rating; TV age ratings mostly map to the MPAA film ratings.
mikestew 7y ago
Have you watched an episode or two, or just the previews? Because to me it is a show with some obvious adult themes.
- woobar 7y ago
  Yes I watched it. Tons of shows with similar themes are rated TV-14 on network TV.
  - colejohnson66 7y ago
    There’s technically criteria to a movie/TV show rating. One such being the F-word. One usage is ok in PG-13 rated movie, but any more and it’ll be R. Ultimately though, IIRC, movies are rated by a committee run by the MPAA who watch the movie and rate based on how they feel it should be (while taking the criteria into account).
    - woobar 7y ago
      I know there are guidelines that broadcaster should follow. But the lines between ratings are blurry. For instance, Mad Men was rated TV-14. They had F-bombs, rape, death, and most of the plot was around "adult themes".
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      - ascagnel_ 7y ago
        Mad Men was on basic cable, so even though it had those adult themes, it didn’t make them explicit (for example, one plot line was that a character traded sex for a business deal — but the episode didn’t show the sex scene). There were scattered F-bombs that were censored from the original broadcast; the version available on Netflix (or for purchase on home video) restore them.

And they rate their existing shows TV-MA for no apparent reason. Why is "For All Mankind" unsuitable for children under 17?

by woobar 7y ago

And they rate their existing shows TV-MA for no apparent reason. Why is "For All Mankind" unsuitable for children under 17?

thewebcount 7y ago

A few death scenes including of a child? Some brief nudity? (Admittedly I think this one is dumb but it’s what many viewers think. ) Lots of F-bombs. Seems reasonable to me Given their intended audience.

woobar 7y ago
Do you live in a world where a 16 year old will be shocked by an offscreen child death or an F-bomb? There are other ratings exist, for instance TV-14. There was no nudity in that show.
- ascagnel_ 7y ago
  In the US, use of more than one F-bomb (or using your one in a sexual manner) in a film is an immediate R rating; TV age ratings mostly map to the MPAA film ratings.

mikestew 7y ago

Have you watched an episode or two, or just the previews? Because to me it is a show with some obvious adult themes.

woobar 7y ago
Yes I watched it. Tons of shows with similar themes are rated TV-14 on network TV.
- colejohnson66 7y ago
  There’s technically criteria to a movie/TV show rating. One such being the F-word. One usage is ok in PG-13 rated movie, but any more and it’ll be R. Ultimately though, IIRC, movies are rated by a committee run by the MPAA who watch the movie and rate based on how they feel it should be (while taking the criteria into account).
  - woobar 7y ago
    I know there are guidelines that broadcaster should follow. But the lines between ratings are blurry. For instance, Mad Men was rated TV-14. They had F-bombs, rape, death, and most of the plot was around "adult themes".
    - deleted 7y ago
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    - ascagnel_ 7y ago
      Mad Men was on basic cable, so even though it had those adult themes, it didn’t make them explicit (for example, one plot line was that a character traded sex for a business deal — but the episode didn’t show the sex scene). There were scattered F-bombs that were censored from the original broadcast; the version available on Netflix (or for purchase on home video) restore them.