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Exactly. Sex on TV used to be edgy and scandalous, but now it's just banal. If it's not scandalous, not edgy, not meaningful to the story, and not even erotic,
by StevenWaterman 3y ago
Exactly. Sex on TV used to be edgy and scandalous, but now it's just banal.
If it's not scandalous, not edgy, not meaningful to the story, and not even erotic, why would I want to watch it?
This is like being shocked that people report wanting less shoehorned-in product placement on TV
- johntdaly 3y agoI would pretty much remove any sex that doesn’t drive the story in some way and keep it short. You are correct that sex doesn’t hit like it used to hit. I would argue the same for violence and special effects. We’ve seen it all and we’ve seen a lot of it. What we haven’t seen a lot of in some time is good story telling that doesn’t rely on gimmicks.
- blooalien 3y ago> "This is like being shocked that people report wanting less shoehorned-in product placement on TV" Or less "shoehorned-in" political propaganda B.S. for that matter. There's entirely too much crap in TV and movies these days that has less than nothing to do with the story that's being told, and is only there to appease one or another political-minded group.
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- soco 3y agoThe good side of this is that I can go fetch another drink while they get busy.