On the subject of the regulation (or lack thereof) of streaming content, it continues to bother me that streaming services have very little in the way of censorship. I posted in the TV Shows thread about Altered Carbon and dahmage said he doesn’t have the time for yet another non-family friendly show. I agree.
I really wish there was some sort of censorship board for streaming content because I’m sick of professional content producers (like CBS All Access or Netflix) including swearing, violence, and nudity simply because they have no one telling them not to. I would also include HBO, but that particular ship has long since sailed.
Why censor and tie the hands of creatives just because you don’t like bad words? You can always use IMDb’s parents guide if you’re worried they’re going to show too much side boob.
It’s not just for my daughter or my wife. It’s for me. I don’t appreciate the gratuitousness of some content being unnecessarily adult. I don’t like Veep swearing like it’s going out of style just because. I don’t like characters in a Star Trek show repeatedly saying “fuck” because it’s edgy and no one says they can’t. They are so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they don’t stop to think if they should.
I mean, they could at least put a MPAA rating info or whatever on the card for a show or movie.
You can always use IMDb’s parents guide if you’re worried they’re going to show too much side boob or use incredibly common place words that unfortunately hurt your ears.
So you’re saying that before I watch anything anywhere online, I am required to do research on it? And you’re also attacking my interest in tastefulness or decency? You might not care if words and actions are “incredibly common place” among your circle of friends and family, but don’t belittle me because I do care.
You are not required. Just if it’s such a big deal to you, you can research beforehand. The information is out there, it just seems silly to complain. I’m not attacking you, I just think your opinion is silly.
I like that OTA TV broadcast content is censored to a degree. Creativity be damned. You don’t need to be vulgar or lewd to show creativity in your writing. Censorship does not inherently stifle creative thought. Some would even argue that lewdness and vulgarity shows a lack of creativity, rather than showing creative freedom.So basically you’re wishing that creatives tailor make shows to your personal specifications. Cool.
That is a strawman argument.
I am expressing my opinion. You don’t have to attack me because you don’t agree. I am saying I wish streamed shows had similar censorship rules as do broadcast shows. That is not “tailor made to my personal specifications.” Nor is it stifling to creatives to require them to assume children might be watching it, or else to have a This-is-why-children-shouldn’t-watch-it card or icon or blurb or whatever at the start of the show. Broadcast shows already do that.
Again, I’m not attacking you. Don’t be ridiculous. To me, what you’re suggesting is akin to me saying “there should be a rule that chefs can’t be allowed to use salt ever because it personally offends me.” And streaming services aren’t broadcast, they are premium subscription services, like HBO. Could they/should they put a card up front that says “Language, Violence, Nudity, etc.” like HBO? Yeah sure, that’d be nice. But censorship is bullshit.