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.
FWIW, I share your sensibilities. Even if “attacking” is too strong a word, judging/belittling is accurate. So many times I’ve been told I would love Veep and I assure them I don’t find it entertaining. And it’s not just there’s lots of swearing but the fact that underneath the swearing there’s very little that’s amusing or interesting. I agree swearing is used as a crutch by far too many.
The fact that something is incredibly commonplace doesn’t make it any more attractive. Whether there’s a time/place for it varies by taste. The fact that our society finds it increasingly acceptable is irrelevant to whether we personally like it, though it does mean we are subject to the media catering to those tastes.
At the end of the day, when anyone can put content out there, the responsibility falls on us to monitor content. Too many dangers in getting the government involved.