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Originally Posted by gazfan
I wonder if he was thinking about the latest (US) episode of True Blood in his critique - I can't think of any current UK programmes emulating sex/drugs/swearing to the same extent as that did?
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The thing is US television is very polar. On the "network" TV stations (Their equivalent of our terrestial channels - Fox, CBS, ABC, etc) are fanatically pure (even censoring any swearing or nudity after 11pm) as they have to rely on advertisers and they want clean TV. It left a void on the premium subscription channels (like HBO - which has Sopranos, True Blood, etc) to produce television design to shock and offend. Curiously because the channels are subscription-based and encrypted they aren't bound by any watershed so you can get swearing on at 11am.
That said, the main cable channels in between (Comedy Central, MTV, FX, etc) have been starting to show more adult content at night lately.
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I think the best way to proving Stephen Fry right or wrong is to compare story lines of shows going back in time. What happens in Eastenders.Corrie now, 10 years ago and 20 years ago? What shows are on at 9pm now, 10 years ago and 20 years ago?
I can't recally exactly but I think they'll show they would be 'adultised' (if that's a word) if anything.
I think Stephen Fry is well wide of the mark here.