UK television

[Buddy]

so the other day i was watching a television show online from the UK (im in the US) and the rating wasnt bad or anything but there were naked chicks flashing around everywhere... so whats up with that? are the laws about nudity over there different?

[Zero Beat]

Depends, the rating systems are close-ish. Was it on the show itself or maybe they were ads.

[Bougainvillea]

Yeah. The reality shows there are usually less censored. At least from what I've seen.

[nick]

I must be watching the wrong programs!

Programs are not rated as such, but there is a guideline that nothing to sexy or violent should be shown before 9pm. Also the program announcer will usually give a warning before the start of the broadcast if a program contains scenes of sex or violence.

[Buddy]

well it was online and i think the air time was after 9 but it was just weird because in the us nothing like that is ever on tv

[Azunite]

Only thing I know about british programmes is that they are dead.
My dad watches shows in BBC Channel and when credits end, you see that the show is from 2006 !

[nick]

Only thing I know about british programmes is that they are dead.
My dad watches shows in BBC Channel and when credits end, you see that the show is from 2006 !
lol, they are still making new ones, honestly!
No one thats seen Skins would say our channels are dead.

[Harley Quinn]

lol, they are still making new ones, honestly!
No one thats seen Skins would say our channels are dead.

skins is amazing :P

[scuba steve]

DEAD!? Facejacker, IT Crowd, Rude Tube, Waterloo Road, QI, Mock the Week...... TOP GEAR!!!!!!!!!

how is British TV dead, in my experiences they contain some of the best humour on the planet

[Fact]

well it was online and i think the air time was after 9 but it was just weird because in the us nothing like that is ever on tv

Yeah, as you said, it was after 9.
Generally, the nudity and swearing comes out after then :P

I see people were talking about Skins, I LOVE it! :D

[Number02]

Shameless, This Is England '86, Russel Howard's Good News.. all (fairly) current..

I miss Brainiac - Science Abuse :(

[Harley Quinn]

Shameless, This Is England '86, Russel Howard's Good News.. all (fairly) current..

I miss Brainiac - Science Abuse :(

OMFG Yes, i miss that :( i used to watch it on the weekends!

[Number02]

It went downhill after Vic Reeves started doing it, but even so.

Bring back Hamster!!

[The Dark Lord]

Only thing I know about british programmes is that they are dead.


So dead that Simon Cowell is bringing the X Factor to Britain, Piers Morgan is taking over from Larry King and Hugh Laurie is the top earning TV star in America. Not to mention Paxman, Clarkson, Gervais etc if British television is dead then what was it like at its peak?

[scuba steve]

So dead that Simon Cowell is bringing the X Factor to Britain, Piers Morgan is taking over from Larry King and Hugh Laurie is the top earning TV star in America. Not to mention Paxman, Clarkson, Gervais etc if British television is dead then what was it like at its peak?

Very, very, racist and politically incorrect
Have you ever watched the Minstrels or big fat slags? :P

[drac]

DEAD!? Facejacker, IT Crowd, Rude Tube, Waterloo Road, QI, Mock the Week...... TOP GEAR!!!!!!!!!

how is British TV dead, in my experiences they contain some of the best humour on the planet

You forgot The Inbetweeners :lol:

[scuba steve]

You forgot The Inbetweeners :lol:

That show deserves a reward for the amount of times it's made me cringe!

[nick]

Shameless is brilliant. The original Queer As Folk was just outstanding. I love Spooks too.

[Patchy]

Moved to Television/Cinema

[Buddy]

Shameless is brilliant. The original Queer As Folk was just outstanding. I love Spooks too.

haha i LOVE the american version of Queer As Folk!

[Korashk]

Yeah, I'm a fan of a few British shows (maybe more if OP tells us what he was watching). Doctor Who is probably one of the best shows ever made, Skins is pretty good (that's the one about the supernatural creatures right?), that show about surviving in a dystopia was pretty good.

[mzakpitt]

Yes it is actually, they have much more freedom in foreign countries with nudity.

[Dunce]

What were you watching?! Haha nah... after 9pm everything goes a bit dodgy. Most are ok though.