RTÉ what are they thinking!??

azezil · 24-01-2002 6:57pm #1

As those you who still watch RTÉ are aware, they've started an new initiative to include ratings for certain programs... i.e. suitable for what age groups etc.

I seen this for the first time on Tuesday nite i think it was, then was incredibly surprised Wednesday morning when i turned on RTÉ 1 at 9:00am and seen two sea lions tearing into each other... fangs n blood, nothing held back. The a little further on the dominant male receives his reward n they show him shaggin the females!

At 9:00am! I thought it a strange decision to show such material in the morning when young kids could and probably were watching! your opinion?

Pepe LeFrits · 24-01-2002 6:58pm

I'm sorry i missed it

Fidelis · 24-01-2002 8:12pm

I think it's a good idea.

MA = Mature Audience, etc.

azezil · 24-01-2002 8:13pm

Ya i agree thats a good idea, but showing big blubbery animals fighting and shagging at 9am!!!

mike65 · 24-01-2002 8:35pm

Just another example of the Nanny State mentality, I'm afraid.

Its not like RTE screen anything likely to offend on grounds of
nudity, sexual scenes etc. They could Rate Q & A though,
suitible for no-one at all.

Mike.

Goodshape · 24-01-2002 8:38pm

Originally posted by azezil
Ya i agree thats a good idea, but showing big blubbery animals fighting and shagging at 9am!!!

ah yes, but its 'edwukational'.

...I remember seeing hardcore porn on the discovery channel at about 5pm... intercorse, ejaculation, the works. the series was all about "how the body works" or some sh!t. stoped watching after the ejaculation... feckin full close up... trying to work out what I'm looking at and then... WHAT?!.. NNOOOO!!!!... REMOTE!!! REMOTE!!!

I'd hate to think some little kid was watching that.

daveirl · 24-01-2002 11:27pm

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sceptre · 25-01-2002 12:30am

Originally posted by Goodshape

ah yes, but its 'edwukational'.

...I remember seeing hardcore porn on the discovery channel at about 5pm... intercorse, ejaculation, the works. the series was all about "how the body works" or some sh!t. stoped watching after the ejaculation... feckin full close up... trying to work out what I'm looking at and then... WHAT?!.. NNOOOO!!!!... REMOTE!!! REMOTE!!!

I'd hate to think some little kid was watching that.

I flicked up past Discovery the other night and they were showing a brain operation of some kind. I managed to make it through about ten minutes of it (after flicking off the sound - -the electric saw slicing through the skull was just a little too much.

So you don't need harcore porn to make a show unsuitable for kids.

The Gopher · 25-01-2002 7:55pm

Your all pussys:D

Goodshape-I think your refering to the Sex Sense programme on Discovery.Though it does have close ups of tits good enough to make you hard and even once had some lesbo screwing:) id hardly describe it as hardcore.Its nudity with alot of touching but theres no real sex is there?Good show though when your feeling down:D

mike65 · 25-01-2002 8:17pm

Originally posted by The Gopher

Goodshape-I think your refering to the Sex Sense programme on Discovery.Though it does have close ups of tits good enough to make you hard and even once had some lesbo screwing:) id hardly describe it as hardcore.Its nudity with alot of touching but theres no real sex is there?Good show though when your feeling down:D

Gosh, I had no idea! I'll have to keep an eye on the listings.

Mike.

BLITZ_Molloy · 25-01-2002 9:09pm

thats not a patch on french television. I was watching a comedy sketch show at 8.30 AM. It was extremely funny actuall; they took the piss out of the Pop Idol show that was all over French television at the time and it was classic.

But in one of the sketches a guy comes up to a little teddy bear. He kisses the teddy on the nose. Then the teddy mastrubates. I was watching TV and thinking..no.. he's not doing what it looks like. There must be some mistake!

mike65 · 26-01-2002 12:01am

"Foreign" telly is full of filth, one afternoon i was flicking around and settled on SAT 1 for a while, this was at about 4.30 and was'nt thier a "feature" on topless dancing complete with topless dancers...SAT 1 used to be full of moments like that.

Mike.

Fidelis · 26-01-2002 12:10am

Sceptre, I believe that the show you are refering to is 'The Operation'.

This programme airs at about 2am and is suitably graphic. Any 'kid' up after 9pm, let alone 2am, will of course see this type of material on television.

seamus · 26-01-2002 12:02pm

Originally posted by Fidelis
Sceptre, I believe that the show you are refering to is 'The Operation'.

This programme airs at about 2am and is suitably graphic. Any 'kid' up after 9pm, let alone 2am, will of course see this type of material on television.

That is absolutely brilliant!!!!!! You see them do some of the maddest stuff. It's like AH NO!!!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!!!! YOUR NOT SUPPOSED TO CUT THAT!!!!! But then at the end the patient is fine and looks much better, and it's like 'holy shít!'. I remember seeing an eye operation...ewwwww.

I think this whole ratings thing could be utilised much further. Imagine it. Each family member gets a specfic login - one or both of the parents have the 'root' login, which can modify the other users' dates of birth and maybe some specifics on what they can and cannot watch. When a program comes one marked 'MA' and your 10 year-old is logged in, it automatically blocks it and displays a message. Each programme is also given an ID number, so if you don't mind your 8 year old daughter watching Friends then you can specifiy that as an 'allowed' programme.
Ah, the possibilities of digital tv

sceptre · 26-01-2002 1:05pm

Originally posted by seamus

That is absolutely brilliant!!!!!! You see them do some of the maddest stuff. It's like AH NO!!!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!!!! YOUR NOT SUPPOSED TO CUT THAT!!!!! But then at the end the patient is fine and looks much better, and it's like 'holy shít!'. I remember seeing an eye operation...ewwwww.

Saw the eye operation one - watched that the whole way through (I've obviously got a problem with drills, saws and skulls theat people are still using being in the same scene)

Fair point on the 2am thing

At least RTE aren't going the ITV way and editing their shows to fit the audience (not that they have the money to) - watching "Coming to America" was never the same again (though that bit on ITV in Beverly Hills Cop where Eddie Murphy told the captain to "get the fish out of here" was the funniest thing I'd seen it weeks

Fidelis · 26-01-2002 1:12pm

Heh

I saw one with some poor kid having his jaw sawed so that the doctors could get inside his mouth!

The Gopher · 26-01-2002 11:28pm

I saw an episode of the Operation once on Discovery or Discovery Health or any of the other 179 spin off discoverty channels on sky.Just my luck wasnt it a vasectomy episode.I wasnt reassured by the participants claim it was almost painless-they pulled up hjis balls with their fingers for christs sake:eek: :eek: :eek: What the f.cuk was he smokin to not be squeamish hy that I dont know

suppafly · 02-02-2002 4:28pm

yeah i have to say that sounds pretty messed up showing all of that kind of crap!!

po0k · 04-02-2002 10:50pm

One of the owrst thing which scarred me for life was seeing those Indian/eastern/pacific rim ppl witht he hooks in their backs.
A friend and I caught a glimpse of it and I've had 'problems' with that sort of stuff since. Can't stand self-mutilation to taht extreme. Don't mind ear piercing or tatoos.

The rating thing is just an emulation of American TV (which sucks balls big time - I had to put up with it for 3 weeks straight), which is sad.
They're axing Blizzard of Odd. Muppets. Next it'll be Podge & Rodge.
Eastenders comes on RTÉ and suddenly the suicide rates in Ireland go up 25%. Coincidence?

RTÉ what are they thinking!??

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