Flashing some unrated teen film flesh
Slate's Josh Levin confirms what I long suspected: horny teens aren't getting much softcore bang for the minimum wage buck when purchasing HOT AND WILD edition unrated DVDs:
An exhaustive Slate investigation of 15 unrated sex comedies has revealed that unrated does not necessarily equal boobs. All an "unrated" sticker really means is that some of the "totally out of control" new scenes you've been promised were not submitted for the MPAA's approval.
That's journalism I can use.
posted by Peter @ 1/19/2006 05:00:00 PM
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I just read your article on National Review about Battlestar Galactica. Great work, though as I'm sure you know, articles like that only scratch the surface of the complexity and quality of this show.
I have found that liberals and conservatives alike have the reaction that this is an "awesome frakking show". Why? The ambiguities. I listened to Ron Moore's podcast for the latest episode, where he admitted that he really likes to force the audience to question why they are rooting for a particular character or outcome. For instance, as he has made the Cylons seem so "human" and made us repulsed at their treatment, then he has the Pegasus XO make the point that "you can't rape a machine". Thus, making you question again the machine's "rights".
I'd love to spend more time exploring why liberals can find their positions supported by the show and so can conservatives. I feared a liberal take on things, but often find myself wondering if Moore would join the Wednesday Morning Club.
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