Tuesday 14 December 2010

Parents' Group Slams TV 'Sexualisation'

The Parents Television Council has again criticised the representation of teenage sexuality on US television. The campaign group carried out a study which examined the level of "sexualisation" in the 25 most popular programmes among 12- to 17-year-olds. The report looked at sexual innuendo, "erotic kissing" and "erotic touching", "implied intercourse" and "implied nudity".

It allegedly found that underage females are shown taking part in a higher percentage of sexual activities than adults are and only 5% "communicated any form of dislike for being sexualised". The report also claimed that 93% of the sexual situations involving underage girls represented an "unhealthy" sexuality, that 98% occurred outside of a "committed relationship" and that 73% were used as a punchline or in a humorous context.

According to the Los Angeles Times, shows which stood out in the report included Glee, The Vampire Diaries, The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men. The PTC's president Tim Winter also expressed concerns about MTV's upcoming series Skins.


The PTC has repeatedly criticised MTV's new remake, calling the show "dangerous". The organisation criticised the show's marketing for showing instances of "drug use and casual sex".

"Despite the MA-rating for Skins, MTV appears to be deliberately targeting teens with its marketing campaign," argued Winter. "Skins may well be the most dangerous show for children that we have ever seen."

He also claimed that the campaign "makes light of lying to parents" and promotes "harmful, irresponsible, illegal and adult-themed" behaviour. "The trailers we have seen thus far make sexual objects of almost every single one of its characters," he continued. The PTC has previously expressed concern about the show, accusing it of being part of a "sexualisation" of television.

Winter said: "The results from this report show Tinseltown's eagerness to not only objectify and fetishise young girls, but to sexualise them in such a way that real teens are led to believe their sole value comes from their sexuality.

"TV executives have made it their business to profit off of programmes that depict teen girls blissfully being sexualised by casual partners... Clearly there are inherent dangers in having a cultural milieu that accepts and encourages this sexual contradiction of encouraging underage girls to look sexy, yet realising they know very little about what it means to be sexual."

However, the organisation TV Watch, which is backed by a number of networks, said: "Parents understand that all programming is not for all children and, according to polling solely conducted among parents, take seriously their efforts to ensure their children view what is appropriate based on their age, taste and values. What is increasingly difficult to take seriously is a patchwork of studies characterised by vagaries and omissions, apparently intended to raise money because the group has the word 'parents' in its name."
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Spartacus: Gods of the Arena

How Spartacus gets away with the sex and violence
by Michael Giltz, New York Post

Gladiator movies used to be nicknamed "sword and sandal epics." But thanks to Spartacus -- the outrageous TV series on Starz -- they could just as easily be called "sex and violence" epics. The new season begins next month and fans won't have to wait long for beheadings, throat slashings, copious amounts of blood, full-frontal nudity and countless sex scenes between masters and slaves, men and women, and several other combinations as well.

And that's just the first episode.

"That's nothing, mate," says Lucy Lawless, the New Zealander who shot to fame as Xena and also had a major role on the acclaimed Battlestar Galactica reboot. "I'm forbidding my parents to watch."


Really?

"Well, I'd like to -- but unfortunately they're grownups, and I can't really tell them what to do," says Lawless, who plays Lucretia, the wife of the owner of the gladiator school. "But I cringe to think of them watching the prequel."

If her parents do watch, they won't be alone.

The first season of Spartacus was a phenomenon. It told the story of the origin of the gladiator who became famous in the arena and then led a slave rebellion against Rome. It debuted to more than 500,000 viewers -- and then grew. The season finale was seen by more than 1.2 million viewers. It is a rare TV series that more than doubles its debut audience the way Spartacus has.

Apparently, word got out about a TV series that combined the graphic novel coolness of the movie 300 with equally graphic adult content. With the mind-blowing content seen every week, does Starz even have a Standards & Practices department?

"Not the way a network does," laughs creator Stephen S. DeKnight, who credits Joss Whedon of Buffy The Vampire Slayer fame for giving him his big break. "We got a note on episode eight with Segovax [Mike Edward], the very well-endowed gladiator," DeKnight says. "There was a shot in the bathhouse where Spartacus is sitting down and Segovax comes up to talk to him. And the way it was framed, you saw Segovax's endowment before you saw Segovax. And they thought that was a bit much."

Lawless wasn't feeling so bold now that her daughter, Daisy Lawless, is also working on the set. "I say, 'Turn your back for the next 20 minutes, Daisy,' " Lawless says. "It must be really weird to have your mother engage in some shocking behavior." Surprisingly, that shocking behavior hasn't sparked an outcry, though Spartacus is even more violent than the other breakout show of the moment, the brutal zombie fest The Walking Dead.

"Really, I can count on one hand the number of times Starz asked us to snip something out. And usually it was a giant shot of a penis or Spartacus ripping somebody's throat out with his teeth," he laughs. "They give us incredible latitude to tell the story the way we want to. I'm hoping people realize it's not just sex and violence, and we're telling a story. I know Starz was expecting to get a bit of an outcry, but it just never happened."

TV historian Tim Brooks says being on pay cable helps tremendously. "Frontal nudity and extreme violence seem to be the last frontier of specialty channels seeking attention from the mostly upscale viewers who will pay extra for the thrill," says Brooks, the co-author of The Complete Directory to Primetime Network and Cable TV Shows. "You recall that Showtime made a mark some years ago with Queer as Folk, which was pretty racy for its time," says Brooks. "The violence and nudity is generally contained within a serious narrative about historical subjects, like The Tudors. It's hard to attack that without seeming prudish."
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Monday 13 December 2010

Shameless US S01E01

With her first nude scene to prepare for, actress Emmy Rossum had every incentive to get in shape. The Poseidon star is set to go topless in the U.S. remake of hit British TV show Shameless, which airs in early January. But before she stripped for the cameras the 23-year-old wanted to tone up, and so she hit the gym hard in preparation. "It is my first time being naked on screen so it is definitely a little stressful but I think you just gotta rock whatever God gave you and be proud of it," she told RadarOnline. Naked in HD is even more stressful and one obstacle is Emmy's sweet tooth. "I can't cut out sweets completely, so I just try and do it once a week and hope for the best - hope for good lighting," she admits.

Rossum, who studied at Colombia University, is dating Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz after divorcing from music executive Justin Siegel last year. In Shameless she plays the unpredictable 18-year-old daughter of William H Macy, who plays the U.S. version of alcoholic patriarch Frank Gallagher. The show was inspired by British writer Paul Abbot's childhood growing up in a working-class family with eight children. For the U.S. version it has been moved to Chicago and set during the current recession, with Emmy's character responsible for keeping her five younger siblings in check.


Television Series: Shameless US (S01E01- preview)
Release Date: January 2011
Actress: Emmy Rossum
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Friday 10 December 2010

Misfits S02E05

I shagged a monkey...

Television Series: Misfits (S02E05)
Release Date: December 2010
Actress: Lauren Socha and Ruth Negga
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Thursday 9 December 2010

Any Human Heart S01E03

It's the middle of the night, I wasn't expecting us to meet up like this...

Lydia Wilson, the London-born 26-year-old, plays Logan's son's girlfriend, in Any Human Heart...

Tell us about Monday.

She goes out with Lionel, Logan's son when he comes to New York. She's 16 and has run away from home on the West Coast to live in Greenwich Village and jump on the beatnik bandwagon. My mum's from Greenwich Village and grew up at the same time, so it was a delicious part to research. She told me about living in this almost childlike state of bohemianism, walking around the house naked.

What was most challenging about the role?

Getting into the American way of being. We apologise and use words to mask ourselves, whereas Americans take the time to think what they think and say what they say. That was the hardest thing, making that cultural shift.

What lesson did you take from the novel?

Logan sees a lot of women and breaks hearts, and before doing this I wrote that off as a massive sin. Recently I heard someone say, "If you live long enough, you play all the parts." And that's what this book seems like to me. Logan plays a villain, a hero, a dad, a lover. Seeing it in context, I guess I'll be a bit more generous towards the lotharios I meet in the future… maybe.

What do you do when you're not working?

I play in a few bands. I sing and play the oboe. My initiation was a punk-rock band and I played in an African funk band. I prefer music to acting; it's less embarrassing and you can be yourself.

What's next?

I can see myself doing a synthesis of art and music and acting – it might be performance art.


Television Series: Any Human Heart (S01E03)
Release Date: December 2010
Actress: Lydia Wilson
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Friday 3 December 2010

Misfits S02E04

If you're done being all superhumany, you should come back to bed...

Television Series: Misfits (S02E04)
Release Date: December 2010
Actress: Antonia Thomas
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