First off, I hate most American TV. It's like sitting down to eat a meal in an incredibly expensive restaurant, and being served pablum. There are a few good shows, and the vast majority. It's an excellent illustration of Sturgeon's Law - 90% of everything is shit.
The other day, I read an article about a show called 'Skins', which the yanks are remaking from the British show of the same name, and some of the problems they are having, i.e. the British show would be considered child pornography in the U.S.A., and thinking about this thread. So I talked to my daughter. She's been trading letters with one of her cousins who lives in England, and I know they've been trading DVDs that they've made using their PVRs, and sure enough, one of the shows that Emily had PVRed and mailed to Vicky was the British version of Skins, so we watched the first two episodes tonight.
The show is damned funny, and brought back memories of High School. And yes, it would probably class as child pornography in the U.S.A. due to the nudity. Never mind the swearing - that along would get it tossed from American broadcast TV.
But it's shown on broadcast TV in England.
Cultural differences.
Wayne aka The Mad Hatter