The big problem with rating systems as they stand is that they are blanket ratings. An "R" could be for any number of things. When I was in high school (many, many) years ago an "R" meant at least one scene with female breasts.
If they want a meaningful system they each type of "objectionable" material within the medium would have to get its own rating. So a movie might be on a 1 to 100 scale: Drugs 47, Nudity 3, Langauge 93, Sexual situations 13, Violence 80.
How Does Offering Free Content Insult Those Who Pay?
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" Also, why would ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, and so on offer content for free online if they can't sell commercial time during television broadcasts?"
ABC's "Ugly Betty" had a funny product placement ad for 7-UP in one of the episodes. It helped them make a profit and wasn't likely to be skipped over. I suspect we'll be seeing a lot more of that in the future. Which of course will take us back to the early days of radio and TV where the stars frequently pitched their sponsor's products without stepping out of character.
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If they want a meaningful system they each type of "objectionable" material within the medium would have to get its own rating. So a movie might be on a 1 to 100 scale: Drugs 47, Nudity 3, Langauge 93, Sexual situations 13, Violence 80.
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How Does Offering Free Content Insult Those Who Pay?
" Also, why would ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, and so on offer content for free online if they can't sell commercial time during television broadcasts?"
ABC's "Ugly Betty" had a funny product placement ad for 7-UP in one of the episodes. It helped them make a profit and wasn't likely to be skipped over. I suspect we'll be seeing a lot more of that in the future. Which of course will take us back to the early days of radio and TV where the stars frequently pitched their sponsor's products without stepping out of character.
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