Trailer 3 Discussion Thread

[jamestyler]

TVMA for... "a much more humane—and erotic!—take on those dreaded Klingons."

I read that line in the voice of Zapp Brannigan. The Jason Isaacs quote happened and it makes a lot of sense in the same voice.

 

[Ridcully]

Well....I am really looking forward to it now!
Now that the days are getting shorter and colder...

 

[Longinus]

Ooh, new scenes to analyze! Why is Michael so upset in the Shenzhou transporter room? Transporter malfunction? Beaming back from the Klingons with a terminally wounded Captain perhaps?

She just noticed those crooked wall panels.

 

[pst]

"VIOLENCE ON MANY SIDES???!"

 

[Noname Given]

I didn't say ENGAGE...I said ENERGIZE, dammit!

 

[CorporalClegg]

"See? I can yell louder than Shatner!"

 

[Apparition B5]

On the other hand, there have been TV-14 shows with a lot more blood and gore than PG-13 movies.

Kor

Yeah. That's a trend that's started within the past several years. I always take a look at television show ratings. If it was TV-MA, I wrote it off but was fine with TV-14. Now I have to be careful with TV-14 as well.

That CBS has said that there would be no graphic sex nor nudity in Discovery, yet the show is rated TV-MA anyway has me very concerned. Considering the blood and gore that has been shown in TV-14 rated television shows as of late...

 

[Rahul]

Do we already have an official confirmation on WHY this series is rated "mature"? Is it specifically for "violence", or don't we know yet and only speculate?

 

[KirkusOveractus]

I didn't say ENGAGE...I said ENERGIZE, dammit!

DEFLECTORS FULL INTENSITY!!!!!

 

[Cake]

Do we already have an official confirmation on WHY this series is rated "mature"? Is it specifically for "violence", or don't we know yet and only speculate?

We don't know. But it must be for violence and/or sex. Series don't get such high ratings otherwise. Personally I rather have explicit sex scenes than an abundance of gore.

 

[Jedi_Master]

Do we already have an official confirmation on WHY this series is rated "mature"? Is it specifically for "violence", or don't we know yet and only speculate?

No. Speculation only. I imagine the first episode will cover the whole gamut of R-rated stuff as a way to show "edginess" before dialing it back to make it more consistently palatable to a wider audience.

 

[Noname Given]

We don't know. But it must be for violence and/or sex. Series don't get such high ratings otherwise. Personally I rather have explicit sex scenes than an abundance of gore.

Could definitely be language as well.

 

[KirkusOveractus]

No. Speculation only. I imagine the first episode will cover the whole gamut of R-rated stuff as a way to show "edginess" before dialing it back to make it more consistently palatable to a wider audience.

That's what AMC did with Hell on Wheels. It kept the grittiness and violence, but the first couple episodes were incredibly violent and graphic with sex scenes, lots of blood and violence.

 

[Kemaiku]

The fungus emits a spore that causes a weekly orgy on the ship that no one can quite remember.

 

[Cake]

Could definitely be language as well.

I doubt it is just because of swear words. A TV-14 rating allows a lot already.

 

[Rahul]

I imagine a gay sex scene that is filmed in a way not anymore graphic than any other PG-13 straight sex scene would probably already be enough for a TV-MA rating.

If it indeed is for gratitous violence or language, I'd be rather disturbed...

 

[cultcross]

There's just a penis in the corner of every shot. Because reasons.

 

[ozzfloyd]

No. Speculation only. I imagine the first episode will cover the whole gamut of R-rated stuff as a way to show "edginess" before dialing it back to make it more consistently palatable to a wider audience.

You won't see R rated content in the premiere unless somehow CBS got the FCC to allow R content on the broadcast network...

 

[dahj]

There's just a penis in the corner of every shot. Because reasons.

The Feminist Agenda cut them all off.

 

[Kor]

You won't see R rated content in the premiere unless somehow CBS got the FCC to allow R content on the broadcast network...

There are different kinds of R-rated content. There couldn't be graphic language and sexual content due to FCC restrictions, but technically the FCC does not regulate violence. So maybe it could be gory and bloody like some axe murderer horror flick and get away with it.

If the premiere episode of STD is rated TV-MA, then I think this would be the first time ever that a TV-MA program is shown on broadcast television.

Kor