G Rated Episodes

[MikeS]

^ Thank-you.

 

[Dude111]

I'm not sure I understand the point of this.

Yes I thought all episodes are G?? (The movies arent though)

 

[Vandervecken]

hmmm. How about "Spock's Brain"? Not sure there's any reason that wouldn't get a close to "G" rating. Also "Fair Haven" from Voy. And how about "A Fistful of Datas" from TNG?

 

[CorporalCaptain]

hmmm. How about "Spock's Brain"? Not sure there's any reason that wouldn't get a close to "G" rating. Also "Fair Haven" from Voy. And how about "A Fistful of Datas" from TNG?

Let's see.

In "Spock's Brain," you have brain-stealing aliens who torture the landing party with pain belts.

"Fair Haven" has a fistfight, and drinking.

The plot of "A Fistful of Datas" depends heavily on guns.

Not sure what parents could possibly object to there....

 

[Silvercrest]

In "Spock's Brain," you have brain-stealing aliens who torture the audience

Fixed that for ya.

 

[CoveTom]

Could someone explain the US ratings system please?

The US ratings system is voluntary, but virtually no mainstream movie theater will agree to show a movie that has not been rated. To get rated, the distributor of the film submits it to the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and pays a fee, and a committee at the MPAA assigns it one of 5 possible ratings:

G - stands for "general audiences," supposed to be appropriate for anyone of any age

PG - "parental guidance suggested," basically saying there's some things in here that you might think are inappropriate for young children

PG-13 - "parents strongly cautioned," a stronger warning than PG, where the film is considered potentially inappropriate for anyone under 13, though this is not enforced in any way

R - "restricted," contains what the MPAA deems adult material; no one under 17 is admitted without a parent or guardian accompanying them

NC-17 - "no children 17 and under admitted," the MPAA's strongest rating indicating pervasive "adult" content; children are not admitted even with parental permission

In practice, the "G" rating, while it was originally intended to apply to any type of film that had no objectionable content, has come to be perceived as meaning that the film is a kids' movie. So distributors intentionally try to put in enough to get at least a PG rating so as not to hurt ticket sales among teenagers and adults.

Also, in practice, many, if not most, theaters will not screen films rated NC-17, so most major film studios insist that directors edit them down to receive an R rating, again so as not to hurt profitability.