But that's not true. A show can be perfectly great without showing sex, and ratings can be just as great too! But no one seems to get that and perfectly good shows are being sleez-a-fied with sex. What is it with western society and sex? Now, if sex was being discussed to inform people of the disadvantages of not having safe sex then, yeah maybe it would be alright but they still wouldn't have to show it.... they could discuss it. Showing people have sex, or pre-sex or post-sex does not do anything for the story. I just do not see the appeal of watching other people get laid.... it's not gonna help the desperate viewer get anything.
Case 1
Beverly Hills 90210 - when this show started it was just about the adventures of highschool and they had great ratings. By their 3rd or 4th season, sex became such an intricate part of their show that almost every episode had some reference to sex. The show did not do any better with this new addition and may have actually lost cost them viewers.. i know i stopped watching afterwards.
Case 2
Friends - when this show started it was just comedy, with normal dating. Pretty soon it became semi-sex oriented... although this show is not one of the worse shows, but still has more sex oriented themes than necessary. They are perfectly funny without the sex.
Case 3
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - I've watched this show from the beginning and up until this season they had practically no sex. Now, it's all about Buffy's sex relationship with Spike.
Case 4
Every single soap opera - I've watched more than my share of soaps and the amount of sex they show is incredible. Almost every character sleeps with every other character. They sleep around so much that it actually diminishes the value of sex... making love with the person you love doesn't matter... you fall in love almost as many times as sex is shown.
None of these show's ratings have increased and in fact, they've probably lost viewers because it's no longer appropriate for them. How many young children watch those shows? How many end up thinking that a relationship is only successful if they sleep together? How many grow up thinking that sex is all there is to life. But why? what is it about watching sex that appeals to people..... why must shows devalue themselves by having their characters sleep with everybody.
If writers can no longer think of plots, wouldn't it be more dignifying to cancel the show instead of resorting to having everyone sleep with everyone else?
All this sex on television gives people the wrong idea about sex; diminishes the once treasured value of sex - now it's all about having it.. doesn't matter with who; overall diminishes the value of the show itself and its writers for not being able to come up with story plots without sex in them; and does mentally affect people (it's been proven that people who watch alot of porn have psychological problems)
Sex in TV is completely unnecessary.
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