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Post by pðtù§ on Sept 4, 2003 14:33:33 GMT
Today's question of the week. Why was the pilot episode given a 15 certificate by the bbfc? There's no bad language, violence or sex. So why? There was the thing with the doll with a knife stuck through its throat, I suppose, but if it encourages young people to slice Barbie (TM) across the neck then where's the harm?
I can think of many things worse than that in films rated PG and 12. I personally think the BBFC need to calm down and relax a little.
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Post by Laura Lyman on Sept 4, 2003 18:26:07 GMT
I wondered that aswell. The episodes range from PG to 15. It's weird that the pilot is a 15 but What Kind of Day has it Been is a PG even though the President and co are shot at. The bbfc often get things wrong.
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Post by ave maria on Sept 4, 2003 22:59:47 GMT
I personally always thought the pilot was a 15 because of Laurie smoking pot and that whole bedroom scene perhaps, even the prostitution storyline, but that was continued in future epis. That's what I told my son when he asked anyway.
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Post by pðtù§ on Sept 4, 2003 23:48:29 GMT
You're probably right. I forgot about the pot thing. ;D
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Post by DarkHoarse on Sept 5, 2003 15:42:08 GMT
Yeah, I think it has to be the pot. The "adult themes" may be developed and alluded to in later episodes but pot-smoking on screen had to be the clincher.
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Post by Flamingo on Sept 7, 2003 10:09:36 GMT
There was the bedroom scene so i guess they thought as it had both that and pot in it it was too adult.
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