Happy <3 Day!!
Today is February 14, Valentine's Day. The holiday is said to have originated in a Roman festival that happened to occur the same day that St. Valentine was beaten and beheaded- although very few commercial Valentine's Day cards deal with the S & M aspects in any real detail.
TV has also traditionally not gone into detail in matters of sexual romance. The darkest faces of human nature are given plenty of camera time, but even now Clowngress is debating ever more strict fines for too-titillating television transmissions. It's hard to think of any way of killing someone that isn't okay to show on TV, but making love or pleasuring someone you care for is something the rugrats must be protected from!!
Oh, people on TV do have sex- at least, now they do. Back in the 50's and 60's there wasn't any such thing; and babies spontaneously formed out of ratings stunts. Modern-day characters have nads now- though the nads and/or the explicit use of them is still a deep, dark secret from the sheltered, pre-adolescent folk charged with censoring the medium.
Characters can talk about sex- in fact, some characters are apparently incapable of conversing on any other subject. Entire episodes of series like Seinfeld have focused on talking about sex- sad, considering it's marketed as a "show about nothing." Golden Girls often featured elderly ladies discussing their erotic adventures, proving that you're never too old to write for Penthouse Forum.
Characters can get into bed intending to do the deed, and can bask in the afterglow, but all actual mating must be done during the commercial break. Even covered, we can't risk little Johnnie getting his johnson up if he sees two (or more) people writhing in mattress gymnastics- at least, not until the Ten O'clock hour (Censors live in the 19th Century, and have no concept of VCRs and time-shifting).
Some people get it on seemingly just for the contrast; the more disparate two characters are on a show, the greater the chances of them falling madly in bed with each other (So long as they're opposite sexes; same-sex couples on most shows have a significantly lower chance of consummation). Buffy Summers from Buffy the Vampire Slayer often forgot the "S" in her title; most of her bedmates tended to suck- and not necessarily in the romantic or sexual way.
There's no deep point or focus to this posting; just a few random observations regarding the birds and the bees and the pixels and the sleaze. That, and a reminder for everyone to be sure to go out with the warm inviting consenting adult of your choice for some choice fun that wouldn't be suitable at all for the Family Hour. Nudge nudge, wink wink- say no more!
Why let fictional characters have all the fun?
TV has also traditionally not gone into detail in matters of sexual romance. The darkest faces of human nature are given plenty of camera time, but even now Clowngress is debating ever more strict fines for too-titillating television transmissions. It's hard to think of any way of killing someone that isn't okay to show on TV, but making love or pleasuring someone you care for is something the rugrats must be protected from!!
Oh, people on TV do have sex- at least, now they do. Back in the 50's and 60's there wasn't any such thing; and babies spontaneously formed out of ratings stunts. Modern-day characters have nads now- though the nads and/or the explicit use of them is still a deep, dark secret from the sheltered, pre-adolescent folk charged with censoring the medium.
Characters can talk about sex- in fact, some characters are apparently incapable of conversing on any other subject. Entire episodes of series like Seinfeld have focused on talking about sex- sad, considering it's marketed as a "show about nothing." Golden Girls often featured elderly ladies discussing their erotic adventures, proving that you're never too old to write for Penthouse Forum.
Characters can get into bed intending to do the deed, and can bask in the afterglow, but all actual mating must be done during the commercial break. Even covered, we can't risk little Johnnie getting his johnson up if he sees two (or more) people writhing in mattress gymnastics- at least, not until the Ten O'clock hour (Censors live in the 19th Century, and have no concept of VCRs and time-shifting).
Some people get it on seemingly just for the contrast; the more disparate two characters are on a show, the greater the chances of them falling madly in bed with each other (So long as they're opposite sexes; same-sex couples on most shows have a significantly lower chance of consummation). Buffy Summers from Buffy the Vampire Slayer often forgot the "S" in her title; most of her bedmates tended to suck- and not necessarily in the romantic or sexual way.
There's no deep point or focus to this posting; just a few random observations regarding the birds and the bees and the pixels and the sleaze. That, and a reminder for everyone to be sure to go out with the warm inviting consenting adult of your choice for some choice fun that wouldn't be suitable at all for the Family Hour. Nudge nudge, wink wink- say no more!
Why let fictional characters have all the fun?
