When some TV shows begin, especially those on FX and AMC, there will be a warning regarding violence, language, and nudity. The words are on the screen and there is a voice-over. At the end, the voice says, “Parental discretion advised.” My question is why? What is it about language, hearing a word, that is so scary and in need of a warning? Why is a brief view of a butt or a boob cause for an ominous warning? There may be some room for discussion in the area of violence, but I don’t see the need in the areas of language and nudity. The network show “The Good Fight”, which shows on CBS, is full of BLEEPS over language and even blurred out scenes of skin. What is the point? It is clear that the episodes were produced with language and some level of nudity in place. Why go to the trouble if it is going to be censored? Now, watch the same show online on CBS ALL Access and all the wonderful words and full nudity are in place. As nature intended. This is how all TV should be. Open, truthful, and a reflection of real life, even if the stories themselves can be far fetched. Pixels and bleeps are distracting and take away from the story. Nudity and language are a part of real-life and I want to see this portrayed on the small screen.

Censorship in the way of blurred out images and BLEEPS come even after a warning is given. Shouldn’t the warning be more truthful and say that there is some censorship in place and shouldn’t the warning be about the viewer having to suffer through censorship? What is the real evil here, nudity/language or censorship? What I would like to see is something at the beginning of a TV show putting parents on notice that they may have to explain some things to their kids and that the upcoming show will offer the opportunity to put things into context. In Europe, TV with “adult” language and bare skin is simply called TV. There is a level of maturity in place where things such as language and bare skin are not worth worrying about. The US of A should strive to get to this same point.