Adapt Posted:

Well in terms of defining what’s shock and what isn’t, I think a good rule of thumb would be “what’s allowed on tv”. Like if its something that was or is similar to something they would show on tv, then its ok, and if it would not get put on air, then it might be shock. That’s just kind of a working idea, since some shows will have a warning for what they consider “shocking”, as well as the issue of pornography. Although there are porn channels, but I’ve never bought any, so I don’t really know what’s allowed there and what’s not.

Which country’s censorship standards for TV do you think should be used? And are you referring to regular network television during prime time, cable, premium channels, or something else? There’s a pretty big difference in the imagery depicted during an episode of, say, Everybody Loves Raymond versus The Sopranos.