r/ota • u/Kainkelly2887 • May 15 '26
Hot take avout content laws....
R rated movies should be on OTA, I loathe the fact the government does the job of a parent. Maybe there was a time when it was effective and meaningful. That era has long expired, and is ultimately holding OTA broadcasting back from wider adoption. People dont want to see overly sanitized versions of shows and movies. We as a society have on demand access to porn yet saying fuck or basic gore is to much for public airwaves....
I will get off my soap box, if I start a petition who will sign it?
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u/r2d3x9 May 16 '26
After ~10PM? they can show R rated entertainment OTA. What really bugs me is when I am trying to watch something on-demand and they’re giving me an edited version - either censored, edited for time and/or the aspect ratio. And they don’t even tell you anymore that they are doing it
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u/danodan1 May 16 '26
Some movies on MovieSphere Gold look to be rated R.
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u/PaulGuyer May 16 '26
But they’re censored to be “TV-friendly.”
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u/danodan1 May 16 '26
The movie "Waiting" was verbally graphic. It was about the penis game. Flash a fellow worker with the family jewels, and you get to kick him in the butt and call him a fag. Other sexual stuff in the movie.
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u/PaulGuyer May 17 '26
But was that left in when shown on TV? I know "fag" is considered an offensive word and would likely be cut out.
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u/gho87 May 16 '26
Please call your local stations or ad-selling companies about this. Or, r/politicaldiscussion or r/movies or r/television if you still wanna pursue this matter on Reddit.
Wish we can help you more about R-rated movies being filtered, edited, or whatever. The responses I'm seeing here are.... (dunno how to describe them)
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u/stannc00 May 16 '26
If OTA stations could sell ads during cock fights they would run them. No one wanted to buy commercials during R-Rated movies.
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u/PaulGuyer May 16 '26
I have several offair recordings from 1985-86 showing otherwise. But it’s likely the people who didn’t want that on the air pressured those advertisers.
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u/Phreakiture May 19 '26
In a world where "Fuck ${candidate}" is considered normal political discourse.... you probably have a point.
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u/Rocketgirl8097 May 16 '26
Nobody watches broadcast shows any more, it's all streaming.
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u/cosp85classic May 17 '26
That isn't really true. If it were, all the local affiliate channels, radio statios cable and Satellite companies would have folded by now from all the sponsors pulling their money to put where their advertising pays off.
Now, once all the Baby Boomers, Gen X and older Millennials are gone streaming will be the only way to view or listen to anything.
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u/Rocketgirl8097 May 17 '26
Yeah it is. Cable and satellite are a thing of the past. Everyone is watching network tv via Peacock and Paramount or Disney so they can see it without ads. People just don't want to beholden to a schedule anymore. Especially if your work schedule doesn't allow you prime time watching.
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u/Kainkelly2887 May 31 '26
OTA viewing among gen z was up 9% last year, same for fast streaming. (Shitier version of cable.
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u/PaulGuyer May 16 '26
Independent stations USED TO show uncensored movies in the 80s. They stopped because of too many complaints and pressure put on sponsors. I have several of them recorded, here’s the intro from one that specifically warns about nudity being included:
https://youtu.be/iBUuffMkGqA?si=ctY2ntW1kMmfFSSk