Warnings before viewing

[vixen1700]

SpeedBash said:

I remember many years ago in the early days of Channel 4 they used to put out similar warnings before programmes/films containing nudity.

As a young testosterone filled lad, they became a must watch

Yeah, Channel 4 had a warning red triangle for certain films like the totally insane Themroc. Only saw it once at the time, but one that sticks in the mind.

Warning, the folliowing film contains cannibalism and all manner of madness

[geeks]

Tom8 said:

After the events with the bolting horses yesterday I noticed yet another warning on news feeds of "distressing viewing" or similar. They were bolting horses one with a bit of blood. Last night, Emmerdale Farm (before I got to the remote) had a warning for "disturbing scenes". I also saw a documentary on the holocaust and that had a warning!

Isn't this just a bit stupid? Do we not have a 9 o'clock watershed for "adult" stuff anymore? Why does everything need a warning, can people not cope with a bit of life's reality? Even the news has warnings everywhere. Are we that feeble minded these days? No wonder people claim to have "mental health" issues.

The only warnings I think should come to tell you an insurance comparison advert will come on shortly so you can turn it off.

Choosing to be annoyed by this is a bit like seeing a dog turd in the street and deciding to step in it rather than going around it and then being angry that you stepped in dogst!

[Pitre]

cuprabob said:

Can't remember if it was Ch4 or Ch5 but some film used to have a red triangle in the top corner.

I don't know why this isn't used more. The Martin Clunes travelogue on Ch5 is very good but Mrs P was reluctant to watch the latest two because of pre-warnings. Both turned out to be trivial and not really offensive at all, and only about five or ten seconds of an hour programme. Why can they just beep and show a red triangle for the duration of the questionable content is beyond me, and a great shame as both episodes have actually been excellent.

Trouble is it's becoming like the boy that cried wolf now and just gets ignored when really it should be saved for truly (subjectively) dodgy content.

[Eric Mc]

cuprabob said:

SpeedBash said:

I remember many years ago in the early days of Channel 4 they used to put out similar warnings before programmes/films containing nudity.

As a young testosterone filled lad, they became a must watch

Can't remember if it was Ch4 or Ch5 but some film used to have a red triangle in the top corner.

Channel 4.

[dundarach]

Hah, just done a quick search and at least 5 are on YouTube in full

I spent hours and hours waiting patiently for this crap as a teenager!

https://letterboxd.com/autieteledex/list/channel-4...

Might watch a couple later.....

[Short Grain]

dundarach said:

Hah, just done a quick search and at least 5 are on YouTube in full

I spent hours and hours waiting patiently for this crap as a teenager!

https://letterboxd.com/autieteledex/list/channel-4...

Might watch a couple later.....

As a teenager at the time, these were like a red rag to a bull! On late at night and the subject of awed discussion the next day at school! Christ we were naïve! Can remember watching some of them with the sound turned down to a whisper so as not to wake my parents!

[eldar]

Has anybody sat down to watch Coronation Street, seen the myriad warnings and said 'No, too strong for me, that Wetherfield, Then gone to do a jigsaw or similar?

[drmike37]

Weak times breed weak men.
That is all.

[808 Estate]

There was something the other night that warned about "contains smoking".
Its getting far too silly.

[siremoon]

I suspect it has never put anybody off watching anything but I believe that is not its purpose. There are so many professional offence takers around today ready to castigate anybody or anything that doesn't conform to their approved group think. Thus I think the broadcasters add these "warnings" solely so they can point out to anyone claiming to be upset by these trivialities that they were warned and it's on them if they watched it anyway.

[SAB888]

I think I can recall the warning of scenes of "strong emotion" a few times before Emmerdale. It's now ridiculous.

[cuprabob]

SAB888 said:

I think I can recall the warning of scenes of "strong emotion" a few times before Emmerdale. It's now ridiculous.

They don't warn about the bad acting though

Edited by cuprabob on Sunday 28th April 14:46

[motco]

cuprabob said:

SAB888 said:

I think I can recall the warning of scenes of "strong emotion" a few times before Emmerdale. It's now ridiculous.

They don't war about the bad acting though

Nor of the parade of naked genitalia isolated from the person in Naked Attraction. If that's not in bad taste I don't know what is.

[Truckosaurus]

My favourite warning was on a Netflix (or maybe Amazon Prime) documentary about a lost Australian gold mine, which warned any Aborigines watching that it would feature images of people who had since died.

[rolex]

motco said:

Nor of the parade of naked genitalia isolated from the person in Naked Attraction. If that's not in bad taste I don't know what is.

Yep genitalia can leave a bad taste in the mouth

[HD Adam]

https://youtu.be/15niBO3ZaQo?si=7D_sXTHsxNLdrPih

[p4cks]

The 'flashing images' one gets me. Less than 1% of the UK population have epilepsy, and of that 1%, only 3% have photosensitive epilepsy which equates to only approximately 20,000 people.

[Lotusgone]

Will Only Fools and Horses have a Trigger warning?

[DickyC]

vixen1700 said:

Yeah, Channel 4 had a warning red triangle for certain films like the totally insane Themroc. Only saw it once at the time, but one that sticks in the mind.

Warning, the folliowing film contains cannibalism and all manner of madness

That's the Alvis Owners Club for you.

[Nethybridge]

Can't be long before we get a warning about a vintage programme containing
"alarming amounts of white, English people"