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Originally Posted by susansusan
for real? No nudes on TV?
What about movies? Lots of films have nudity in them- is it all censored? In some stuff, such as that one with Hillary Swank where she pretends to be a boy, it's essential to the plot.
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It depends. On premium pay-cable - HBO, Showtime, Cinemax - there is nudity. The FCC cannot limit them. Shows like Californication, The Tudors, Sex in the City, The Sopranos - all had lots of nudity and "profane" language.
On network TV (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, UPN), there is pretty much no nudity. You will see a bare bum here or there, but its a big deal if they show a breast (you may have heard how everyone freaked out about the Janet Jackson bare breast at the Super Bowl).
On basic pay cable (channels like E!, MTV, Comedy Central), nudity is a bit more relaxed than on network TV - they may show naked women, but the naughty bits will be blurred out or blocked out, but still no uncensored nudity.
Movies are usually changed to edit out nudity and bad language, which can make some movies laughably awful. Try watching "Goodfellas" sometime where gangsters say "freak you, you mother hugger!" Its hilarious.