whatever happened to t and a or eye candy television in america? - Baywatch (1989) Discussion

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Well I don't know about the T&A stuff but it's safe to say that TV is worse today than it was then. A lot of local stations play hours and hours of local news instead of the classic TV reruns they used to play in the morning, afternoon, and night hours. So instead of showing Baywatch on the local station here they will spend that time talking about what horrible crime happened last night, what local businesses are up to, and what dangerous chemicals you might have in your kitchen at home. And that's not even counting the current events regarding Coronavirus and the nationwide riots.

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[–] lukejbarnett (1869) 4 years ago

how old are you? just give a range. i grew up watching baywatch in the '90s so it would be nice to know if we remember growing up with '90s tv.

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[–] kuatorises (7467) 4 years ago

Hour long dramas are vastly superior now. The Sopranos, L9ST, BSG, these shows ushered in a new era.

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[–] AP (5288) 4 years ago

I think people find T&A distasteful these days. You also don't see those goofy sex-comedy movies around either. For better or worse, a lot of audience members don't like that sort of thing anymore

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[–] lukejbarnett (1869) 4 years ago

why the fuck not? everyone has a sex drive.

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[–] lukejbarnett (1869) 4 years ago

but yet they now show late night commercials of Brazzers porn. how can you explain that then if what you say is true about t and a not being liked by people anymore?

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[–] Kowalski (75520) 4 years ago

YOU DO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PORNOGRAPHY AND WHAT YOU CALL "T & A" TELEVISION SHOWS?....RIGHT?

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[–] AP (5288) 4 years ago

As Kowalski mentioned, porn and T&A are two different things. Also, someone else below pointed out how the internet is where most people go for T&A.

Meanwhile, shows like Baywatch or Charlie’s Angels are seen as misogynist or sleazy by some people. When the time came to make movies about them, Baywatch was turned into a Dwayne Johnson vehicle. For the latest version of Charlie’s Angels, it lost all the titillation. That’s just the time we’re living in.

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[–] lukejbarnett (1869) 4 years ago

how is porn different than t an a?

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[–] AP (5288) 4 years ago

Well, let's see. What is the difference between Baywatch and Bang-Bus Vol 3?

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[–] lukejbarnett (1869) 4 years ago

t and a is nudity. there was a movie made called best of t and a which had movie clips with nudity. and porn is nudity in softcore and hardcore forms. so how is porn different than t and a?

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[–] AP (5288) 4 years ago

The premise of your own thread claims Baywatch is T&A and yet Baywatch has no nudity. So by your own definition, T&A does not have to involve nudity.

And porn is far more than nudity. It involves unsimulated sex acts that would not fly even in R-rated softcore films.

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[–] lukejbarnett (1869) 4 years ago

hey why are you being mean to me? 2 messages and they both are you making me feel stupid. what the fuck? i didn't do anything to hurt you. we're just talking about a tv show. not something to get upset about.

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[–] AP (5288) 4 years ago

I didn’t say anything mean to you.

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[–] lukejbarnett (1869) 4 years ago

you said: Well, let's see. What is the difference between Baywatch and Bang-Bus Vol 3?

and:
The premise of your own thread claims Baywatch is T&A and yet Baywatch has no nudity. So by your own definition, T&A does not have to involve nudity.

in the first comment you had an mean attitude, you were being disrespectful and with the let's see. you were putting me down and making me feel stupid. you were being sarcastic in a mean way to me. by saying, let's see you were saying this is obvious to me, thus making me feel stupid, that was mean.

then in the second comment you were criticizing me for saying baywatch is t and a and has no nudity but then later on i said it does have to have nudity, t and a. so you were being mean to me in that you unnecessarily said i was wrong.

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[–] Kowalski (75520) 4 years ago

YOU HAVE SEEN PORN BEFORE RIGHT?...IS THERE A CHILD LOCK ON YOUR COMPUTER?

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[–] blue1981 (7735) 4 years ago

I think T & A type of shows on tv is important for showcasing men desiring women as its healthy and normal in society.

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[–] AP (5288) 4 years ago

Yeah, I have no problem with it but it’s not up to us.

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[–] actionkamen (23176) 4 years ago

Game of Thrones and Westworld are choke full of T and A.

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[–] AP (5288) 4 years ago

I might be splitting hairs here but I think a lot of nudity doesn’t quite equate to being T&A. Baywatch had no nudity and I think it fits that phrase more than Game of Thrones.

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[–] actionkamen (23176) 4 years ago

Maybe not Westworld. Nudity in it wasn't exactly arousing. But GoT I think still qualifies... they were sexy nudes, particularly in earlier seasons.

But yeah, if it strictly no nudity T&A, we have Youtube and Twitch for them. I mean, how many bikini gardening, bikini gaming, bikini cooking channels do we get lol.

Low quality TV shows that the main selling point is no nudity T&A can't compete with those.

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[–] AP (5288) 4 years ago

True. I forgot to take the internet into account.

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[–] lukejbarnett (1869) 4 years ago

what do you mean t and a can't compete with those?

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[–] Kowalski (75520) 4 years ago

TRY READING AT A SLOWER PACE AND REALLY THINKING ABOUT THE WORDS...NO WORRIES,YOULL GET IT LIL GUY🙂

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[–] actionkamen (23176) 4 years ago

"No nudity T&A in movies / tv shows" can't compete with those "no nudity T&A that are free and in abundance on Youtube."

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[–] lukejbarnett (1869) 4 years ago

what about outlander? do you think it's nudity is t and a or pornography?

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[–] actionkamen (23176) 4 years ago

Never watched it so I don't know.

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[–] lukejbarnett (1869) 4 years ago

why because game of thrones always had a reason to show nudity and baywatch didnt have a reason for showing half clothed girls? come on. can we just agree that baywatch was an eye candy show and not a t and a show? i just thought about this, in tv shows like outlander, is all it's nudity porn or is it not porn because it's classy and tasteful and there for a reason?

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[–] AP (5288) 4 years ago

I think you need to know the difference between a T&A show and a show that has T&A.

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[–] lukejbarnett (1869) 4 years ago

what's the difference?

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[–] AP (5288) 4 years ago

Baywatch is a T&A show in that its main feature is big-breasted women bouncing in slow motion. Sure, there's a story and everything but no one cares about those things, generally. They watch for boobs. Game of Thrones is a show with intricate plots, characters, and arcs. Sure, almost every episode has some amount of nudity and lots of people enjoy that but it's not the main focus. Game of Thrones is not a T&A show and Baywatch is even though GoT has actual nudity in it.

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[–] lukejbarnett (1869) 4 years ago

this is definitely debatable. because, while you can say game of thrones is artistic with it's nudity and that baywatch is shameless in it's showcasing of hot, bouncing girls in bathing suits you could see all nudity as t and a because in a moral way all nudity is t and a or pornography to moral people.

and also baywatch is a family show. a 10 or 12 year old kid could watch it with their parents whereas game of thrones i don't think a person at any age would be comfortable watching it with one of their parents because of the nudity and sex scenes.

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[–] AP (5288) 4 years ago

You miss the point. GoT has T&A but it's not the focus. Baywatch has T&A but it is the focus. That's the difference. That's part of why one type of show no longer exists and the other does.

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[–] lukejbarnett (1869) 4 years ago

so its' not a moral definition? it's a quality definition of nudity? yeah, but you have to agree with me that you could watch baywatch with your mom but you could never watch game of thrones with your mom because of the explicit nudity and sex scenes. but someone told me one time that game of thrones is just nudity for the sake of nudity, and it has too much nudity.

so, don't you think the over abundance of nudity gets in the way of this show being a quality show? it's called gratuitous nudity, nudity that only exists to entertain audiences but has no substance.

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[–] AP (5288) 4 years ago

I am telling you about the current climate of television. I have no real opinion about it.

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[–] tanstuff (72) 2 months ago

"a lot of nudity doesn’t quite equate to being T&A."

I like that - I think you put it well.

I guess a key word might be "fun." These days there might be nudity.. but it's either hardcore porn, or serious dramatic/violent shows. In other words: sexy, fun, hot girls, just enjoying being sexy and fun.. without expecting you to jerk off or make a dramatic/emotional statement... is becoming rare -- at least in the mainstream.

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[–] AP (5288) 2 months ago

Good point. GoT nudity is often in dramatic and sometimes violent scenes. Also, the show itself was pretty dark and disturbing outside the nude scenes. It takes some of the titillation away. Baywatch was just a goofy show that never took itself seriously so it was more “fun” to watch.

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

It's now hip and cool and trendy and expected for women to be fat and disgusting and men are supposed to be attracted to that. So no more fit women in bikinis on mainstream television.

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[–] sut6432 (2908) 4 years ago

I love this response! 😂

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[–] bop101 (148) 4 years ago

Yup

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[–] sut6432 (2908) 4 years ago

PC killed T&A.

I miss it quite a bit. PC ruins pretty much everything.

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[–] blue1981 (7735) 4 years ago

Sadly this is true. It also killed Femininity in women.

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[–] Flybynight45 (165) 4 years ago

I don’t think this is due to PC, more like the fractional nature of the Internet. There’s no money for TV as it can not compete. You want 1 legged Chinese women in bikinis? You got it! TV has to focus on an older crowd, the only market it has left.

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[–] lukejbarnett (1869) 4 years ago

exactly this is what my friend said about shows like baywatch not being on tv anymore, he said it's because of women's rights. this is wrong because there should be something for everyone on tv at all times. everyone should be pleased when they watch tv.

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[–] Kowalski (75520) 4 years ago

" shows where you turn your brain off and just enjoy funny things with hot girls degrading themselves as sex objects. "

ANYONE RESPONDING TO THIS GUY FAVORABLY NEEDS TO TAKE A LONG HARD LOOK AT THEMSELVES...IF THEY ARE CAPABLE.

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[–] Who (5146) 4 years ago

Duh, pornhub, the internet

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[–] ODB82 (2055) 4 years ago

Appreciating physical beauty is offensive to people that no one want to fuck.

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