Culture or goverment?

[_BullDog_]

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saw this quote and thought it is odd since the goverment doesn't mandate who gets to by tickets.

Anything that is erotic has been banned in the United States," said the Dutch native. "Look at the people at the top (of the government). We are living under a government that is constantly hammering out Christian values."

I would think the two coinicde more as an expression of cultural values of the people than becuase the goverment is dictating which movies will be succesfull. I mean how much influence does GWB have on what movie tickets you buy? Perhaps the studios should quite blaming the goverment for their movies failing and start making better movies that will sell to the audiences in America.

[Y2Mozz]

Striptease was a tour de force.

In my pants.

[Jack]

Most Americans, including myself, enjoy nudity in movies but won't see movies that suck. By all account Basic Instinct II sucks.

[Y2Mozz]

I would rather dload BI2 than watch it in a theatre, for obvious legal reasons involving Pee Wee Herman.

Movies I want to see in a theater = loud action movies. Everything else is better in the comfort of my own home.

[whisper]

I didn't look at the article.

The market will ultimately decide what sells. The government though affects the market if it puts restrictions on what enters into the market. If you look at HBO versus the broadcast networks, the broadcast networks are under the government controls so they tend towards producing television shows that aren't going to get them in trouble with the government. HBO isn't under these restrictions, so it can be more daring its programing. HBO shows tend to be a higher quality and more daring than what you see on the broadcast networks.

For both, the market determines if the show flops or succeeds. The broadcast market has distortion due to the government.

(Disclaimer: I'm not making a judgment call on what the government is doing.)

[_BullDog_]

Originally Posted by whisper

I didn't look at the article.

The market will ultimately decide what sells. The government though affects the market if it puts restrictions on what enters into the market. If you look at HBO versus the broadcast networks, the broadcast networks are under the government controls so they tend towards producing television shows that aren't going to get them in trouble with the government. HBO isn't under these restrictions, so it can be more daring its programing. HBO shows tend to be a higher quality and more daring than what you see on the broadcast networks.

For both, the market determines if the show flops or succeeds. The broadcast market has distortion due to the government.

(Disclaimer: I'm not making a judgment call on what the government is doing.)

True, but this article is in reguards to the movie theaters where there aren;t goverment controls like those on broadcast networks.

[Ronald Reagan]

Originally Posted by _BullDog_

True, but this article is in reguards to the movie theaters where there aren;t goverment controls like those on broadcast networks.

Repeat free-market mantra, anyway.

Repeat.

Now, do it again.

[Incredible Hulctuary]

Aren't there govermnent restrictions on which theaters can show NC-17 movies? Or X-rated? Such as zoning laws? Or having to get some kind of license?

The government doesn't tell you which tickets to buy once you show up at the theater, but it does influence which theaters get to carry which movies.