Huh. Flirting.

[DanaC]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

In general, parents here would be much more accepting of the violence than the sexual innuendo. We do have fatal violence, but it depends very heavily on the context. Accidents, and "bad guys" getting killed is much more acceptable than a good guy dying, or worse, a moral quandary in which a good guy kills someone else who might or might not actually be a bad guy. Conflicted protagonists, or antagonists who have somewhat understandable motives, are not common at all in kids' shows.

That's interesting. Thankyou. We tend to go for conflicted protagonists in our tv generally, and that applies to children's tv too. Doctor Who is a classic example. It is written with eight year olds in mind and has a hero who commits genocide and then has to deal with that emotional legacy. Interesting that this wouldnt apply in kids tv over there, given that anti-heroes and conflicted heroes seem such a staple of American adult tv.