What's the best controversial TV show?

Qaf. I like the us better. Justin is much hotter than Nathan

I didn't realise any of those were "controversial."

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You didn't realise Skins was controversial? It's kind of obvious... (with the US version now anyway)

I've heard controversy surrounding Queer as Folk from, obviously, people who don't want to see that much gay sex scenes on TV but also from people who don't think it stereotypes gay people and don't like how it shows them clubbing and having casual sex so much.

Nip/Tuck has had a few scenes that were quite controversial. I recall hearing the term "incestuous necrophilia" used to describe one episode...

It's only controversial in the US... and everything is controversial there. :|

These things were all made into a big deal in the States... and frankly, watching the shows, there's little controversial about them. Skins shows the reality of things, and reality isn't always pretty. Queer as Folk shows a huge part of the queer community, but it never claims it's the only part, not to mention that North American version branched out into other parts of the community.I've never seen Nip/Tuck, but from what I've heard it's no more controversial than any other show on the telly.

Maybe. The US version hasn't even started here yet. It is quite controversial to have teenagers having drugs and sex on TV. The UK version didn't cause as much controversy as the US one is, but there were people who weren't happy about it. I wouldn't call it that realistic. Some teenagers do the things that they do in Skins, obviously, but in Skins all the teenagers take drugs, go to wild parties and have pretty casual sex which makes it seem like they're saying that's what all teenagers are like. Which is kind of annoying for some teenagers.
I don't have a problem with Queer as Folk, I'm just saying that it is controversial for some (or was). In the UK version the younger boy is only 15 as well. I actually haven't watched the UK version so I don't even know about the rest of it...
Nip/Tuck is only really controversial a few times. There was a scene with a woman attempting to give herself a mastectomy, which a lot of people would think is going too far for TV. I think there may have been complaints about a foursome or something but I've only seen a couple of seasons of Nip/Tuck so I don't know...

All the teenagers it's focusing on do drugs and go to parties. Maybe YOU don't, but a vast majority of teenagers DO experiment with drugs, alcohol, sex, etc. It is a realistic portrayal of modern teenagers. It never explicitly states that all teenagers are like that, it just shows a PART of the group. Anyone with a brain clearly knows that not all teenagers are like that, but they also know that a lot are. Much like Queer as Folk did, only a part of the group was portrayed.

Yes, he was 15 in the UK version, but even that didn't cause that much of a fuss. Why? Because things like that happen. It's reality. Americans don't seem to understand that concept (which is part of the reason they made him older in the North American adaption).

They only people I've heard complain about these shows are Americans. It's because they're afraid of reality. That's the only reason any of these shows might be considered "controversial," because they portray very real things.

I know, but there have been a lot of teenagers in the UK one. It has quite a big cast and then it changes the cast every two years ot another group of friends (plus there's some minor characters). So having that many teenagers in the show and having them all taking drugs does make it seem like the people making the show are trying to suggest that's what most teenagers are like.

I thought they made him older just so he'd be a year under the legal age in both? I haven't seen that written anywhere or anything, but that's what I assumed.

Nip/Tuck can hardly be called realistic actually, but okay. I do understand what you mean but that doesn't mean the shows just aren't controversial. Since this website does seem to have a lot more Americans I did make the options I put up seem a bit more American or controversial in America. Which is why I also put up the option to choose anothing show or film that could be controversial. I don't know about Big Brother in the US at all, except I'm sure it's been in the US sometime, but there was a bit of a racism row with it in the UK a couple of years ago. :S

I'm simply explaining why I came to the conclusion why these shows could be controversial when I chose the options to my poll, I don't know why the hell you seem to get to touchy about what I happen to think counts as controversial on TV or not. Skins has caused a controversy. Therefore I count it as controversial. I haven't even seen the US one so obviously my opinion of whether they're controversial isn't at all made up from watching the shows, it's from other people's reactions to them, whether I agree with them or not.

DEGRASSI THE NEXT GENERATION:



EVERYTHING THAT COULD HAVE GONE WRONG, DID.

I watched like half a season of that (I think it was the 8th) and it was surprisingly good.

it was good starting with season 2, and kept getting better and better until season like season 7 and then all the good characters you had grown with through the show left and a bunch of new ones were just dumped on you. like darcy. who was just annoying.

BWAHAHAHA.

I know a few people who've been on Degrassi... and met a few of the lead actors.

Man, I'm shocked by how well it does in the States... only "tweens" watch it here. :|

IT'S SO DRAMATIC AND ADDICTING

WHEN JT DIED, I LITERALLY BAWLED. SAD DAY.

Queer as Folk US is one of my favourite shows and Nip/Tuck is also not bad. Trashiest show ever, yet oddly very entertaining and addictive (though the last season or two was dull).

Yh queer as folk us is better than the uk. I think Brian ( gale Harold) is hotter than Stuart (aiden gillen) and Justin (randy harrison) is hotter than Nathan (charlie hunnam). Even though randy was hot in the movie bang bang you're dead and Charlie was hot in the movie green street, I still pick randy because I go for the older ones

Do you think Justin is hotter or Nathan