Buzz News Roundup, 11/3

November 3, 2008

by POPSUGAR Entertainment 8

A new study says watching racy TV can lead to more teens getting pregnant. — New York Daily News
Fox has ordered up another season of the animated comedy American Dad. — Zap2It
Quantum of Solace enjoyed a record opening weekend in Britain, earning 15.4 million pounds ($25 million) at the box office and surpassing the previous record of 14.9 million held by Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. — Reuters
Yet another Bachelorette romance apparently won't end in marriage. — In Touch
Universal Pictures won a bidding battle for an Electronic Arts video game called Dante's Inferno. — Variety
The Peanuts gang is coming back in webisodes — and two are free on iTunes! — USA Today
Author and radio host Studs Terkel died Friday at age 96. — New York Times
FX is developing a new police drama that could be a successor to The Shield. — Reuters

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8 Comments

SoCalNative 4 years 28 weeks

To be honest, I don't think racy shows are to blame. If teenage girls are feeling pressured to have sex, they're not getting it from racy TV shows, they are being pressured by their boyfriends or friends.

tlsgirl 4 years 28 weeks

And another thing...the study makes no sense when you think about causation issues. It really doesn't prove anything. For example, it's entirely possible that teens who are having sex, protected or unprotected, are drawn to more mature programming.

Angela123 4 years 28 weeks

I agree, tlsgirl! Also, was anyone else surprised that "That 70s Show" and "Friends" were slated as having lots of sexual content?

DesignRchic 4 years 28 weeks

IMO, TV glamorizes sex way too much. Just think of all the popular shows and how much sex (marital affairs, etc.) is promoted. If you make anything appealing to a young child, they'll want it and not even think of the consequences.

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tlsgirl 4 years 28 weeks

I think the wrong idea about casual sex comes from other sources than TV. And besides, I thought that, oh, I dunno, ignoring birth control was the real problem. Maybe they should show condom ads during teen TV.

pinkmystic 4 years 28 weeks

yup... watching too much gossip girl will get you pregnant!All kidding a side.. some of these teen shows are very racy (and entertaining ;)). Many teenagers are getting the wrong idea about casual sex.

pinkmystic 4 years 28 weeks

yup... watching too much gossip girl will get you pregnant! All kidding a side.. some of these teen shows are very racy (and entertaining ;)). Many teenagers are getting the wrong idea about casual sex.

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