I like this show but I think is not for teens. Some scenes are too explicit. The is drugs involved and insane parties. Also, there is a point in the series were a teenage girl decides to worship the devil and her parents don't do a thing about it, they just called it "a phase". On the positive side, the main character cares about the boys her daughter dates, keeps the ones with wrong intentions at bay
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Californication
(Rated TV-MA, Comedy, Starring David Duchovny, Natascha McElhone, Madeleine Martin, Where to watch: Showtime, DVD, Online)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 17; suggested age 17. -
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Common Sense says
Duchovny comedy could be called Sex Files.
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What Parents Need to Know
About Californication
Parents need to know that the main character of this mature pay-cable comedy smokes cigarettes, acts hungover, receives oral sex from a nun (inside a church), curses prolifically, talks in detail about oral sex, and appears in bed with a topless woman whose husband comes home and chases him out of the house -- and that's just in the first few minutes of the pilot episode! The rest of the series follows much the same course, with lots of graphic sex, nudity (full female, partial male), uncensored swearing (including "f--k"), drinking, smoking, and drug use (some, briefly, by teens). The main character (an adult) also has sex with a teenager who he assumed was an adult.
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- Families can talk about how sex tends to be portrayed in the media. Do you think many real people are as sexually active as many movie and TV show characters? Do you consider these characters promiscuous? What are the consequences of sexual habits like Hank's? Though Hank says he's unhappy, he seems like he's having lots of fun having sex with multiple partners -- what do you think of that conflicting idea? Is there a "right" age to start having sex?
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- I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Not for teens, defenitely not for teens
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- I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give it
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| 100% | of parents say there are good role models |
| 100% | of parents don't think the messages are positive |
| 100% | of parents say the sexual behavior isn't age appropriate |
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