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The Tudors
(Rated TV-MA, Drama, Starring Sam Neill, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Gabrielle Anwar, Where to watch: Showtime, DVD, Download)
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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
Henry VIII courts drama in adult period piece.
updated 07.04.08
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What Parents Need to Know
About The Tudors
Parents need to know that this pay-cable series has plenty of graphic sex and violence. Some of the sex is particularly explicit and only barely hides actual penetration. One scene shows a young man thrusting vigorously into a young woman from behind when her father bursts into the room (he later hits her across the face, bloodying her nose). Several scenes show topless women and views of naked men from behind. There are also violent scenes of murder, and men are wounded in fights and athletic events. The plot revolves around complicated political intrigue and is neck-deep in deception, treason, affairs, and bargaining with people's lives. Women are largely background figures.
Read our full review by Sierra Filucci
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about period pieces. What's appealing about costume dramas? What would be a different way of telling a familiar historical tale like this one? Are there any similarities between today's politics and those of Britain in the 1500s? How accurate do you think the show is, from a historical perspective? Was there really this much constant sex and violence? Did anything you saw surprise you? How could you find out more about the period if you wanted to? What are the benefits and drawbacks about learning history through TV shows and movies?
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Lives in New YorkI rate this title on for age 14 and give itso sexy
- Lives in FloridaI rate this title on for age 2 and give it
love it
im a newbie to wacthin that show. om became hooked great story lines and etc.
- Lives in GeorgiaI rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Yes, with a Parent
This Tv show does have strong sexual scenes, sounds sights, but not all out nudity and full sex scenes. Mild swearing, nothing someone my age would'nt hear at school. Violence, nothing you would'nt see in a PG-13 movie, even a little milder than that I think. I have to say that this show does does contain historical merit in all the fluff. It is an interesting way to be interested in history for older teens.
- Lives in North CarolinaI rate this title iffy for age 17 and give it
big guilty pleasure
Love this show! I was disappointed that the HBO show "Rome" was finished but then came "The Tudors" on Showtime!! Great for adults an absolute NO for kids.
- Lives in VirginiaI rate this title on for age 11 and give it
love love love this show
OMG! I am completely obsessed with Henry VIII, and words can not describe how excited I was when I found out about this show. Yes, there's sex and violence, but cello, there's sex and violence irl too. (Remember people, this is just a television show, and kiddies, just because a character acts a certain way doesn't meant that you have to mimic that action.) I have heard complaints about the historical inaccuracies, and yeah, they kind of bother me too, but the show was made to be entertaining not factual. I feel that the show serves its purpose; it's a highly entertaining historical fiction television show. Plus, um yeah, Jonathan Rhys Meyers is gorgeous.
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