Viva Hollywood! (VH1)
common sense media says
Ay, dios mio! Reality show big on sex, violence.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this reality competition series features adult competitors who are willing to do anything -- including punching, slapping, and swearing at each other -- as long as it's part of a telenovela scene that could potentially make them famous. Sex is also a big part of the subject matter when it comes the situations these wannabe actors are asked to portray on camera. And since all of these attractive men and women are packed into a Hollywood mansion that contains an open bar and a hot tub, the stage is essentially set for several weeks of drunken debauchery.
Violence:
Contestants regularly abuse each other on camera in professionally choreographed fight scenes that include slapping, punching, hair-pulling, and breakaway glass. They also push each other into furniture and throw drinks in each other's faces. The cherry on this sundae of ham-handed violence? Contestants aren't just eliminated ... they're "killed" off.
Sex:
Lots of shirtless men and scantily clad women (the back of a hostess' dress is so sheer you can actually make out her buttocks). One contestant admits he had his first sexual experience with a woman at age 9. In typical telenovela fashion, male and female characters are also shown seducing each other and, sometimes, making out.
Language:
Terms like "whore" and "bitch" are used as weapons in verbal attacks. Stronger words (like "f--k") are bleeped.
Consumerism:
The Telemundo network is prominently featured, as are many of its Latino stars.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
The mansion has a fully stocked bar, and contestants are shown doing shots and drinking to drunkenness. They're all of age.
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