Meadowlands (Showtime)
common sense media says
Moody, mature family drama is full of mystery.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this pay-cable drama includes edgy sexual scenarios that, while they fall short of being visually explicit, are nonetheless decidedly mature. (For instance, in one scene a man moans inexplicably until a woman's head pops up from below.) Highly charged scenes occur between a young man and a teen girl, including lots of innuendo and direct discussion of his erection, and there are several scenes in which an older woman undresses for a younger man (including one scene in which she masturbates while he watches from his window). Violence includes a swift, cruel cleat to the head that results in a bloody injury; swearing is uncensored; and characters drink and smoke.
Violence:
Violence isn't constant, but there are some very intense moments -- like when one character kicks another in the head while wearing a cleat, bloodying and seriously injuring him. Another scene shows the same man returning from an encounter with a bloody tooth held in pliers, indicating an extraction.
Sex:
Highly charged sexual scenes don't show all that much, but they imply a lot. Rough blow job scene (act is performed off screen), passionate kissing and foreplay, a teen girl flirts with an older man and talks about his erection, an older woman masturbates while a teen boy watches, and more.
Language:
Regular cursing, including "f--k."
Consumerism:
Rare product placements, such as Mercedes. The show is presumably set in Britain, so brands aren't always recognizable to American audiences.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Some social drinking at parties. Danny runs a bar. Some minor characters smoke.
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