View Full Version : Why is "Gross TV” all the rage?


TMC
08-16-2014, 02:12 AM
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bastard-machine/walking-dead-outlander-tim-goodman-725576

“The Knick” and “Outlander” are the latest in a spate of new TV shows that are becoming grosser and grosser. As Tim Goodman notes, "Boundaries need to be pushed in such a crowded landscape. But violence and decay can't make or break a series; wince-inducing shock can't be the selling point. With so much competition, the rush to outgross the grossest can't possibly last. Nor should it.”
Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/tv-tattle#HZAdZwdy1PwSBg5S.99

Mace Dolex
08-16-2014, 03:14 AM
I thought the title "Gross TV" was referring to the abundance of raunchy sexual humor in sitcoms today.

king of comedy
08-16-2014, 07:46 AM
That's what I thought too.

UMFaninMD
08-17-2014, 12:30 PM
I had a feeling it was going to be about the gore on cable shows but I also thought he'd mention the raunchy sexual humor too.