Looking For the Steamy

[ithildin]

So far, I'm enjoying Holby City. But it's a little different than I expected. From what I'd heard going in, and in reading the BBC website, I was expecting it to be wall to wall sex. However, the four episodes I've seen so far have been sex free. For example, the little bio of the character Ric has a long line of love interests listed, both women and men, nine kids, and yet so far, the most I've seen is a patient asking him out for a drink. About the most action anyone seems to have gotten was Abra taking the nurse-who's-name-I-don't-remember out for breakfast. Not quite sure what to make of this, especially since there were certain expectations for what Mr. Clifford was going to be getting up to once he appeared. Are we going to be quite disappointed in that regard? If what I've seen so far is any indication, we just might be.

Le sigh, le weep, le boo hoo!

Please tell me, my across the Atlantic sisters, that there's still hope? That somewhere in the future there's a few good steamy scenes to be had! I await your replies with hope in my heart.

(yeah, I'm just a wee bit goofy this afternoon)(could you tell?)

Comments

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

You've totally crushed my spirit, I hope you realize that [g]

[mandragora1.livejournal.com]

I live to serve. ;)

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

[pouts muchly]

See, we have this impression over here that TV over there is much er, raunchier, but it just doesn't seem to be panning out that way! It's a real blow, let me tell you.

Oh well, I guess I'll get over it [g]

[mandragora1.livejournal.com]

Oh, some TV is pretty raunchy, but not the stuff that's on pre-watershed - that is before 9pm. Holby City is shown at 8pm, and is therefore classified as family viewing. Which means no explicit sex scenes and only mild swearing.

Sorry to disappoint but maybe Peter will get a role in a post-watershed drama in the future...

[sophiedb.livejournal.com]

Ditto on the pre-watershed - if it's on before 9pm it must be suitable for kiddywinks, so Holby will always be tame unless you're into finding subtext that may or may not exist. Naughtiness is generally of the professional variety (e.g. Abra's questionable ethics) rather than bedroom golf. Slice n dice, anyone?