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Outrage over 'Packed to the Rafters' sex ep
Published Thursday, Sep 24 2009, 08:30 BST | By Darren Rowe
Australian drama Packed to the Rafters has come under fire from viewers over a recent episode involving sex.
On Tuesday, the family-orientated series' latest instalment featured several fantasy sequences involving sex-related themes, while another scene saw one character being caught masturbating by his wife.
Viewers expressed their disappointment and disgust at the episode on talkback radio and on the show's official message boards.
"Why is it so hard to write episodes without gratuitous sex as its main theme?" complained one viewer. "The potential is there to explore some really great issues about family dynamics with all the trials and tribulations that make up life. But all we've seen of late is the rampant sex life of the Rafters! If this show continues on its downward spiral into mindless fodder then Channel 7 has lost another viewer."
Another added: "Why is it that the writers of so many TV shows think that if they aren't full of sex romps no-one will want to watch them? The producers of Rafters would do well to remember that they won a stack of Logies with a show that wasn't full of sex. When you've found a good recipe, then you should stick to it."
Despite viewer dissatisfaction, Packed to the Rafters finished the night atop the ratings, with over 1.7 million people tuning in.
On Tuesday, the family-orientated series' latest instalment featured several fantasy sequences involving sex-related themes, while another scene saw one character being caught masturbating by his wife.
Viewers expressed their disappointment and disgust at the episode on talkback radio and on the show's official message boards.
"Why is it so hard to write episodes without gratuitous sex as its main theme?" complained one viewer. "The potential is there to explore some really great issues about family dynamics with all the trials and tribulations that make up life. But all we've seen of late is the rampant sex life of the Rafters! If this show continues on its downward spiral into mindless fodder then Channel 7 has lost another viewer."
Another added: "Why is it that the writers of so many TV shows think that if they aren't full of sex romps no-one will want to watch them? The producers of Rafters would do well to remember that they won a stack of Logies with a show that wasn't full of sex. When you've found a good recipe, then you should stick to it."
Despite viewer dissatisfaction, Packed to the Rafters finished the night atop the ratings, with over 1.7 million people tuning in.
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