In the not-so-distant past, TV shows depicted married couples — like Lucy and Ricky Ricardo — sleeping in separate twin beds to uphold the moral codes of the time along with censorship rules. Free from the FCC's indecency and profanity regulations, premium cable channels in the late 90s and early s started featuring programming that pushed the boundaries of what was once considered acceptable nudity on TV. In the late 90s, it wasn't uncommon to see bare breasts or butts in sex scenes. And even nowadays a man's full-frontal region is no holds barred. It resonated with women around the world, as it examined issues women commonly experienced in their relationships, but perhaps never talked about publicly. Men have even credited the show for giving insight into the female perspective on sex and relationships. In one memorable scene, Samantha planned to greet her boyfriend with perfectly appointed sushi covering her private parts. There were also plenty of male bare bottoms shown throughout the series.


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Amid all the discussions of nudity on Girls , one key point has been left out: There isn't actually that much of it. I crunched the numbers to find out exactly how much exposed skin there really is on the controversial HBO comedy. Over the past few days, the subject of Girls ' "excessive" nudity has popped up again, thanks to a tactless question asked by a reporter at the Television Critics Association winter press tour. It's hardly the first time critics have called out the nudity on Lena Dunham's HBO series — and it certainly won't be the last. But once again, I'm forced to wonder why there's this much conversation about it.
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Skip navigation! Story from TV Shows. When we sit down to watch a specific TV show, we know what we want to get out of it. We watch Girls to judge the four protagonists' questionable life decisions. We watch Breaking Bad to sympathize with an antihero and test our own moral compasses. If there's a show for every mood, what shows can a person watch when she wants to be turned on? There's no shortage of options. In the past decade, we've come a long way from the blurred-out sex featured on reality TV shows like The Real World. Now, pretty much every show runs the risk of becoming wildly embarrassing to watch with your parents. In a TV landscape saturated with nudity and exposed buttocks, these shows stand out for portraying sex in interesting and yes, explicit ways.
Back in the day, you had to go out to a video store, look in a private room behind some beaded curtains for a video, drive back home, and then use your VHS player to get nakedness on your television. Or, even worse, you had to call a numbe r and pay over the phone each time you wanted to watch some nudity on screen. But we've come a long way, baby, and now pretty much every channel barring basic cable has their own way for a viewer to get their eyes on some boobs and some butts. We've gathered the 22 most naked shows on television for you, and happy watching! Amazon's Carnival Row is here to fill the "fantasy elements with lots of naked people" shaped void in your TV diet. The steampunk-set series takes place in an alternate reality where faeries, fauns, and other magical creatures exist alongside humans and get busy with them. If it's on HBO, you can bet there are going to be naked people. True Detective has had some notable nude moments, like when Alexandra Daddario bared all in Season 1. If you've always wondered what would happen if you took Game of Thrones and the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and put them in a blender, then start binging Black Sails.