History Quotes / RatedMForMoney

->''After all, this is a business and you have to sell, sell, sell. And it most certainly worked. ''Rise of Arsenal'' outsold quality books like ''ComicBook/SecretSix'', ''ComicBook/TheUnwritten'', ''ComicBook/{{Daytripper}}'', ''ComicBook/SweetTooth'', and ''ComicBook/PowerGirl''. It proves that we haven’t set the bar terribly high for ourselves as fans, and we probably won’t be collectively challenging the industry to make our books any better, either.''
-->-- '''David Wolkin''' on ''[[ComicBook/GreenArrow The Rise of Arsenal]]'', [[http://comicsalliance.com/worst-comic-books-2010/ "The 5 Worst Comics of 2010"]]

-> Ladies and gentlemen, in order to achieve an "R" rating today, a motion picture must contain full frontal nudity, graphic violence, or an explicit reference to the sex act. Since this film has none of those, and since research has proven that R-rated films are by far the most popular with the moviegoing public, the producers of this motion picture have asked me to take this opportunity to say "Fuck you."

->Then at the bottom was the biggest line of all, which said:\\

"There," says he, "if that line don't fetch 'em, I don't know Arkansaw!"

->Creator/WillSmith don't gotta cuss in his raps to sell records!\\
Well, I do. So fuck him, and fuck you too!

->These days, the only way you will ever get me to click on a music video and have me watch it for more than thirty seconds is to put an EXPLICIT label on there. 'Oh, you mean there are butts?' CLICK. We are quickly moving to a butt-based economy.

->Rated M for '[[EvilLaugh Muhuhuhahahahahahaaha!!]]'

->Violence in video games has been a political topic ever since pussies were allowed to vote. And [[MoralGuardians anti-game activist]]s have gotten their stupid, punchable mouths back on the news recently because of Cliffy B's ''{{VideoGame/Bulletstorm}}''... It actually penalizes you if your victims die with a face or penis -- that's paradigm shifting. Oh, and speaking of penises, the game has worse dick jokes than a pediatric urologist. When you bring it home, your five-year-old will ask if you bought any games that are [[EveryoneHasStandards more mature.]]
-->--'''{{Creator/Seanbaby}}''', [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/if-violent-video-games-really-got-banned/#ixzz31rBPzmMt "If Violent Video Games Really Get Banned"]]

->Yep, that about does it for this series. RIP, ''Enterprise.'' When all you have left is juvenile gags about the science officer's tits, [[FranchiseKiller you've reached the end of the road]].

->Compared with something like ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'', which just got on with telling decent yarn and treating its characters intelligently, the two approaches couldn’t be more different. The result is, the ''SJA'' cast are instantly sophisticated, whilst the ''Torchwood'' bunch look like a bunch of children [[ManChild playing at being adult]].

->After all, this is a business and you have to sell, sell, sell. And it most certainly worked. ''Rise of Arsenal'' outsold quality books like ''ComicBook/SecretSix'', ''ComicBook/TheUnwritten'', ''ComicBook/{{Daytripper}}'', ''ComicBook/SweetTooth'', and ''ComicBook/PowerGirl''. It proves that we haven’t set the bar terribly high for ourselves as fans, and we probably won’t be collectively challenging the industry to make our books any better, either.

->'''Gabriel:''' Heh heh hehe! Yeah, c'mon dude, you're enjoying this. I know you enjoy a lil' bit of the [[Film/AClockworkOrange old]] [[LudicrousGibs ultraviolence]].\\
'''[[Creator/BenCroshaw Yahtzee]]:''' Well, I like it to have a bit of context.\\
''(explodes zombie with a shotgun before [[KickTheSonOfABitch kicking him to death]])''\\
'''Gabriel:''' ''That'' doesn't need context.
-->--''LetsPlay/LetsDrownOut ''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} Brutal Doom]]''

->''"As far as I can make out, 'edgy' occurs when middlebrow, middle-aged profiteers are looking to suck the energy (not to mention the spending money) out of the 'youth culture'. So they come up with this fake concept of seeming to be dangerous when every move they make is the result of [[RuleAbidingRebel market research and a corporate master plan.]]."''

->A study published in the U.S. Pediatrics journal this month finds that giving a video game a mature rating makes it "[[ForbiddenFruit unspeakably desirable]]" to children.

->There's something that's called 'adult animation' and it usually means it appeals to adolescent, [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment teenage]] boys and that's not really adult in my view.

For the box art said '[[AC:M For Mature]][='=]''

->Compared with something like ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' which just got on with telling decent yarn and treating its characters intelligently, the two approaches couldn’t be more different. The result is the ''SJA'' cast are instantly sophisticated whilst the ''Torchwood'' bunch look like a bunch of children [[ManChild playing at being adult]].

->'''Gabriel:''' Heh heh hehe! Yeah, c'mon dude, you're enjoying this. I know you enjoy a lil' bit of the [[AClockworkOrange old]] [[LudicrousGibs ultraviolence]].\\

->There was rape, and murder, torture, death, and mutilation. Superheroes did amoral or outright evil things and the line between good and bad was blurred.\\\
And you know what?\\\
Our sales improved. And this is a fact.
-->--'''Valerie D’Orazio''' [[http://occasionalsuperheroine.blogspot.ie/2006/11/goodbye-to-comics-7-we-need-rape.html on]] the fallout from ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis''

->Violence in video games has been a political topic ever since pussies were allowed to vote. And [[MoralGuardians anti-game activist]]s have gotten their stupid, punchable mouths back on the news recently because of Cliffy B's ''{{VideoGame/Bulletstorm}}''... It actually penalizes you if your victims die with a face or penis-- that's paradigm shifting. Oh, and speaking of penises, the game has worse dick jokes than a pediatric urologist. When you bring it home, your five-year-old will ask if you bought any games that are [[EveryoneHasStandards more mature.]]

->Yep, that about does it for this series. RIP, ''Enterprise. ''When all you have left is juvenile gags about the science officer's tits, [[FranchiseKiller you've reached the end of the road]].

->After all, this is a business and you have to sell, sell, sell. And it most certainly worked. ''Rise of Arsenal'' outsold quality books like ''ComicBook/SecretSix'', ''ComicBook/TheUnwritten'', ''ComicBook/{{Daytripper}}'', ''ComicBook/SweetTooth'' and ''ComicBook/PowerGirl''. It proves that we haven’t set the bar terribly high for ourselves as fans, and we probably won’t be collectively challenging the industry to make our books any better, either.

'''[[Creator/BenCroshaw Yahzee]]:''' Well, I like it to have a bit of context.\\

->There was rape, and murder, torture, death, and mutiliation. Superheroes did amoral or outright evil things and the line between good and bad was blurred.\\\

->Violence in video games has been a political topic ever since pussies were allowed to vote. And [[MoralGuardians anti-game activist]]s have gotten their stupid, punchable mouths back on the news recently because of Cliffy B's ''{{VideoGame/Bulletstorm}}''... It actually penalizes you if your victims die with a face or penis-- that's paradigm shifting. Oh, and speaking of penises, the game has worse dick jokes than a pediatric urologist. When you bring it home, your five-year-old will ask if you bought any games that are [[NightmareFuelStationAttendant more mature.]]

->'''Chris:''' For those of you who aren’t familiar with the original game, ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' is basically just like ''Franchise/StreetFighter'', but made for people who have no taste.\\

As I held it, I grinned and [[RagingBoner my trousers grew tighter]]\\

Over which I will soon masturbate.\\

As I held it, I grinned and my trousers grew tighter\\

->A study published in the U.S. Pediatrics journal this month finds that giving a video game a mature rating makes it "unspeakably desirable" to children.

->'''Gabriel:''' Heh heh hehe! Yeah, c'mon dude, you're enjoying this. I know you enjoy a lil' bit of the [[AClockworkOrange old]] [[LudicrousGibs ulrtaviolence]].\\

->'''Gabriel:''' Heh heh hehe! Yeah, c'mon dude, you're enjoying this. I know you enjoy a lil' bit of the old [[LudicrousGibs ultaviolence]].\\

-->-- '''''TheAdventuresOfHuckleberryFinn'''''

-->--'''''{{Website/Cracked}}''''' [[http://www.cracked.com/article_20987_6-awesome-hacks-that-did-mind-blowing-things-with-old-games_p2.html?wa_user1=2&wa_user2=Video+Games&wa_user3=article&wa_user4=feature_module on]] ''{{VideoGame/Doom}}''

->As far as I can make out, 'edgy' occurs when middlebrow, middle-aged profiteers are looking to suck the energy (not to mention the spending money) out of the 'youth culture'. So they come up with this fake concept of seeming to be dangerous when every move they make is the result of [[RuleAbidingRebel m

-->--'''Valerie D’Orazio''' on the fallout from ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis''

->''The games I love most are all about war\\
And violence and murder and hate\\
[[AmazonianBeauty And big exposed boobies]] [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence all dripping with gore]]\\
Over which I will soon masturbate.\\
But today I went out and I bought a new [[FightingGame fighter]]\\
Of indistinct nomenclature.\\
As I held it, I grinned and my trousers grew tighter\\
For the box art said '[[AC:M For Mature]][='=]''
-->--'''Creator/BenCroshaw''', [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/jim-yahtzees-rhymedown-spectacular/8921-Metal-Gear-Solid-The-Ghostly-Ouchies "M For Mature"]]

->As far as I can make out, 'edgy' occurs when middlebrow, middle-aged profiteers are looking to suck the energy (not to mention the spending money) out of the 'youth culture'. So they come up with this fake concept of seeming to be dangerous when every move they make is the result of [[RuleAbidingRebel market research and a corporate master plan.]]
-->--'''''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'''''

->''Most... non-executive people prefer more [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Friendship is Magics]] than [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow Adult Party Cartoons]]. Which ones last longer? Which ones make more money"
-->--''WebVideo/TheMysteriousMrEnter''

->''"Yes, {{UsefulNotes/Australia}} continues its valiant efforts to rescue its beer-swilling, thong-wearing, spouse-beating population from moral degeneracy...Here comes my attempt to break the land speed record by going from zero to totally minge-squirtingly obvious in just eight words:'' "'''TRY'''-'''BANNY'''-'''GAME'''-'''MAKE'''-'''PEOPLE'''-'''WANTY'''-'''GAME'''-'''MORE'''".''
-->--''''''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation''''' on ''{{VideoGame/Rage}}''

->'''Gabriel:''' Heh heh hehe! Yeah, c'mon dude, you're enjoying this. I know you enjoy a lil' bit of the old [[LudicrousGibs ultaviolence]].\\
'''[[Creator/BenCroshaw Yahzee]]:''' Well, I like it to have a bit of context.\\
''(explodes zombie with a shotgun before [[KickTheSonOfABitch kicking him to death]])''\\
'''Gabriel:''' ''That'' doesn't need context.
-->--''LetsPlay/LetsDrownOut ''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} Brutal Doom]]''

->A study published in the U.S. Pediatrics journal this month finds that giving a video game a mature rating makes it "unspeakably desirable" to children.
-->-- '''''Chicago Tribune'''''

->There's something that's called 'adult animation' and it usually means it appeals to adolescent, [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment teenage]] boys and that's not really adult in my view.
-->--[[http://www.geogrif.com/ George Griffin]], independent animator

->''Most... non-executive people prefer more [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Friendship is Magics]] than [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow Adult Party Cartoons]]. Which ones last longer? Which ones make more money"\\

->After all, this is a business and you have to sell, sell, sell. And it most certainly worked. ''Rise of Arsenal'' outsold quality books like ''{{Secret Six}}'', ''{{The Unwritten}}'', ''{{Daytripper}}'', ''{{Sweet Tooth}}'' and ''{{Power Girl}}''. It proves that we haven’t set the bar terribly high for ourselves as fans, and we probably won’t be collectively challenging the industry to make our books any better, either.
-->--'''David Wolkin''' on ''[[GreenArrow The Rise of Arsenal]]'', [[http://comicsalliance.com/worst-comic-books-2010/ "The 5 Worst Comics of 2010"]]
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->''Most... non-executive people prefer more Friendship is Magics than Adult Party Cartoons. Which ones last longer? Which ones make more money"\\

->Shadows of P’Jem also features the rather infamous “[[MarshmallowHell Archer in T’Pol’s boobs]]” moment. It’s a very cheap gag, and ranks with the [[ShowerScene decontamination chamber]] as an example of the show punching well below its weight.
-->--'''[[http://them0vieblog.com/2015/01/20/star-trek-enterprise-shadows-of-pjem-review Darren Mooney]]''' on ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'', "Shadows of P'Jem"

-->--'''''WebsternAnimation/{{Daria}}'''''

->Shadows of P’Jem also features the rather infamous “[[MarshmallowHell Archer in T’Pol’s boobs]]” moment. It’s a very cheap gag, and ranks with the decontamination chamber as an example of the show punching well below its weight. It’s juvenile, crass and awkward. Along the decontamination sequences, it diminishes and objectifies T’Pol in a way that [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Seven of Nine]] was never diminished or objectified. It is frustrating that these are the sorts of “titillating” sequences that were thought to be “modernising” ''Star Trek'' instead of engaging with broader changes in television drama as a whole.

->There is nothing worse than people trying to be cool. It either happens naturally or you shouldn’t bother, but this show is constantly trying to make its regulars look as hip as possible and the result is akin to your parents attempting to get down ‘[[TotallyRadical wiv da kidz]]’ -- toe-curlingly embarrassing... [[TriggerHappy waving guns around]] as though they were play things, [[MurderIsTheBestSolution murdering people]] without compunction, [[ItsAllAboutMe emotional disloyalty]], swearing as though [[ClusterFBomb it is going out of fashion]]; perhaps the title for this episode should be 'Anything Goes'. Compared with something like ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' which just got on with telling decent yarn and treating its characters intelligently, the two approaches couldn’t be more different. The result is the ''SJA'' cast are instantly sophisticated whilst the ''Torchwood'' bunch look like a bunch of children [[ManChild playing at being adult]].

->[[Wrestling/TommyDreamer Tommy]] put his wife and kids in the front row because he saw [[Wrestling/MickFoley Foley’s]] scenes in ''Beyond the Mat'' and thought it would be a fantastic idea...Highlights of the match included Tommy bleeding inches away from his kids, Mr. Dixie Carter helping Beulah take her kids backstage, “This is hardcore” and “Holy s**t!” chants by the easily impressed crowd, a bloody Dreamer biting a bloody {{Wrestling/Raven}} while {{Wrestling/Taz|z}} tried to explain that {{Wrestling/ECW}} wasn’t like that all the time, and Taz [[NotHelpingYourCase recounting the time Dreamer had a ruptured testicle]] while telling the viewers not to laugh. Tommy even executed a barbed-wire-assisted version of [[Wrestling/ChrisBenoit Benoit’s]] Crippler Crossface, as if having his kids in the audience hadn’t already clinched him the 2010 Father of the Year Award.
-->--'''''{{Website/WrestleCrap}}''''', [[http://www.wrestlecrap.com/inductions/hardcore-justice-the-one-night-stand-wed-all-regret-the-next-morning/ "HardCORE Justice" - "The One Night We'd All Regret in the Morning"]]

->Everyman copies someone’s appearance by [[ImAHumanitarian ingesting a little bit of their body]], but his name is also Hannibal—seriously, fucking Hannibal!—so he also just eats people [[ForTheEvulz for the hell of it]]...I know I’m supposed to find shit like this horrifying, but it’s really just bad writing on par with the absurdity of [[ComicBook/IdentityCrisis Dr. Light, insatiable humpmaster.]] I’m supposed to take this seriously?
-->--'''''Blog/ToplessRobot''''' [[http://www.toplessrobot.com/2008/09/the_10_people_who_have_stayed_dead_in_superhero_co.php on]] ''ComicBook/FiftyTwo''

->As far as I’m concerned, ''The Rise of Arsenal'' is something of cultural touchstone for comics in 2010. It tells us a lot about the lengths that DC will go to in order to push a second-tier character into some semblance of faux prominence. In just four short issues, Roy Harper transformed from [[GoodIsBoring a committed single father and recovering addict]] into a drug-addled amputee who smokes heroin (and [[CriticalResearchFailure magically manages to hallucinate]]) in dark alleys. It was pretty simple, too. All they had to do was [[NinetiesAntihero cut off his arm]] and [[KickTheMoralityPet murder his adorable daughter]]... It’s okay to let quality fall by the wayside as long as whatever is happening in the comic itself is as over-the-top as possible. After all, this is a business and you have to sell, sell, sell. And it most certainly worked. ''Rise of Arsenal'' outsold quality books like ''{{Secret Six}}'', ''{{The Unwritten}}'', ''{{Daytripper}}'', ''{{Sweet Tooth}}'' and ''{{Power Girl}}''. It proves that we haven’t set the bar terribly high for ourselves as fans, and we probably won’t be collectively challenging the industry to make our books any better, either.

->There is nothing worse than people trying to be cool. It either happens naturally or you shouldn’t bother, but this show is constantly trying to make its regulars look as hip as possible and the result is akin to your parents attempting to get down ‘[[TotallyRadical wiv da kidz]]’ -- toe curlingly embarrassing... waving guns around as though they were play things, murdering people without compunction, emotional disloyalty, swearing as though [[ClusterFBomb it is going out of fashion]]; perhaps the title for this episode should be 'Anything Goes'. Compared with something like ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' which just got on with telling decent yarn and treating its characters intelligently, the two approaches couldn’t be more different. The result is the ''SJA'' cast are instantly sophisticated whilst the ''Torchwood'' bunch look like a bunch of children playing at being adult.