Bates Motel

‘Bates Motel’: Incest, Bondage, A Strip Club and A Man Set on Fire

dan.gainor — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:09:58 +0000

A&E sticks with outlandish use of TV-14 rating for over-the-top program.

Dan Gainor

The bosses at the A&E network think it’s time for children to grow up – their way.

The network, better known for family fare like “Ducky Dynasty” and “Storage Wars,” has decided to push disturbing, sick and violent fare – and designed it for 14-year-olds.

‘Bates Motel’: New ‘Psycho’ Has Rape, Violence, Incest for 14-Year-Olds

dan.gainor — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:05:31 +0000

TV-14 rated show included graphic rape, hinted at incest.

Katie Yoder

Alfred Hitchcock’s film masterpieces thrilled audiences with imagination and suspense, but if Hitchcock focused the cameras instead on graphic violence and rape, “Psycho” might resemble today’s “Bates Motel” series. And throw in some implied incest just because it’s TV.