Saturday June 17, 2006 Hong Kong Damien Lau, Louisa So, Ron Ng, and Toby Leung's new series "The Pain of Being a Man" has several intimate sexual scenes. In scenes between Damien and Louisa about Damien's impotency, there was graphic dialogue exchanged and coupled with their body language, lead to audiences filing complaints that "The Pain of Being a Man" was Category 4 material. Producer, Poon Ka Taku said that the series' topic is upright and does not contain any Category 4 material. Mr. Poon also noted that his previous production, "La Femme Desperado" also spoke of similiar topics. "Intimacies between men and women are inevitable aspects of life, therefore they became the topics of focus in dramas which try to depict the realities of life. Also TVB has a department which checks the quality of the scenes to make sure that the material is appropriate for families to watch before episodes are broadcast." "Also the time slot that 'The Pain of Being a Man' is being broadcast can be considered a PG slot, therefore the elder members in a family should be able to explain to the younger children the subject matter." Source: Oriental Daily, Dramasian, tvbnation, asianfanatics.
