The Silverish Movie & Television Rating Council

The Silverish Movie & Television Rating Council is the national film & television progam rating system for Silverio World. The symbol, an oval above a line, is shown in the trailer for the film on the title card, or at the end of the credits of a film. Inside the oval is one of either seven ratings:


 * Y: Made for Children. Family Friendly. Appropriate for everyone, especially children. One Example: Disney films, Athol Films productions, and My Little Pony: Equestria Girls series.
 * Y8: Suggested for Older Children. Contains scenes unsuitable for children under 8. Children under 8 should watch with parents. One Example: Transformers (1986).
 * G: General Audiences. Everyone admitted (only applies to family-friendly live-action films) One example: The Secret Life of Osora.
 * PG: Parental Guidance. Some scenes not aproppriate for children. One Example: Shamenu.
 * M12: Parents Cautioned. Children under 12 should watch with parents. Mainly has little or no violence, sex scenes, or language. One example: Geek Charming.
 * M15: Parents Strongly Cautioned. Children under 15 cannot see film or program without an adult 18 or older. Mainly has little to medium violence, sex scenes, language, or little dialogue. Example: Planet Silverio Attacks series
 * MA18: No One Under 18 Admitted. Children cannot see film. Mainly includes violence, sex/nudity scenes, language, and dialogue at many points. Example: Sil-Horror films.
 * X: Banned. No one can see this film. Films with this rating can only be distributed under certain circumstances, privately and only on home video or streaming. Example: Cuties (2020).

Before the SMTRC
Prior to 1996, Silverio World used the MPAA rating system to rate films, the same rating system used in the United States. However, this system was used unofficially and voluntarily by studios in Silverio World, as the government was in charge of censoring films. However, during the 1990s, as film and television content became increasingly violent and graphic, the Silverish government began to consider creating a rating system. As a result, a debate was held in 1994 on whether they should create a rating system of their own. The Conservative Party of Silverio World, in charge of the country at the time, debated that such a system would only be a "headache" to the existing film censorship board. For decades, the Silverish government's Film Censorship and Classification Office approved films for release in Silverio World. Under the existing system, studios, both domestic and foreign, would submit their films for review by the board; however, foreign studios had to submit their films after they released, not before. As a result, most Hollywood films would not be released in Silverio World for up to 2-3 months after their initial release in the United States and elsewhere. The government would review the films, edit out any scenes or dialogue that contain sexual content, violence, or any other inappropriate content, and then either approve or deny the films for release. One notable exception to this system was the home video market, which was almost completely unregulated; as a result, films that were previously censored by the government would be released in the home video market unaltered. However, when Showgirls was released in Silverio World in 1995, it was so heavily censored for the Silverish market that the general public became increasingly unhappy with the government censoring films.

Creation
In 1996, a second debate was held regarding Showgirls being released in the country. Despite heavy censorship, the film still carried the NC-17 rating and was approved by the Silverish government. However, the new FCCO adviser, Tom Solkesko, insisted that the rating system sill be created, and the failure of Showgirls proved the need for a rating system. But since the government continued to push back on the rating system idea, he said, "What if we didn't censor the films? Instead, we rate and review the films before they're released and people won't complain about censorship." As a result, in May 1996, the Silverish Movie & Television Council was established. The first films to carry SMTRC ratings would be released in 1997 and every year after, ditching the MPAA system and various state and local ratings used across Silverio World. The system initially consisted of five ratings, just like the MPAA: The rating system was approved and began to be used in March 1997. The FCCO would be disbanded and replaced with the Silverish Media Rating Classification Office, an organization in charge of the SMTRC, SVGRC and SMERC. It still exists today. The first film to be rated by the SMTRC was The Lost World: Jurassic Park, which released on May 23, 1997; the film was given an M12 rating. The first television shows to be rated by the SMTRC would air during the fall of that year, being gradually implemented across the four major broadcast networks (SNT, SBC, TVN, and RTN) and cable and sattelite channels. Silverish TV sets made after 1998 would have built-in parental controls to block inappropriate content. In 1999, M16 was lowered to M15, and two new ratings were added, Y and Y8, bringing the total ratings to seven: In 2002, the X rating was added, showing films that are withdrawn from public release.