Why can't I play  .mpg videos?

I am confused as to why mpg videos will not play on my Mac?

Thomas A Reed wrote:
Again, what am I missing? How are .mpg files not the right kind of videos when .mpg files are the ones being discussed?
I was making a joke about p**n videos. There are innumerable video codecs out there and only a few of them have Mac versions. The authors don't care if Mac users can't view the video, because they don't care if anyone can view the video. They just want Windows users to download and install the codec and, more importantly, the virus that comes with it. Why make a Mac-compatibile codec when the true payload, the virus, won't work on a Mac?

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