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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 10, 2015 22:01:12 GMT -5
How many people actually remember this show? Seem like MTV always had a marathon every Friday night of the show
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Post by wisdomwizard on Jan 10, 2015 22:12:30 GMT -5
Surprised this doesn't have a bunch of YouTube Poops. I remember the acting/directing on this show not being very good. Really, this was a bad attempt at a Cinemax series.
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Post by BorneAgain on Jan 10, 2015 22:23:49 GMT -5
Its an almost unintentionally interesting show in hindsight, despite the corny acting and obvious low budget.
First off its pretty amusing to see how many various actors got their early start there. Christina Hendricks oft cited but Max Greenfield, Brandon Routh, Katee Sackhoff, Bree Turner all had their earliest exposure on the show.
Also if we're being honest it was basically soft-soft-core porn. Not even nudity, but enough attractive young people in minimal clothing to keep young adults and teenagers without access to porn satisfied.
It was one of the more surprisingly progressive series, especially given the often dubious reputation of MTV at times. It very often featured non-stereotypical gay and lesbian characters, and gave their storylines as equal respect and treatment as episodes about straight couples. It was even nominated and won a GLAAD media award for it.
Finally, it was weird forward and open about fetishes, especially given its late 90s/early 2000s time period. Hell I remember an episode specifically about sexual furries which was about a couple reaching a compromise about the her being a "furvert" and him being into other kinks. This was years before they'd be spotlighted as freaks of the week on stuff like CSI keep in mind.
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Post by DSR on Jan 10, 2015 22:27:05 GMT -5
All I really remember was a cute nerdy girl tutoring an injured jock and the two of them being into each other. I remember it because I thought that nerdy girl was SO HOT!
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Post by Non Banjoble Tokens on Jan 10, 2015 22:32:16 GMT -5
Those whacky teens and their mischievous sexual escapades.
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Post by Cela on Jan 10, 2015 22:37:48 GMT -5
I remember three plots.
-A guy teaching his best friend's girlfriend how to give head -A buch of gay dudes holding an intervention for one of their own when they caught him watching hetero porn -A couple trying to figure out if they could still date after his mom and her dad got married.
Also, every episode seemed like porn, but without the sex.
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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 10, 2015 22:48:35 GMT -5
Also, every episode seemed like porn, but without the sex. Only reason to watch the show lol
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2015 23:30:06 GMT -5
I remember three plots. -A guy teaching his best friend's girlfriend how to give head-A buch of gay dudes holding an intervention for one of their own when they caught him watching hetero porn -A couple trying to figure out if they could still date after his mom and her dad got married. Also, every episode seemed like porn, but without the sex. That's the one I remember as well. I was like, 9 when this show was out so it definitely got my interest haha
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Jan 11, 2015 2:26:11 GMT -5
There was a furry episode that was pretty great.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 11, 2015 4:50:22 GMT -5
I thought it was kinda fun, though I haven't seen it in at least a decade, so lord knows how it holds up.
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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 11, 2015 4:55:20 GMT -5
Might not hold up but had some future stars
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Post by ibdude on Jan 11, 2015 6:11:35 GMT -5
That was a wild show man. Especially for a 10 year old kid like me lol.
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Post by ICBM on Jan 11, 2015 7:17:01 GMT -5
The way they changed characters every episode forced young actors to over sell and that may be to blame for the way it came off campy or poor quality.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jan 11, 2015 8:12:39 GMT -5
Might not hold up but had some future stars *looks at cast list* In addition to those already mentioned it had Riley Finn (Marc Blucas), Gunn (J August Richards), Ellie Bartowski (Sarah Lancaster), One Tree Douche (Chad Michael Murray), Kennedy (Iyari Limon), Spencer (Jerry Trainor), Adam Brody, and Autumn Reeser.
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Post by Mutant Couch on Jan 11, 2015 8:45:40 GMT -5
I loved that show. I was far too classy to lower myself to real porn at that point in time.
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Post by mattperiolat on Jan 11, 2015 12:54:03 GMT -5
Guilty. I think I have some VHS tapes of the first season and some of the second buried in my archive somewhere. Yeah, NOT Emmy award winning acting, but the stories were at least entertaining.
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Post by chazraps on Jan 11, 2015 13:09:40 GMT -5
I just remember the look at that show being so different at the time. The colors/music/font of the bumpers between commercials looked so different from anything else on the network, and then instead of clearly being shot on video or film, it had that weird glow to it. Really gave the dirty vibe.
In retrospect, while the acting/direction/stories may not hold up, the way they would have three-or-o seperate stories going on per episode and then when one wrapped, the other two would continue in other episodes while a new one was introduced was a pretty complex narrative device for the network, especially when characters from older wrapped stories would appear or stories would crossover. For all the corny softcore teensploitation elements, their method of storytelling was pretty cerebral and expected a lot from their audiences.
And, of course, as has been said, this show coming on while I was a preteen was the best/worst possible time it could have aired. But how can I not watch something with Jason David Frank only five years removed from him being my hero? The guy whose toy I was buying with my mom I was now seeing making out and discussing sex.
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Post by mizzziggler on Jan 11, 2015 13:26:37 GMT -5
Oh man this is a throwback! I was like 9 when that show came out, and at the time I was the only friend in my neighborhood whose parents allowed them to watch MTV. So we would have slumber parties at my house just so they could watch the forbidden channel, and especially that show.
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Post by Display Name on Jan 11, 2015 13:28:59 GMT -5
Really dug Bree Turner in this.Think her characters name was Tina?
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Post by BJ Sturgeon on Jan 11, 2015 18:28:01 GMT -5
Some of music's biggest stars performing their greatest hits in the nude? Sounds interesting...
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