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Karina Longworth
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Erotic 90s | Red Shoe Diaries and sex on TV in the 90s
While the MPAA’s confusing and hypocritical ratings decisions were leaving filmmakers flummoxed in the early 90s, cable TV was opening up new possibilities for erotic content. Today we will offer a brief history of sex on TV, and then focus on Red Shoe Diaries, the cheesy-but-charming late night softcore soap that was the brainchild of 9 ½ Weeks writers/producers Zalman King and Patricia Knop. (00:00) 90210, NYPD Blue, and Sex on Network TV (08:41) Midnight Blue and the Birth of Premium Cable (18:49) Zalman King and David Duchovny (34:23) Jake’s Story and Red Shoe Diaries (45:12) A Family Business (52:14) TV Turns On (57:44) The Audience Evolves and the Internet Arrives
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