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Masters of Sex -- Series Premiere -- "Pilot" -- 9/29/13




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Dramatic depiction of the lives of sex researchers William Masters and Virginia Johnson. In the opener, Masters begins conducting a secret study of human sexuality and meets Virginia Johnson, a former nightclub singer who joins the hospital secretarial staff and proves herself to be an asset to Masters' work.


12 episode 1st season


I just read an interview with Lizzy Caplan and she said this show is very frank about sex and will feature a lot of sex and nudity. I like that it's a period show like Mad Men.

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Re: Masters of Sex -- Series Premiere -- "Pilot" -- 9/29/13

Alan Sepinwell said this is the best new series of the season. His word alone means i'll at least give it a shot
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Re: Masters of Sex -- Series Premiere -- "Pilot" -- 9/29/13

It is by far the best and most interesting show of the year.
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Re: Masters of Sex -- Series Premiere -- "Pilot" -- 9/29/13

I'll give it a try... looks interesting.
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Re: Masters of Sex -- Series Premiere -- "Pilot" -- 9/29/13

Saw the pilot a few weeks ago. Really enjoyed it. Can't wait for the second episode.
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Re: Masters of Sex -- Series Premiere -- "Pilot" -- 9/29/13

Michael Sheen's American accent is pretty damn good, isn't it?

Liked the pilot, but can't help but wonder how they're going to make an ongoing series out of this and keep it interesting...seems like material better suited for a cable movie. Anyway, it was good enough that I'll be watching the rest of the season.
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Re: Masters of Sex -- Series Premiere -- "Pilot" -- 9/29/13

Originally Posted by DJariya
this show is very frank about sex and will feature a lot of sex and nudity.
Okay, I'll give it a try.
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Re: Masters of Sex -- Series Premiere -- "Pilot" -- 9/29/13

I thought it was pretty damn interesting and well done. I'm fascinated by the history of medicine and there's been so little done on the subject in TV or movies over the years (Kinsey, Awakenings, Something The Lord Made, and The Band Played On). I'm also a Michael Sheen fan. I'll keep watching now that I've finally got Showtime for at least the run of a homeland S3. It looks to be pretty good.
BTW : The pilot was directed by John Madden who did Shakespeare in Love.
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Re: Masters of Sex -- Series Premiere -- "Pilot" -- 9/29/13

Originally Posted by Charlie Goose
Okay, I'll give it a try.
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Re: Masters of Sex -- Series Premiere -- "Pilot" -- 9/29/13

Best pilot I've seen in a long time.
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Re: Masters of Sex -- Series Premiere -- "Pilot" -- 9/29/13

Watched the free preview. I really wish i had Showtime.
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Re: Masters of Sex -- Series Premiere -- "Pilot" -- 9/29/13

Originally Posted by Dragon Tattoo
Best pilot I've seen in a long time.
agreed! I hope that quality continues throughout this season
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Re: Masters of Sex -- Series Premiere -- "Pilot" -- 9/29/13

so there's nudity in this then ... right? (or am I asking a redundant question here?)
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Re: Masters of Sex -- Series Premiere -- "Pilot" -- 9/29/13

Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt
Liked the pilot, but can't help but wonder how they're going to make an ongoing series out of this and keep it interesting...seems like material better suited for a cable movie. Anyway, it was good enough that I'll be watching the rest of the season.
I'm curious how many times this has been said in a pilot thread
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Re: Masters of Sex -- Series Premiere -- "Pilot" -- 9/29/13

Originally Posted by Rypro 525
I'm curious how many times this has been said in a pilot thread
Yup, we should start a laundry list of stupid TV Talk clichés

Now back to this show, going to try to watch this Thursday when I have some more extended free time.
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Re: Masters of Sex -- Series Premiere -- "Pilot" -- 9/29/13

Originally Posted by Giles
so there's nudity in this then ... right? (or am I asking a redundant question here?)
You might notice some if you pay attention.

Here's Alan Sepinwall's take on the sex in the show:

What's perhaps most impressive about "Masters of Sex" is how sincere it is. So many shows about sex take on a cheeky tone, or a self-congratulatory one. This one features an abundance of nudity — nipple fetishists in particular will have never had it so good — and a healthy amount of simulated sex and masturbation, yet there's never a sense that we're meant to giggle at this, nor that Ashford and the rest of the creative team are patting themselves on the back for their daring. It can be a very funny show at times — among the early highlights is a subplot about a handsome doctor who falls for his partner in the study, even though she won't have sex with him away from the watchful eye of Dr. Masters — but it's also matter-of-fact about all the body parts and all the thrusting. You make a show about wiseguys, you have to include some violence; you make a show about sex researchers, and you have to show a lot of sex.
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Re: Masters of Sex -- Series Premiere -- "Pilot" -- 9/29/13

Watched this last night and liked it. Liked that the phone call from the top doc (Beau Bridges) came in at just the last minute (as we knew it would). One thing I'm confused by though is Masters' wife. I must be missing something, because she repeatedly called him "daddy" or "Teddy" (I couldn't quite make it out). Since his name is William, I wasn't following that. Anyone know?
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Re: Masters of Sex -- Series Premiere -- "Pilot" -- 9/29/13

I took it as we're trying to get pregnant so I'm going to call you daddy.
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Re: Masters of Sex -- Series Premiere -- "Pilot" -- 9/29/13

I think that happened more back then... wife called husband Daddy, and husband called wife mommy - although usually they'd have kids for that to happen.

The premiere was only ok. I felt like I was watching the movie Kinsey.
It does feel more like it would work best as a mini-series... or at most a one-season series. Can't see how they're going to make it multi-seasoned. I've said that about other shows which wound up going longer, but in most cases they shouldn't have and the extra seasons were just garbage.
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Re: Masters of Sex -- Series Premiere -- "Pilot" -- 9/29/13

Finally watched this. A bit boring at times, but I enjoyed it overall. The series certainly has potential.

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