"Sin City Diaries" (2007) TV series 2007-????

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Creators:

Jeffrey Pittle
John Quinn
Paul Remo

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Everyone's Got A Little Sin In Them

Plot:

Sin City Diaries will follow concierge expert Angelica (played by actress and super model Amber Smith...

Plot Keywords:

Nudity | Erotica | Vegas | Erotic | Cinemax

Cast

Amber Smith	...	Angelica (13 episodes, 2007)
Justin Bethancourt	...	Matthew / ... (11 episodes, 2007)
Elena Talan	...	Sasha (11 episodes, 2007)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Soundtrack:

You Turn Me On

The best late-night premium cable program . . . EVER!

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

When I was a kid, my family had premium cable. My hormone-saturated brain couldn't get enough of the late night programming in my adolescence. It was clearly evident that I liked to watch movies and shows with naked women. I've never lost that. However, as the march of time has mellowed me out, I need more than T&A to hold my attention. I need a quality product with good-looking people, great passion, and captivating plots. "Sin City Diaries" delivers all three, and so much more.

The first reason this show is so good is technical; it's in High-Definition. It's the second HD late-night program on the network, but it's is the best, IMO. I found "Erotic Traveller" too serious.

Everyone is good-looking. Everyone! "Sin City Diaries" employs the best looking actors and actresses available. What's more, sex scenes have heat. I credit the show's creators and directors in addition to the actors. They translated the energy and passion they have for the project into their work, and it's clearly visible on screen.

On the note of good-looking, Amber Smith plays Angelica. Wow! When I saw the original commercial for the show, I pinched myself. "That can't be right. It's too good to be true!" Oh, it's true, MegamanX-1. When she didn't have any sex scenes in the first few episodes, I thought I recognized the con, the bait-and-switch. "She's not doing any of the scenes, herself. She's just the focal point, almost a narrator, if you will." Wrong, MegamanX-1, she has scenes. Oh boy, does she have scenes! She even has a lesbian scene in one episode. That surprised me even more. God love Amber Smith!

However, this show is not just about sex. It has plot. It has strong plots. Every episode stood on it's own. At it's worst, the episode's plot would not drop below "average" for a typical television show. At it's best, it's riveting television. Even better than the individual episodes having plot, there was a story arc! A season-long story arc that flamed the fires of love and romance with Angelica's assistants so well, it could melt the Artic ice cap all on it's own. It was a highlight of the show's first season, perfectly paced.

Finally, the bumpers round out my praise. Shortly before and after the show, it's not uncommon to have a three minute bumper, a photo shoot, an interview, etc. My favorite was the reporter deciding whether or not to play the role of chef when the booked actor didn't make it. He decided to pass. This bumper was the first one I saw, and I would have to wait all season to see who they got for the role . . . a woman! They had to go lesbian for that scene because they didn't have a male actor, and the part was generic enough that the switch was relatively easy for being necessary. Such an insightful little bumper into the nature of film-making, I loved watching it and the episode it chronicled. The bumpers would make a great DVD special feature.

Which brings me to my conclusion, the need for a DVD release. Normally, I can leave watching a show like this and forget about it within five minutes. Not this show, it's too good. It deserves to be on DVD. I give my whole-hearted endorsement, and I don't give it lightly. This show is a work of art. Kudos! To use a baseball metaphor, not only was this show a home run, not only was it a grand slam, this show was a grand slam that ripped the baseball apart! The covering and threads fell into the outfield seats, and the core went into orbit. NASA is tracking it right now!

Can you tell I liked the show? I hope you can, because I don't have one negative comment about it. If you have Cinemax or plan to get it, check out "Sin City Diaries," hopefully with that special someone. Trust me, it will be the last television show you watch that night.