"Swingtown" on CBS?

VegasLee · 01-15-2008, 12:58 PM

Their web site still says "coming soon".

Guess we will have to just keep an eye on their site for information.

http://alpha.cbs.com/primetime/swingtown/

One thing to remember about this show or anything else on T.V. about swingers, it is made for ratings, not for factual information.

Texasfuncouple · 01-15-2008, 01:38 PM

I just hope that after reading this comment from the website:

"shag-carpeted suburban homes of the 1970s to find couples reveling in the sexual and social revolution that introduced open marriages and women's liberation"

This is not going to be the stereotypical poor representation of the lifestyle that is seen over and over on mainstream media. Although, the guys behind it have some very reputable work behind them.

The lifestyle has grown so much since then, and is so widespread by normal people all across the country, it is just frustrating to see over and over the same old "no questions asked poke it and move on representation of the lifestyle"

~Texasfun

VegasLee · 01-15-2008, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Texasfuncouple

"no questions asked poke it and move on representation of the lifestyle"
~Texasfun

Yes, back in the days of no drama, low divorce rate and fun times in the Lifestyle. When everyone was welcome, no clubs to belong to, no cliques, just fun times and move on to enjoy life.

cubnamy1995 · 01-15-2008, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VegasLee

Yes, back in the days of no drama, low divorce rate and fun times in the Lifestyle. When everyone was welcome, no clubs to belong to, no cliques, just fun times and move on to enjoy life.

That's why I'm so interested in this show. I'm a Gen Xer, so I want to see how it used to be done LOL. But I promise I'm not calling anybody old...

VegasLee · 01-15-2008, 02:05 PM

I never get older, just more experienced.

cubnamy1995 · 01-15-2008, 02:11 PM

I've often felt liked I grew up in the wrong time period. My wife and I came of age in the late 80's/early 90's. Man if we had been where we are now back in the late 70's. We would have been a hard-swinging, disco-dancing fools! LOL

VegasLee · 03-06-2008, 07:53 PM

I just read the CBS has Swingtown back in production and they are releasing it this summer. The writers strike had shut down production after just a couple of shows had been written.

Something to remember, even though they say this is going to be about "swingers" in the 70's, this is going to be about entertainment and ratings. If it was really about Swingers in the 70's they would have to show it on cable or direct on DVD.

This is not going to be factual. It may be entertaining though.

***JustAskJulie*** · 04-15-2008, 11:31 PM

Just saw a preview for this show tonight, saying that it was "Coming in June".

willyoats · 04-21-2008, 04:33 PM

TV.com says June 5th

tracy1878 · 04-25-2008, 04:15 PM

i've already got it set up to record on my DVR, i have a bad habit of forgetting!

MulderNScully · 05-13-2008, 12:46 PM

Looks like David E. Kelly is at it again.

The man who brought you Picket Fences and Ally McBeal is bringing Swingtown to CBS/HBO. It is a retro television series about life in a Chicago suburb, the lifestyle, and the way these lives change during the 70s. I'm happy they are doing a subject so close to home for anyone of varying degrees in the Lifestyle, but curious what is your take on it--couples and singles. Do you think a show like this can finally put a human face to our lifestyle or will it just add to the stereotypes which puts our lifestyle in a bad light? Or is it a mixture of both?

Mulder
(MulderNScully)

VegasLee · 05-13-2008, 01:07 PM

They have to make this show in a way that will get good ratings. Their market is not us swingers, it is the general population that have it set in their mind who and what we are.

Anything done for entertainment purposes is not going to be close to reality. Even reality shows are not real.

They edit them and add things into them so that more people would be interested in watching them.

No one wants to watch anything about real life. Real life is not that entertaining for most people.

MrsVan · 05-13-2008, 01:14 PM

I am actually looking forward to this show coming out as I am interested to see how they portrait the swinging community. I am excited about it, just hope it is not too big of a joke to watch..Guess we will find out soon enough.

MrsVan

Bama0468 · 05-13-2008, 01:14 PM

If they get it wrong we can always go to the web site and leave our opinion, as for me, I forgot that it was on as I wanted to see the show and assertain what I thought of it.

thanks for the reminder

TnHappyCpl · 05-13-2008, 04:31 PM

DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's press release) Previously announced SWINGTOWN, from the director of "Big Love" and "Rome," premieres Thursday, June 5* (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT). The series peeks into the shag-carpeted suburban homes of the culturally transformative '70s to find couples reveling in the sexual and social revolution that introduced women's liberation and challenged conventional wisdom. During this heady era of provocative change, Susan and Bruce Miller move their family to an affluent Chicago suburb where they're confronted with personal choices, experimentation and shifting attitudes, all against the backdrop of a changing social climate defined by its unforgettable music, fashion and style.

Shag-carpet and bell bottoms...LOL

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01-15-2008, 12:58 PM	#16 (permalink)
VegasLee Laura's Male Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,270 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Status: Laura's Male	Re: Swingtown on CBS Their web site still says "coming soon". Guess we will have to just keep an eye on their site for information. http://alpha.cbs.com/primetime/swingtown/ One thing to remember about this show or anything else on T.V. about swingers, it is made for ratings, not for factual information. __________________ Lee Lifestyles News *Remember when Swinging was about having sex?*

01-15-2008, 01:38 PM	#17 (permalink)
Texasfuncouple Here to Stay Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 66 Location: texas Status: Couple SLS Name:texasfuncouple2	Re: Swingtown on CBS I just hope that after reading this comment from the website: "shag-carpeted suburban homes of the 1970s to find couples reveling in the sexual and social revolution that introduced open marriages and women's liberation" This is not going to be the stereotypical poor representation of the lifestyle that is seen over and over on mainstream media. Although, the guys behind it have some very reputable work behind them. The lifestyle has grown so much since then, and is so widespread by normal people all across the country, it is just frustrating to see over and over the same old "no questions asked poke it and move on representation of the lifestyle" ~Texasfun Last edited by Texasfuncouple : 01-15-2008 at 01:41 PM.

01-15-2008, 02:05 PM	#20 (permalink)
VegasLee Laura's Male Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,270 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Status: Laura's Male	Re: Swingtown on CBS I never get older, just more experienced. __________________ Lee Lifestyles News *Remember when Swinging was about having sex?*

01-15-2008, 02:11 PM	#21 (permalink)
cubnamy1995 Amateur Naked Acrobats Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 545 Location: East TX Status: Couple SLS Name:cubnamy1995 Blog Entries: 12	Re: Swingtown on CBS I've often felt liked I grew up in the wrong time period. My wife and I came of age in the late 80's/early 90's. Man if we had been where we are now back in the late 70's. We would have been a hard-swinging, disco-dancing fools! LOL __________________ *Aspiring Amateur Pornstars*

03-06-2008, 07:53 PM	#22 (permalink)
VegasLee Laura's Male Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,270 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Status: Laura's Male	Re: Swingtown on CBS I just read the CBS has Swingtown back in production and they are releasing it this summer. The writers strike had shut down production after just a couple of shows had been written. Something to remember, even though they say this is going to be about "swingers" in the 70's, this is going to be about entertainment and ratings. If it was really about Swingers in the 70's they would have to show it on cable or direct on DVD. This is not going to be factual. It may be entertaining though. __________________ Lee Lifestyles News *Remember when Swinging was about having sex?*

04-15-2008, 11:31 PM	#23 (permalink)
*JustAskJulie* Your Hostess Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 20,947 Location: Alabama Status: Female SLS Name:swingersboard Blog Entries: 48	Re: "Swingtown" on CBS? Just saw a preview for this show tonight, saying that it was "Coming in June". __________________ Julie Owner/ Admin http://www.swingersboard.com

04-21-2008, 04:33 PM	#24 (permalink)
willyoats Swingers Board Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 162 Location: lady lake, fl	Re: "Swingtown" on CBS? TV.com says June 5th

04-25-2008, 04:15 PM	#25 (permalink)
tracy1878 Here to Stay Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 98 Location: Central Ohio Status: Couple SLS Name:tracy1878	Re: "Swingtown" on CBS? i've already got it set up to record on my DVR, i have a bad habit of forgetting!

05-13-2008, 12:46 PM	#26 (permalink)
MulderNScully Here to Stay Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 50 Location: Dayton, Ohio Status: Couple/Single Male	HBO/CBS "Swingtown": Does it paint a true portrait of the Lifestyle? Looks like David E. Kelly is at it again. The man who brought you Picket Fences and Ally McBeal is bringing Swingtown to CBS/HBO. It is a retro television series about life in a Chicago suburb, the lifestyle, and the way these lives change during the 70s. I'm happy they are doing a subject so close to home for anyone of varying degrees in the Lifestyle, but curious what is your take on it--couples and singles. Do you think a show like this can finally put a human face to our lifestyle or will it just add to the stereotypes which puts our lifestyle in a bad light? Or is it a mixture of both? Mulder (MulderNScully)

05-13-2008, 01:07 PM	#27 (permalink)
VegasLee Laura's Male Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,270 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Status: Laura's Male	Re: HBO/CBS "Swingtown": Does it paint a true portrait of the Lifestyle? They have to make this show in a way that will get good ratings. Their market is not us swingers, it is the general population that have it set in their mind who and what we are. Anything done for entertainment purposes is not going to be close to reality. Even reality shows are not real. They edit them and add things into them so that more people would be interested in watching them. No one wants to watch anything about real life. Real life is not that entertaining for most people. __________________ Lee Lifestyles News *Remember when Swinging was about having sex?*

05-13-2008, 01:14 PM	#28 (permalink)
MrsVan Swingers Board Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 648 Location: Ohio Status: M.Female SLS Name:MrMrsVanHlebar	Re: HBO/CBS "Swingtown": Does it paint a true portrait of the Lifestyle? I am actually looking forward to this show coming out as I am interested to see how they portrait the swinging community. I am excited about it, just hope it is not too big of a joke to watch..Guess we will find out soon enough. MrsVan

05-13-2008, 01:14 PM	#29 (permalink)
Bama0468 Rebel without a Cause :P Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 430 Location: Colorado Status: Ugly half of a beautiful Wife SLS Name:fountaincouple Blog Entries: 3	Re: HBO/CBS "Swingtown": Does it paint a true portrait of the Lifestyle? If they get it wrong we can always go to the web site and leave our opinion, as for me, I forgot that it was on as I wanted to see the show and assertain what I thought of it. thanks for the reminder __________________ I don't speak or write proper english however, I do use fluent American Ease to its foremost!

05-13-2008, 04:31 PM	#30 (permalink)
TnHappyCpl Here to Stay Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 20 Location: West Tennessee	Re: HBO/CBS "Swingtown": Does it paint a true portrait of the Lifestyle? DESCRIPTION: (from CBS's press release) Previously announced SWINGTOWN, from the director of "Big Love" and "Rome," premieres Thursday, June 5* (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT). The series peeks into the shag-carpeted suburban homes of the culturally transformative '70s to find couples reveling in the sexual and social revolution that introduced women's liberation and challenged conventional wisdom. During this heady era of provocative change, Susan and Bruce Miller move their family to an affluent Chicago suburb where they're confronted with personal choices, experimentation and shifting attitudes, all against the backdrop of a changing social climate defined by its unforgettable music, fashion and style. Shag-carpet and bell bottoms...LOL

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