masters of sex

An Awkward and Uncomfortable Masters of Sex Gets Everything Wrong

When Masters of Sex works, the show is riveting, weird and funny. But lately it’s suffering from “Bill is the heroic sex doctor who never existed” syndrome. And last night’s incredibly distorted story of how intersex surgeries happened just took that way, way too far. It was a bottle episode, mostly set in the claustrophobic…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jul 28

This Week’s TV: It’s Sharktopus Vs. Pteracuda Vs. A Second Sharknado!

While the world prepares for the onslaught of a second Sharknado movie, Conan O’Brien is about to die at the tentacles of a new Sharktopus. Plus, Gravity Falls is back for more paranormal hijinks and The Strain gets its hands bloody with a vampire autopsy. See all the details below! Syfy has declared this Sharknado…

Television Lauren Davis Jul 28

This Week’s TV: Will The Manhattan Project Show Have West Wing‘s Magic?

While childhood secrets are revealed on this week’s Masters of Sex, another behind-the-scenes science drama debuts on Sunday: Manhattan, which takes us inside the secret city that helped create the atomic bomb. Plus, Phineas & Ferb takes on Star Wars—and it’s bound to be goofy. See all the details below! Tonight Teen Wolf (10 PM,…

Television Lauren Davis Jul 21

Masters of Sex Is Trying to Do Something That’s Almost Impossible

I am obviously the target audience for Masters of Sex because I love romances involving repressed men, but I am also a fan of hot sex scenes and laboratory dramas. Last night’s premiere, however, reminded me that this show does something even harder than creating a story about kinky/repressed geeks. Spoilers ahead. This season is…

Television Annalee Newitz Jul 14

This Week’s TV: A Lottery Is Held For The Only 100 Embryos In The World

Watch the first ten minutes of the new series The Lottery, about a battle to control embryos fertilized during a global fertility crisis. Also, one of Jake’s kids takes charge on Adventure Time, The Leftovers enjoys a post-Rapture Christmas, and things get more dire on The Strain. Check out the details below! Top image from…

io9 Lauren Davis Jul 14

This Week’s TV: Halle Berry Is Having Rosemary’s Space Baby!

We’ve got two big TV premieres this week: Halle Berry gets mysterious pregnant on a solo space mission in Extant and Guillermo del Toro brings his vampire contagion to TV with The Strain. Plus, Hemlock Grove, Mythbusters, and Masters of Sex are all back for their fresh new seasons. Summer TV is in full swing!…

Television Lauren Davis Jul 7

Masters Of Sex Season 2 Trailer Heats Up The Science

Oh, we’re so happy this series is back! Masters of Sex centers around the work of Dr. William Masters and Virginia Johnson (played by Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan). This new trailer for the second season strongly implies that the work of pleasure is about to get pretty hot. Of course, if you’re familiar with…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Jun 27

This is how scientific romances should be done

I can’t help myself anymore – I have to talk about my obsession with the Showtime series Masters of Sex. It is the epitome of a scientific romance, exploring the messy overlap of science and social science, as well as personal and professional passions. Plus, it’s about sexology. https://gizmodo.com/11-works-of-sexology-that-will-blow-your-mind-with-sci-5985191 This series is based loosely on…

io9 Annalee Newitz Oct 29

7 Brilliant and Enticing Movies About the Lives of Sexologists

This weekend is the premiere of Showtime’s new series Masters of Sex, the story of famed sexologists William Masters and Virginia Johnson. But their tale of vibrators used as scientific instruments isn’t the only one out there. Here are seven more great stories of sexual science and its consequences. https://gizmodo.com/full-trailer-for-masters-of-sex-shows-the-long-hard-ro-1071122392 https://gizmodo.com/11-works-of-sexology-that-will-blow-your-mind-with-sci-5985191 https://gizmodo.com/the-biggest-sexology-breakthroughs-of-the-past-130-year-5142240 1. Kinsey Alfred…

io9 Annalee Newitz Sep 27

This Week: Half a Dozen Big TV Premieres. Including Agents of SHIELD!

The fall TV season is starting up in earnest this week. There are tons of new and returning shows, including the long-awaited Joss Whedon restoration. Plus Person of Interest, Once Upon a Time… and the end of Breaking Bad. Check out clips and details for all of this week’s television below! Top image: Person of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 23

Full trailer for Masters of Sex shows the long, hard road of sexology

We’re really, really excited about Showtime’s new drama series starring Michael Sheen as William Masters. Like, really excited. Get it? Lizzy Caplan plays Virginia Eshelman Johnson, the other half of the famed Masters and Johnson sexology research team. So far it looks like a pretty engaging balance of drama and playful humor. More over we’re…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 8

An Awkward and Uncomfortable Masters of Sex Gets Everything Wrong

This Week’s TV: It’s Sharktopus Vs. Pteracuda Vs. A Second Sharknado!

This Week’s TV: Will The Manhattan Project Show Have West Wing‘s Magic?

Masters of Sex Is Trying to Do Something That’s Almost Impossible

This Week’s TV: A Lottery Is Held For The Only 100 Embryos In The World

This Week’s TV: Halle Berry Is Having Rosemary’s Space Baby!

Masters Of Sex Season 2 Trailer Heats Up The Science

This is how scientific romances should be done

7 Brilliant and Enticing Movies About the Lives of Sexologists

This Week: Half a Dozen Big TV Premieres. Including Agents of SHIELD!

Full trailer for Masters of Sex shows the long, hard road of sexology

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