It seems that many lifestyle webmasters are trying to take advantage of the CBS Swingtown forum by posting ADs in their signatures. Take for example some members as well as the owner of the Swingers Board who have gone on to promote themselves on the Swingtown forums. However, they quickly found out that their posts are getting deleted. Most wonder why, some keep doing it and others even brag about being covert and changing their online identity to be able to post an AD to their favorite board as someone else. It doesn’t take long to find out that they are breaking the rules, a large white box above all posts clearly states: Please obey the rules of this community (no spam, ads, rudeness, profanity, adult content or irrelevant posts), but most of all, have fun. This makes for a fun time watching the swingers post ADs and then I’m sure, the non-swingers hit the ‘report a violation’ button…round and round we go. One post still alive at the time of this writting was from the people organizing Swingfest 2008, it was still there with a signature that clearly advertises a link to the Swingfest site…it may be interesting to see how much longer the post will remain up?

High on the heels of the Swingtown pilot airing earlier this month, the folks over at Showtime have brought ‘Secret Diary of a Call Girl’ from the UK to be shown on this side of the pond. Meet Belle, played by Billie Piper, a actress and pop star in the UK, a high class escort located in England. Reuters has a good introduction story for the show titled: Call Girl reveals secrets but restrains humor. But you don’t have to wait until Showtime airs it, you can watch several episodes of the show directly on the ITV website. The Showcase Canada or Showcase USA websites have all the episodes listed along with their descriptions. According to the list, there are 2 episodes of interest to swingers and swinging in general: Episode 2 where she attends an orgy party and Episode 7 where a couple hires her for a foursome. You can purchase the original book that inspired the series from Amazon or the book from the series.

Tonight was the big night for the very first public broadcasting for the Swingtown TV pilot. We are promised one hour of pure 70s sexual revolution in the way of getting to be a fly on the wall in the midst of suburban swingers. The short description in my TV listings promoted the show in this way: “Susan and Bruce Miller move their family into an affluent Chicago suburb and find themselves at the center of the social and sexual revolution of the 1970s“. The series is presented as a drama and from all the buzz on the Internet, most are thinking it won’t last beyond the first airing while others are cringing at the very thought of having swingers becoming the new mainstream trend all due to a new TV show. My guess is that your local swingers club will be very busy this week-end what with all the looky-loos that will be attracted to the lifestyle after having seen this show..that is if anyone besides this author watches it?

On to the review (more…)

Most of us anticipating the start of this show are used to all the delayed starts by now. But it seems that June 5 is when the pilot is supposed to be shown for it’s 13 show summer run. How can I say for sure that June 5th will be a go, well because it’s listed in my Personal Video Recorder’s TV guide and I’ve got it scheduled to record the series. You can come back to this site for a complete review of the pilot after it runs. In this interview from the Canadian press, Grant Show discusses the fact that there really isn’t much sex in the series, but it just “oozes sexuality”. The site Underground Online (UGO) has a review of Swingtown and the author doesn’t think there will be a demand for this kind of show, but only time can tell.

If you are going to be attending Swingfest this year and are curious about the host, Mary Carey…you can get a glimpse of her in a VH1 TV show called: Celebrity Rehab. The show itself has already ended, but for sure you will be able to catch it in re-runs as summer is here and that’s what we know happens during that time. Seems she was admitted for a drinking problem but that hasn’t stopped her from having a drink or two or three. Wish we were attending this year’s event as I would love a chance to see her in person, she does look like a real down to earth type of person. It seems that she may also be the cause of a minor scandal that caused actor Daniel Baldwin to walk off the show, but according the Mary, it seems Mr. Baldwin had ideas of his own. I am sure that there will be more attendees this year at Swingfest due to Mary Carey’s popularity from being on a reality TV show.

Swingtown is a television drama about a 70s couple who moves to Chicago and runs into their friendly neighbours only to realise that they come with benefits! It is scheduled to run May 29th, with 13 episodes, so we will keep you updated as more details are revealed for the show. In the meantime, you can read some news stories about the new show from Reuters, zap2it, BuddyTV, and if this video preview doesn’t do it for you, nothing will.

Earlier this year (January 25, 2008), Dr. Phil had an episode where he discussed the topic of swingers and had guests on his show as well. I was not able to see the episode when it originally ran, but the wife did and was not very impressed, as a matter of fact she said it was not very good at all. Here’s the blurb for the swinger episode taken from Dr. Phil’s website:

The episode is called: Secrets in the Suburbs

How well do you know your neighbors, your friends or even your child’s teacher? An estimated four to eight million people in North America are swinging in the suburbs — mostly middle-class folks from all walks of life. Dr. Phil takes you inside the secret world of swingers, a lifestyle where couples swap partners.

Lifestyle Lovers
Nita and Walter have been swinging for the last 12 years. They say they are happy in their lifestyle, although it causes conflict. What is the source of tension in their relationship?

Reluctant Swinger
Brent has an overwhelming desire to have a threesome with his wife, Renee, and thinks about it every other day. Renee says threesomes are disgusting, but she fears if she refuses to join in, her husband will leave her.

Other Perspectives
Suzi Parker, author of Sex in the South: Unbuckling the Bible Belt, and Dr. Phil viewers share their opinions about the swinging lifestyle.