Masters of Sex Season 1
DVD Wholesale Quick Overview:
Very well written and acted. The only negative thing I’ll say is that everyone seems so miserably guilty about everything. So anxious.
Not just sex but everything. I’m 73 and grew up during that time period and the show brings back painful memories of what it was like growing up female in a time when men completely ruled women and what they did with their bodies. How could men and women have been so ignorant about female sexual response? All women needed to do was speak up, but we were shamed by people like Freud. We’ve improved in the past 60 years but not nearly enough. This is sometimes very painful to watch.-A. Cleveland
I had to binge watch this season as well as the 2nd season! So good! For anyone scared away by the title, yes, there is sex in the show and lots of nudity, but I feel the series does a good job of balancing the sensual with the scientific and making the show have a point other than trying to be sexy (and not every episode is full of naked bodies). The characters explore every topic of sex that society is afraid to be open about–for many people even today! It is so funny what misconceptions people had about sex and how the male and female bodies operate–that is before studies began like those by Dr. Masters and Virginia Johnson. I’m inspired by the strong female lead and all the social difficulties she confronts. The show is great about going into depth in not just the female psyche, but the male psyche as well. Several male characters struggle with what it means to be a man in the 1950s and 1960s. Virginia herself struggles with who she is and wants to be and what society tells her she should be. Both Dr. Masters and Virginia also pave the way for people to talk about sex openly. They show that sex and sexuality is part of being human. It’s part of science and psychology. Take a chance on this show! You’ll be hooked!
-staciee
I was really surprised to learn that the career of Masters and Johnson was made into a Showtime original series. The writers, producers and actors have provided the audience with an incredibly high caliber show.
It’s not an easy task to take such a sensitive subject, especially one that involves the lives of real people, and make it into a successful and highly regarded TV series. If an attempt was made just a few years ago to come out with a series like this, I’m sure that those promoting it would have been called crazy.
The fact that it deals with real life explicit sexual situations is reason enough for a TV network to say no to a proposal such as this. After all, the FCC wouldn’t allow it to be broadcast over the regular airways. Thank goodness that Showtime stood up to the plate, as the actors in this series make for an extremely compelling and entertaining show.
From the pilot, right through all of the episodes of season one, my wife and I have been captivated and mesmerized by the nature of this series. This is as real as it gets. I can guarantee that you’ll be hooked after watching the very first episode(pilot) of this incredible series. It’s first rate throughout.
– Expressed Reviews
DVD Wholesale Main Features:
Actors: Michael Sheen, Lizzy Caplan
Format: Multiple Formats, Box set, Subtitled, NTSC
Language: English
Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French
Dubbed: French
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Number of discs: 4
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: June 24, 2014
Run Time: 677 minutes
