Masters of Sex: Season 1

At times, I look at Yahoo news online and my free local newspaper for ideas on what might be good to watch (in ways of television and/or movies). However, I have to credit finding out about Masters Of (starring Martin Sheen and Lizzy Caplan) through Entertainment Weekly magazine around 3-4 weeks ago. I was looking through Entertainment Weekly magazine during one of my scheduled lunch breaks during my overnight shift at work when I spotted an article about the Masters Of television show (starring Martin Sheen and Lizzy Caplan) and pictures of scenes from the show. The author of the article wrote it in a way that persuaded me to know more about the show and eventually purchased the dvd on July 3, 2014. The twelve episodes keep one at suspense and the dvd has a jacket that features a brief summary of what each of the 12 episodes are about. Please know that I only have the intent of respect for their real-life partners. However, the scenes of some of the “research work” going on between Martin Sheen’s character of Dr. Masters and Lizzy Caplan’s character of Virginia Johnson highlight strong chemistry and an off the chart dose of intense passion/ steam. Beau Bridges, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Teddy Sears, and Nicholas D’Agosto are listed on the back of the dvd as some of the actors and actresses on Masters Of(the third word is left out due the fact that I’m concerned that writing the third word may clash with Amazon’s terms of profanity in written words) . The back of the dvd also features pictures of the various actors and actresses that are featured in the show. The front of the dvd shows the picture of Martin Sheen as Dr. Masters and Lizzy Caplan as Virginia Johnson. There is a quoted text of the Rolling Stone magazine review of the Masters Of dvd calling this television show “The Best New Show” while the TV guide review on the back says “stimulating and satisfying.” Disc one contains the first three episodes, disco two features episodes 4-6, disc three has episodes 7-9, and the fourth disc has the last three episodes. The following are the special features included within the four dvds for the Masters Of television show:Cast & Crew Commentary On the Pilot EpisodeDeleted ScenesMaking Masters OfA Masterful Portrayal: Michael Sheen As Dr. MastersAhead Of Her Time: Lizzy Kaplan As Virginia Johnson

Was intrigued by the idea of plot in respect of the science behind it. However, documentary-type productions don’t hold my attention. I thought by producing it in a context of following the story through the characters and showing it through the story line and characters to identify with the events/timeline. It could have been better if the writing was better when the plot slowed down.The first episode really pulled me in. However, as the episodes progressed, the science/plot slowed, making the interesting parts of science not enough to hold my attention… on and off.I respect the idea of depicting the truth to what actually happened. After all, it is realistic to expect difficulty in getting a university to back a study like this. The series just needed a better writer, to capitalize on the play between characters by the script. It progressively got a little less exciting amd informative, therefore losing my interest.Just a personal opinion. Someone that doesn’t mind the dips in script plot and characters yet development may find it more interesting

Interesting and steamy

I LOVE this show. I'm almost finished binge-ing on Season 1. I love Lizzy Caplan as Virginia Johnson and Michael Sheen as Dr Bill Masters. The whole cast is awesome. Allison Janney...wow. Julianne Nicholson, too!It's amazing how little people understood about sex, masturbation and women's bodies back then! OMG, I could never have lived in that time period, I would have been as unconventional as Virginia Johnson because otherwise I might kill myself. So much oppression and ignorance around the clitoris, female orgasm and chemistry. Makes me so sad for my parents and grandparents generations. It's like women's pleasure and sexuality didn't even exist to anyone back then. It kills me how many story lines were around women faking orgasm and/or men assuming they just don't have them and women assuming they can't. I have so much respect for Masters and Johnson for pushing this study against all support from their peers, exploring, pioneering this topic and educating people of something so important! This is your body and so many people back then, and today I suspect, know so little about it. If men watched this show they would realize that whatever they think they know about women's bodies from their lame online porn habit is leading them down a sad and ignorant path.I do have one complaint: It kills me that in a show about sex and orgasms, we never see penis. Why? Why!? Why!? Come on! Lots of breasts and women masturbating, but no penis. I don't get it. Maybe that's coming up in future episodes!?!?If you are a super prude, uncomfortable with your body or the idea of people getting off either with others or by themselves, then you will not enjoy this show. Which is a shame, because you need it the most. This is history, it's real and a well written ,well acted story.

So far, season one has me looking forward to a day off tomorrow {Thanksgiving) so I can finish binge watching it. Love the characters and the cultural insights from back in the day. It's amazing how even doctors of the era were so ignorant about sexuality. Dr Masters turns to prostitutes as his early volunteers, thinking they are the experts, and is surprised that most do not experience orgasm. At home, he cannot bear to watch when his wife suggests masturbating in front of him. Homosexulaity under cover, including mysteriously unsatisfied closted gay men's wives of 30 years. It captures the cultural sexual vibe circa 1960.

Really enjoyed this. Very stylishly filmed, with some great performances, and certainly evokes the period (or at least what I imagine that era to be). Very interesting how the attitude to women is shown. Everything must have been easier when sexism was not only normal but mandatory.

Unter dem Deckmantel der Wissenschaft wird in dieser Serie jegliche Moral über den Haufen geworfen.Ob der Studienleiter, der heimlich auf seine Assistentin steht, und mit dieser an seiner eigenen Studie teilnehmen möchte. Oder die Anstiftung eines Kollegen zur Teilnahme. Selbstverständlich nicht mit dessen Partnerin. Im Namen der Wissenschaft wird in dieser Serie keinerlei Rücksicht auf die Gefühle der Ehepartner genommen. Bzw. hofft man einfach dass diese nie erfahren werden was hinter ihrem Rücken getrieben wird...Der männliche Protagonist erscheint wie eine Mischung aus Dr. House und Mr. Monk. Jedoch wird er mir durch sein Verhalten immer unsympathischer.Die Assistentin wirkt auf den ersten Blick recht sympathisch. Entpuppt sich jedoch ebenfalls als falsch. Gerade was das Verhalten und ihr Tun hinter dem Rücken der Ehefrau von Dr. Masters betrifft.Die Handlung ist Teils interessant, Teils etwas eintönig. Speziell was die Studie betrifft. In der ersten Folge denkt man noch "Oha, die trauen sich aber was." Spätestens nach dem 4. Mal sehen wird es dann aber schon langweilig. Vor allem da recht schnell klar ist, dass das Schema immer nach 4 Phasen abläuft. Und ich mich echt Frage wie man es schafft diesbezüglich 4 Staffeln Serie zu füllen wenn alle relevanten Ergebnisse doch schon in Staffel 1 vorliegen?!...Die letzte 2 Folgen legten nochmal etwas mehr Dramatik an den Tag. Sodass ich nun doch neugierig geworden bin und wissen will wie es wohl weiter geht. Streng genommen könnte man es aber auch bei der 1. Staffel belassen.Ich habe in einer Bewertung gelesen die Handlung sei "Witzig". Das finde ich persönlich nicht. Die Handlung ist schon mit einer gewissen Ernsthaftigkeit inszeniert. Jedoch wird es mit der Moral und den ethischen Werten eben nicht allzu streng genommen. Was mich persönlich etwas enttäuscht. Vor allem da das gesamte Tun und Fehlverhalten immer durch die Bezeichnung "Wissenschaft" zu rechtfertigen versucht wird...

J'attendais un genre de Mad Men en milieu hospitalier. Mais personnellement je trouve cette série au dessus de Mad Men par sa qualité d'écriture. Les personnes sont complexes, et les situations dans lesquels ils évoluent sont cocasses parfois, et souvent difficiles. L'Amérique conservatrice et ses tabous, la lutte pour l'égalité des droits pour tous,... de nombreux sujets sont abordés, sous de nombreux angles. sans jugement et toujours très finement. Jamais je n'ai vu une série avec autant de personnages secondaires aussi travaillés et attachants. Les personnages féminins sont extraordinaires, loin des clichés habituels. L'interprétation est parfaite. Belle étude psychologique, des histoires pas ordinaires, des acteurs formidables, une belle ambiance rétro. La saison 2 est tout aussi brillante. De toutes les séries, ma chouchoute! Je recommande ++++

Magnifique et passionnant ! Ce n'est pas ce qui a été découvert, mais comment cela a été découvert par W. Master et V. Johnson.Cette étude est le début de l'histoire de la sexologie et la référence de départ.A voir absolument, que vous soyez Sexologue, Etudiant en Sexologie ou comme moi, intéressé par le sujet !On ne connaît pas complètement une science tant qu'on n'en sait pas l'histoire.Auguste Comte, Cours de philosophie positive, 1830-1842

Sexwissenschaftler im prüden Amerika, das ist Mal eine Serie wert.