I had heard about this cable erotica show a long time ago but never had to chance to watch it in as I did not have Skinemax. On a whim my husband and I decided to rent it from the online video store and I was pleasantly surprised. The show revolves around two best friends, Olivia and Cooper, who decide to start a dating service. Olivia is a recent widow recovering from losing the love of her life. Cooper is a commitment- phobic wild child. Together they team up with Ryan, an associate math professor who lends a male perspective to the business. Each show centers around the latest match-up (which usually leads to sex on the first date) and their own private love lives. Ryan and Cooper share witty and flirtatious banter which eventually culminates in them becoming a couple. Olivia struggles to move on from the death of her husband, Vince. The show is not your average erotica series where the dialog scenes are mere filler for the sex scenes. The dialog is witty, interesting and at times even heart felt. The characters are not one-dimensional stereotypes. They range from a blind sculptor and a model who feels she has lost her looks at age thirty, to an interior designer and architect who find love in a haunted house. Olivia's struggle to find love again is portrayed with deep sensitivity by Amy Lindsay. Tiffany Bolton is cute and mischievous as Cooper. Ryan Lundy (played by Glen Meadows) is probably the most endearing of the characters because he shows a wide range of sensitive nerd, genius business-man and even passionate lover. The show was picked up for a second season with Meadows and his real life wife, Beverly Lynne (who portrays lovable free spirit Candy in a few first season episodes) running the agency. The sex scenes are plentiful but tastefully done. They are tension-filled, erotic , and fun to watch. The show is funny and sexy and definitely worth purchasing for someone looking for something sexy, rather than trashy.
