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"Secret Diary Of A Call Girl" Is No Longer A Secret Here

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:50:28 EDT

Remember, last year when Billie Piper scandalized the UK with her turn in "Secret Diary Of A Call Girl," that TV series based on the blog and book by Belle du Jour? Well, scandals make for awesome ratings (duh) so Showtime went ahead and bought the rights to broadcast the whole thing here in the U.S.. Hype aside, they do deserve credit for not simply stealing the idea and watering it down for the American audience's more tender sensibilities; they'll be showing the original unedited episodes just as they aired on the other side of the pond. It debuts on the "telly" (that's what they call it over there! Really!) on Monday night, but you can watch the full first two episodes online right now ... or at least whet your appetite with this sample clip. As you'll see either way, being a call girl is a dirty job—and we would sure like to have Billie do it to us.

· "Secret Diary Of A Call Girl" (full episodes @ sho.com)

Today's Forecast: 69 And Awkward

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:40:16 EDT

When you live in Minnesota, warm days are a precious commodity and the locals can be forgiven for getting a little excited when the mercury rises above a certain level. Like—and this is just a random number we pulled out of thin air—68° F? ~~Even Minneapolis weather dude Chris Shaffer can get a little crazy from the heat.~~ Maybe if his original idea doesn't work out he can still find the time for a little "sun stroke," if you catch our drift!

Update: Apologies to Mr. Shaffer. He probably didn't say what we thought he said. We're the only ones with our head in the gutter.

· Weatherman Makes 69 Joke on Air (YouTube, via nerve.com + pitch.com)

Billie Piper Answers The "Call Girl"

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:10:36 EDT

Britons are all a-flutter lately over new TV series "The Secret Diary of a Call Girl," which has become a somewhat surprising hit if you're the kind of person who is surprised that sex is popular. The local papers are overflowing with talk about the show—based on the book that was based on the anonymous blog, Belle de Jour—with stories that seem to vacillate between concerns that the sophisticated style of high-end hookers will glamourize prostitution and lunatic ravings about how freakin' hot Billie Piper is. Even the star herself says she felt, "slightly dirty and uncomfortable" (as if that's a bad thing) when leaving the set each day, but as you can see in this clip from one her threeway sex romps, she comes out clean on the other side.

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· "Thrilly Billie's sex orgy video" (thesun.co.uk)
· "Tricks of the trade" (scotsman.com)
· "Billie Piper's happy hooker" + TV review (timesonline.co.uk)
· Billie Piper: 'I felt dirty after filming' (whatsontv.co.uk)
· "Porn Piper's calling" (metro.co.uk)

Previously: Belles de Jour, Belle de Jour Exposed, Again

Smile, You're Naked On TV!

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:26:59 EDT

There was a bit of controversy surrounding last weekend's Emmy Awards ceremony, what with the Fox censors cutting off everyone who so much as sneezed in the wrong direction. Of course, since no one dropped trou in the middle of their acceptance speech the network should consider themselves lucky.

The people responsible for putting on live television broadcasts have been noticably jumpy since about ... oh, we don't know ... February 1, 2004 and frankly, who can blame them? You never know when some drunk guy or bored girl is going to whip something out in the middle of your newscast or sporting event for all the world to see. Cameras have a funny way of bringing out the exhibitionist in people, but the voyeur in you might appreciate reliving some of those golden moments of live TV nakedness, including the one above that you probably don't ever remember because it hardly got any attention ever.

And if boob flashing isn't your thing, surely watching a linebacker flatten the 12th man on the field is entertaining in its own right?

· 14 Great Moments of Unexpected Nudity on Live Television (cottonandsand.com)

Local Weather Gets A Bit Nipple-y

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:05:00 EDT

Weathermen. They're like the court jesters of TV news, always there to lighten the mood with a clever quip, a birthday wish for someone's grandma, or helpful hints on scoring some ass in a public bathroom. So if you replaced his trusty green screen map with, say ... a giant booby, what do you think is going to happen? TMZ may believe they've caught Chris Allen of WBKO in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in some sort of TV outtake faux pas, but the man is simply handling a tough situation by falling back on his meteorological training. That's what a true professional does.

· Chris' Corner (wbko.com)

Previously: Local News Team Provides Gay Cruising Primer

Olivia Munn's Hot Beef Injection

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:27:23 EDT

Olivia Munn holds a strange power over the geeks of the world. As co-host of G4's "Attack of the Show!" she comes into their homes to tease them with informed talk of video games, sci-fi movies, and comic books and just generally frustrates them with her nerdy hotness. The upside (or maybe downside for her) is that any time she does anything remotely sexy—like say, dress up as Wonder Woman or Princess Leia—fanboys everywhere go into spasm of joy and start flooding teh internets (and our inbox) with tributes. Not that we're complaining about having to watch slow motion remixes of Miss Olivia swallowing an airborne hot dog slathered in mustard. There just aren't a lot of girls out there who could wear the crown of "wiener champion" so effortlessly.

· Video via G4TV (g4tv.com)

More Olivi-mania after the jump.

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· Fünf Pittoresken For Piano Documentation (YouTube)
· Olivia Munn Almost Takes Down A Wiener Whole (hollywoodtuna.com)
· Olivia Munn Deep Throats a Wiener, Doesn't Swallow (egotastic.com)

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· Olivia Munn as Wonder Woman (YouTube)

Blast From The (TV) Past: The Popsicle Twins

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 22 May 2007 15:28:29 EDT

Speaking of oral fixations, our recent jaunts around teh internets led us to this classic clip of one the great infamous moments of television history—if you consider anything that happened on The Gong Show to be a great moment, that is. Since you probably don't spend a whole lot of time watching game show reruns, you may have never actually caught the notorious Popsicle Twins, the act that almost single-handedly doomed the Gong to an early cancellation grave. (Well, them and Jamie Farr.) Like many of the things your parents like to warn you about, it's not nearly as salacious as it's usually described, but keep in mind this was the late 1970s. American Idol hadn't been invented yet, so young people sucking on stage just wasn't as popular as it is today. (What? Too easy?)

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· Gong Show - Have You Got A Nickel (YouTube)
· The Gong Show (Wikipedia)

Previously: Sex Blog Roundup: This Week Really Sucks, 40,000 Blowjobs: Vote For Tania Derveaux!, Video Playpen: Girls Licking