Red Shoe Diaries

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Season One (1992)

Rate: 4 out of 5
Viewed: 5/25

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5/25: I must see Red Shoe Diaries because of Zalman King.

He's the best when it comes to directing sensual scenes. This one doesn't disappoint at all. Most of what I've seen are better than the movie: Red Shoe Diaries. It's because they're shorter in length.

Here's my analysis for some of the following episodes:

Safe Sex: Wildfire's Steven Bauer and Lake Consequence's Joan Severance dial it up to '10' for a hot, steamy affair à la 9½ Weeks. Finally, he gets to have a true co-star who's game for it unlike Linda Fiorentino and is, of course, a capable actor who had talent.

Talk to Me Baby: It's nice to see Richard Tyson again, and he was unforgettable in Two Moon Junction. I wonder what happened because he could've done more of the same stuff.

Just Like That: Hot, hot, hot...thanks to Nina Siemaszko and Matt LeBlanc of Friends fame.

Auto Erotica: Zalman King's most artistic output? I'm convinced he would've done a better job of directing Crash.

Jake's Story: David Duchovny likes to watch, and what he saw turns him on. Has Twin Peaks' Sheryl Lee finally gotten his character over his year-long depression which began in Red Shoe Diaries?

Accidents Happen: Ally Sheedy? I knew she wouldn't take off her clothes, and I was right. What a joke of an actress she is. This is the worst episode of the season. Did Ally Sheedy not understand what the show was supposed to be all about? The stupid husband who walked in and had sex with the woman on the bed should immediately recognize there's a huge difference between her breast size and his nearly flat-chested wife's.

Double or Nothing: Pretty Woman meets The Color of Money. Finally, the show is back on track. The last three episodes have been awful, deviating too much from Zalman King's vision. It just can't be sex, sex, sex. Meanwhile, it's hard to get over the uncanny resemblance that Francesco Quinn has to his father, and he's a good fit for the material and should've returned repeatedly.

How I Met My Husband: It's a good season finale.





Season Two (1993)

Rate: 3 out of 5
Viewed: 5/25

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5/25: Season Two is a tale of two halves with a new warning.

The first half is so banal that my mind simply wandered while watching many episodes. But it's back to what it used to be in Season One for the second half. However, the biggest issue is the lack of A-list stars. It's just a bunch of nobodies who are mostly models and D-list thespians. Anyway, if this pattern continues during Season Three, I'm going to drop my rating to either '1' or '2' because it's too boring and formulaic.

Here's my analysis for some of the following episodes:

Runway: The cabbie is annoying when he speaks.

Kidnap: Two cowboys rob a bank and get away on horses from the cops in cars. And the kidnapped female develops Stockholm syndrome in a record time. Yeah...it's the dumbest episode in series history.

Night of Abandon: Finally...diversity. What took them so long?

In the Blink of an Eye: Here's a good one that rises above the usual. It's been a lot of crap so far.

Love at First Sight: Strange episode but...very good that's directed by Zalman King, reminding me of Breathless with Richard Gere.

Gina: Lynette Walden looks like Tiffani Amber Thiessen.