Sexcetera
Encyclopedia
Sexcetera is an American
Playboy TV
newsmagazine
focused on human sexuality
.
s, since its launch in 1998
, it is one of Playboy
's longest-running series. Sexcetera features four to five "reports" per 1-hour episode.
The reports, which were filmed throughout the US and in Europe
, generally covered fetish
es, adult expo
s or gatherings, current erotic trends, sex products (e.g. toys
), pornographic celebrities, and tips for couples. Reporters presented their stories in a humorous style, and female correspondents often got naked during their own pieces.
Though no longer in production, reruns are still shown on Playboy TV
and SkyLiving. The network's current shows 69 Sexy Things 2 Do Before You Die
and e-Rotic
are built much around the same premise as the original Sexcetera.
The programme ended in 2005 after the team have just called it a day.
Television in the United States
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Playboy TV
Playboy TV
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newsmagazine
Newsmagazine
A news magazine is a typed, printed, and published piece of paper, magazine or a radio or television program, usually weekly, featuring articles or segments on current events...
focused on human sexuality
Human sexuality
Human sexuality is the awareness of gender differences, and the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses. Human sexuality can also be described as the way someone is sexually attracted to another person whether it is to opposite sexes , to the same sex , to either sexes , or not being...
.
History
Having run over 80 episodeEpisode
An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a serial television or radio program. An episode is a part of a sequence of a body of work, akin to a chapter of a book. The term sometimes applies to works based on other forms of mass media as well, as in Star Wars...
s, since its launch in 1998
1998 in television
The year 1998 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1998.For the American TV schedule, see: 1998–99 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...
, it is one of Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
's longest-running series. Sexcetera features four to five "reports" per 1-hour episode.
The reports, which were filmed throughout the US and in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, generally covered fetish
Sexual fetishism
Sexual fetishism, or erotic fetishism, is the sexual arousal a person receives from a physical object, or from a specific situation. The object or situation of interest is called the fetish, the person a fetishist who has a fetish for that object/situation. Sexual fetishism may be regarded, e.g...
es, adult expo
Expo
Expo may refer to:*Expo , short for "exposition", and also known as World's Fair*A trade fair, an exhibition where companies in an industry showcase and demonstrate their latest products...
s or gatherings, current erotic trends, sex products (e.g. toys
Sex toy
A sex toy is an object or device that is primarily used to facilitate human sexual pleasure. The most popular sex toys are designed to resemble human genitals and may be vibrating or non-vibrating...
), pornographic celebrities, and tips for couples. Reporters presented their stories in a humorous style, and female correspondents often got naked during their own pieces.
Though no longer in production, reruns are still shown on Playboy TV
Playboy TV
Playboy TV is a premium monthly subscription television channel. Since its launch in 1982 in partnership with Cablevision which eventually sold their share back to Playboy, Playboy TV has become a leading entertainment channel for adult entertainment...
and SkyLiving. The network's current shows 69 Sexy Things 2 Do Before You Die
69 Sexy Things 2 Do Before You Die
69 Sexy Things 2 Do Before You Die is a Playboy TV adult newsmagazine profiling exotic locales, outdoor adventures, and current erotic trends.-Premise:...
and e-Rotic
E-Rotic (TV series)
e-Rotic is a Playboy TV newsmagazine profiling popular adult websites and the personalities behind them...
are built much around the same premise as the original Sexcetera.
The programme ended in 2005 after the team have just called it a day.
Reporters
- Kira ReedKira ReedKira Katherine Reed is an American actress, host and television producer.Reed studied acting at the Youth Performing Arts School in Louisville, Kentucky; and Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, graduating in 1989...
- Valerie BaberValerie BaberValerie Baber born in and is a former model and television personality who made an exit from the camera lens in 2006.-External links:...
- Susannah BreslinSusannah BreslinSusannah Breslin is an American writer best known for creating the blog The Reverse Cowgirl and for her on-camera reporting for the Playboy TV program Sexcetera. Her writing and television work tends to deal with sexual and pornography-related topics. She has also written for periodicals including...
- Hoyt Christopher
- Ralph GarmanRalph GarmanRalph Garman is an American actor, comedian, and radio host best known as the host of The Joe Schmo Show, for his voice work in Family Guy, and as the entertainment reporter and impressionist for the Kevin and Bean morning show on Los Angeles radio station, KROQ-FM...
- Frank Gianotti
- Lauren HaysLauren HaysLauren Hays is American actress. who acted in a number of erotic films in the 1990s and early 2000s, before becoming a country music artist....
- Asante Jones
- Gretchen MasseyGretchen MasseyGretchen Wynnifer Massey Lukas is a Los Angeles-based radio host and performer. Her CBS Radio talk show 'CrackinUp w/ Gretchen & the Lukes' aired weekly on the Los Angeles station KLSX 97.1 Free FM every 'Fraturday'...
- Sam PhillipsSam Phillips (model)Samantha Phillips is an American actress, talk-show host, reality TV host, radio DJ, producer, high-fashion model, popular pin-up girl, and spokesmodel. The name Sam Phillips became a registered service mark in 2008....
- Scott PotasnikScott PotasnikScott Potasnik is an American journalist, television host, producer and actor. He is the host of Sexcetera, a travel adventure docu-series. Potasnik is also the co-creator and host of , a pay per view travel show that aired on iNDEMAND, Host of the and creator and producer of Tokin' Trash, a...
- Andrea LowellAndrea LowellAndrea Lowell is an American actress and model most recognizable from her Playboy magazine nude pictorials and on air work for a variety of Playboy TV programs....