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Tell Me You Love Me is an American cable television drama series that premiered on HBO and The Movie Network on September 9, 2007.

Tell Me You Love Me
Created byCynthia Mort
Starring
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Production locationsWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original networkHBO
Original releaseSeptember 9 (2007-09-09) –
November 11, 2007 (2007-11-11)

The series was created by Cynthia Mort and originally conceived as Sexlife. The pilot episode was produced and directed by Patricia Rozema and shot in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The series was picked up by HBO for a second season in October 2007, but was ultimately canceled in July 2008 when Mort said she and the network "were unable to find the direction of the show for the second season".[1]


Overview


Tell Me You Love Me revolves around three couples, Jamie and Hugo (Borth and Kirby), Katie and David (Walker and DeKay), and Carolyn and Palek (Walger and Scott), each with their own problems concerning intimacy in their relationships. They seek the help of therapist May Foster (Alexander), who herself has relationship problems with her partner Arthur (Selby).


Cast



Regular cast



Recurring guest stars



Structure


Each episode screens without any introduction, no title cards, and no opening credits. The episodes are also shot with handheld cameras, giving the show a somewhat documentary-like feel. No episode has a music score or soundtrack, except for one song which generally starts in the last two to three scenes and carries over the closing credits. The title card for the show is not shown until immediately before the closing credits.


Depiction of sex


The series gained early publicity because of its extremely realistic depictions of sexual intercourse, oral sex and masturbation.[2][3][4][5] Despite persistent rumors to the contrary, and a notable lack of comment on the matter from either HBO or the production team, the sex scenes were simulated. Director Patricia Rozema was among those to have addressed this issue directly:

But it's not real, it's simulated. At one point, one of the producers was floating this idea in the trade papers that it would be real sex in the series. I immediately said, "Well, find another director, I don't want to do that." I wasn't interested in that.[6]

With regard to these controversial scenes actress Jane Alexander has said the following:

You know, people tend to believe those scenes, when they see them, are real, but they're not. They're acted. Our union doesn't even let us have any real sex, not that we would anyway. But just acting with someone like David [Selby], whom I have known for so long, it was fine. Those scenes are never easy.[7]


Reception


Time's James Poniewozik named it one of the Top 10 New TV Series of 2007, ranking it at #3.[8]

The first episode of the show only attracted a total of about 910,000 viewers—far fewer than what the network had been pulling in for previous series such as Rome, Deadwood, and even the ill-fated John from Cincinnati.[9] A month after its debut, HBO claimed the show had drawn a total of 3.1 million viewers across seven broadcasts.[10]


Home media


DVD nameCountryRelease dateEp #Additional information
The Complete First SeasonUnited StatesFebruary 11, 200810Four audio commentaries
The Complete First SeasonAustraliaApril 29, 200910
The Complete First Season (כל פרקי העונה הראשונה)Israel200810

References


  1. Rice, Lynette (July 28, 2008). "Tell Me You Love Me: HBO Pulls the Plug After All". Entertainment Weekly.
  2. Owen, Rob (July 16, 2007). "Tuned In: Star Jones unveils new look in promoting new talk show". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  3. "HBO gets raw -- or is it raunchy? -- with sexually explicit 'Tell Me You Love Me'". Los Angeles Times. July 14, 2007. Archived from the original on May 20, 2009.
  4. Johnson, Richard; Paula Froelich; Bill Hoffmann; Corynne Steindler (September 1, 2007). "PASSION PUT-ON". New York Post. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007.
  5. Topel, Fred (9 September 2007). "'Tell Me You Love Me': A Different Kind of Real Sex for HBO". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  6. Morrow, Martin (October 1, 2007). "Sex Talk". CBC News. Archived from the original on June 30, 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  7. Crook, John (September 9, 2007). "'Tell Me You Love Me' Bares Bodies and Souls". Zap2it.
  8. Poniewozik, James (9 December 2007). "Top 10 New TV Series: #3. Tell Me You Love Me". Time. Archived from the original on December 12, 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  9. "HBO's 'Tell Me' speaks to few". Variety. September 11, 2007.
  10. Claustro, Lisa (October 5, 2007). "HBO Renews 'Tell Me You Love Me'". Buddy TV. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2007.



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- [en] Tell Me You Love Me (TV series)

[ru] Скажи мне, что любишь меня

«Скажи мне, что любишь меня» (англ. Tell Me You Love Me, возможен перевод, как «Скажи, что любишь меня») — американский драматический телевизионный сериал. Хотя пилотный эпизод был снят в 2005 году, премьера состоялась только 9 сентября 2007 года[1] по заказу телеканала HBO в США. Съёмки сериала проходили осенью 2007 года на основе идеи Синтии Морт (англ. Cynthia Mort) режиссёром Патрисией Розема.


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