Thrills (2001)
Synopsis
The paper edits the stories to include titillation and a seductive flavor that mirrors the lives of the reporters to push boundaries. The reporters take on increasingly bigger risque stories which leads to rivals, danger and intrigue.
Creator
Alan B. Bursteen
Network
Cinemax
Episodes
Beauty and the Beach
A writer covers a nude supermodel photo shoot and renews an old relationship.
A Most Dangerous Desire
FBI-agent Paul Roarke enlists Thrills reporter Denise to help him investigate Mafioso Marcus Gamboni - she accepts in exchange for exclusive coverage in the magazine. Her preliminary strip search by a female agent, the stalk-out while he has his way with a kept girl, Denise entering to examine the suit-case he left with his girl-friend Laura to be caught by Gamboni who is eagerly dissuaded by sex and celebration of the catch back with the agents provide ample opportunity to cater for stripping, lust in action and graphic erotic fantasies, which started even before she entered the Thrills headquarters.
Sex & Sweat
Will Roark, a former USMC reporter, needs an interview for a Thrills article on personal trainers. His personal friend Maggie Ford, who trains Hollywood - and sport celebrities, only agrees if he takes her fitness program after a stark naked 'inspection of his muscle groups'. He thus hears and experiences her formula commonly includes more intimate contacts then -and on tip off- full body massages, in his case extended to the bedroom.
I Was A Rock'n'Roll Groupie
Lisa is sent undercover to get the story "A Day in the Life of a Rock and Roll Groupie" for the Greg Z Band.
The Ultimate Companion
Dan takes home a pleasure android for the weekend. The builders want him to test it and see how well she functions.
I, Spy
Rumor Magazine has a spy implanted at Thrills Magazine. Security cameras catch several employees having sex in their offices.
The Taming Of Felicia
When a male Thrills reporter returns from an interview with a jungle rebel commander he can't publish because it consisted solely of sex without any dialog, he finds boss Felicia is pissed off after rejection by a billionaire, but allows contractor Jamie to decide he's hired to redecorate the office, and proves himself her dream-lover even though he has an 'in-living' assistant. Meanwhile the reporter has his fun in the office with a nymphomaniac admirer in the copier-room.
Club Plasma
When hunky Thrills-reporter Rob Constantine examines Club Plasma, which even has a discount for 'non-mortals', his sexual intimacy with Portia Valera, a self-professed vampire whom he found to sleep with improbably hibernation-like metabolism, comes at the price of a vampire kiss - is he now one himself? At any rate the whole thing stimulates libido, according to Portia since she slept with Aurelius, the son of a Roman general...
Easy Writer
Mason meets a mysterious rider at a biker club. At this club, the bikes are not ridden that much, but the bikers are.
Sex & Fantasy
Felicia will be attending the 1st Annual Thrills Award show. One the writers Raquel is supposed to be attending as well. However, she delayed due to a modeling shoot, she get stuck at a farm way away from civilization.
A Ghostly Affair
Felicia send two reporters Fred and Daphne undercover to the Rajahari sex commune. On the way their car breakdown, they end up seeking help in a creepy house.
The Muse
Felicia helps launch the career of a struggling artist who uses her body to paint her canvasses.
Dr. Janet
Dr. Janet has a talk radio show about sex and relationships. She will be writing a column for Thrills Magazine. If the column is anywhere close to the heat in her fantasies, the building will burn down.
Cast
Details
Original Title
Thrills
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
13