Vivid Launches - Debbie Does Dallas Reality Series - GoFuckYourself.com

Miss Tera · 03-12-2007, 11:02 AM

LOS ANGELES - Vivid Entertainment's Debbie Does Dallas?Again is the focus of a seven-part reality TV series. Produced by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato of Inside Deep Throat fame, the show promises a revealing look behind the scenes of director Paul Thomas' upcoming porn blockbuster.

"Vivid really gave us complete access to every level of production," supervising producer Chris May told AVN.com. "We were there from the moment they settled on the idea of making it, through the casting, the writing of the script, and throughout production. We shot over 300 hours of tape. And during that time, we were able to go into the lives of all the people involved, not just Steven and Marci Hirsch, but the girls, as well ? finding out what their concerns are, and kind of getting a sense of what it's like to be an actress in the adult film industry."

The Debbie series idea emerged from Bailey and Barbato's previous dealings with Vivid on the 13-part reality show Vivid Valley (a.k.a. Porno Valley, 2004.)

The new series centers on the competition for the role of Debbie in PT's big-budget re-imagining of the classic porn title. The plot thickens when Vivid decides to simultaneously produce an alternative take on Debbie with director Eon McKai, who had then just joined the company as head of its Vivid Alt division.

Quite a lot happens over the course of the series, including a not-so-friendly rivalry between directors Thomas and McKai. May hinted that McKai's casting choice for Debbie proved potentially destructive. And while it's no secret within the adult biz that Stefani Morgan won the role of Debbie, show producers said that Morgan's story arc is one of the show's big surprises. Monique Alexander, who plays Debbie's evil nemesis, is also said to have a major presence in the cable series.

"I think initially, we held back a little, but as time went on and we became more comfortable with the inner workings of a reality show, everybody involved seemed to really open up," Steven Hirsch told AVN.com. "The production value is so much higher than it was on the first show [Vivid Valley], and it just felt like a completely different experience. I think the show's great, and people are really going to enjoy it."

Paul Thomas is quick to distance his Debbie from the 1978 model. "My movie is not a remake; this is a completely different story," Thomas said. "Of course, I think it's much better than the original. The original Debbie Does Dallas was not a good movie; it caught a certain zeitgeist in the culture, but it wasn't good for the time, and it's certainly not a good movie now. I spun the story closest to Heaven Can Wait, where Debbie dies and is reincarnated in the body of another cheerleader. If there's a greater theme to the film besides beautiful cheerleaders and hot anal sex, it's that Debbie, the most beautiful cheerleader of all, has to come back in the body of a girl who couldn't even make the squad before. So, Debbie has to look through a different set of eyes."

Thomas cast Hillary Scott as the geeky cheerleader whose body becomes the vessel for Debbie's vengeful spirit. According to Scott, the director asked her to audition for the role after viewing a tape of her reading for Eli Cross' Corruption.

In addition to shooting Scott's antics, the reality TV crew extensively documented the off-camera lives of Vivid girls Stefani Morgan, Monique Alexander, Cassidey, Savanna Samson and Sunny Leone. Both Bailey and May emphasized that they set out to capture the girls' everyday lives rather than the porn-starlet fantasy image.

While dark-haired beauty Leone has only a minor role in the movie as "Corky," it's a memorable one: a sex scene in a cemetery chapel with Lacie Heart.
"It was a lot of fun," Leone said of her Debbie experience. "The reality show followed us around for weeks, but they weren't your typical camera crew that was in your face and annoying like some of them can be. They followed us to different events, to our homes, to promotions we did; they followed me to Las Vegas once, and I believe they even did a doctor's appointment with Cassidey. Part of the reality series was to show who we really are, so they were asking us so many questions. For myself, one of the biggest questions was, 'Sunny are you going to do boy-girl?' They asked me why, what I thought it would or wouldn't do for my career, and all the questions that follow from that."

By all accounts, the Debbie show yielded plenty of drama ? but Bailey emphasizes that the series doesn't take the moralistic slant seen in many mainstream media portrayals of porn.

"We don't put pornography in the moral box of indignation that most people in the media do," Bailey continued. "When they deign to cover it, it's always with this kind of gloves-on approach, where there's some kind of moral judgment. We think that's not really the story, and so we've taken a fair amount of stick for making the films and programs that we've made. We believe that sexually explicit expression is a real vital force in civilization and culture. Sure, bad things happen, but the same goes for any professional in any business. That's not to minimize the distress and suffering; it's just not our focus."

"It's a very well-produced, very well put-together look at the making of an adult film," said Paul Thomas. "It gets into the lives of the people, the conflicts of making the movie and the real and imagined issues of the girls. It shows quite a bit of sex within the movie from a behind-the-scenes vantage point, and it's also very interesting from filmmaking & human interest standpoints. Certainly, it's in a totally different league than Family Business. That was a small little company, and this is more like Paramount Pictures or Universal taking a much grander approach to the whole thing."

Vivid plans to release Debbie Does Dallas...Again next month on standard DVD, HD DVD and Blu-Ray. Vivid's official website www.debbiedoesdallasagain.com will offer free exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from the movie as well as scenes excerpted from the cable TV show.

Additional commentary and bonus content will appear on the website for Fenton and Barbato's production company, World of Wonder.
Look for more exclusive AVN.com coverage of Debbie in the coming weeks. For show airtimes, visit Showtime's official site.

Chris · 03-12-2007, 11:27 AM

dvr'd it

honestly - i normaly like the "industry" shows that are on the prem. channels

but this one looks wayyyyyyy to scripted

makefuckingmoney · 03-12-2007, 11:38 AM

i jerked it to the original at least 100 times

Digipimp · 03-12-2007, 11:56 AM

yeah my dvr recorded it on its own and i watched, i thought it sucked to be honest.

tranza · 03-12-2007, 12:05 PM

That site looks funny on Firefox.....

datatank · 03-12-2007, 12:31 PM

I prefer "Tera Does Toronto"

YanksAngel · 03-12-2007, 12:37 PM

"We don't put pornography in the moral box of indignation that most people in the media do," Bailey continued. "When they deign to cover it, it's always with this kind of gloves-on approach, where there's some kind of moral judgment. We think that's not really the story, and so we've taken a fair amount of stick for making the films and programs that we've made. We believe that sexually explicit expression is a real vital force in civilization and culture. Sure, bad things happen, but the same goes for any professional in any business. That's not to minimize the distress and suffering; it's just not our focus."

I like your style. Count me in on the promos and give me a ring on icq if you want too. . Well done.

CaptainHowdy · 03-12-2007, 12:39 PM

Sunny is hotttttttttt !!

abyss_al · 03-12-2007, 12:40 PM

looks good

dooglas · 03-12-2007, 12:52 PM

Movie looks great. I saw a bit of the show...nice look inside the biz.

TCAP · 03-12-2007, 01:20 PM

Saw the first episode on Showtime over the weekend, thought it was pretty dull.

Miss Tera · 03-12-2007, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by datatank

I prefer "Tera Does Toronto"

LOL how about "Tera does Phoenix"

I will bring the lube...

Thanks for the comments everybody

03-12-2007, 01:48 PM

First Adult Blu-Ray release...EVER

03-12-2007, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptainHowdy

Sunny is hotttttttttt !!

check her out in the trailers at http://www.debbiedoesdallasagain.com

tony286 · 03-12-2007, 03:45 PM

that should be fun to watch

03-12-2007, 11:02 AM	#1
Miss Tera Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,634	Vivid Launches - Debbie Does Dallas Reality Series LOS ANGELES - Vivid Entertainment's Debbie Does Dallas?Again is the focus of a seven-part reality TV series. Produced by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato of Inside Deep Throat fame, the show promises a revealing look behind the scenes of director Paul Thomas' upcoming porn blockbuster. "Vivid really gave us complete access to every level of production," supervising producer Chris May told AVN.com. "We were there from the moment they settled on the idea of making it, through the casting, the writing of the script, and throughout production. We shot over 300 hours of tape. And during that time, we were able to go into the lives of all the people involved, not just Steven and Marci Hirsch, but the girls, as well ? finding out what their concerns are, and kind of getting a sense of what it's like to be an actress in the adult film industry." The Debbie series idea emerged from Bailey and Barbato's previous dealings with Vivid on the 13-part reality show Vivid Valley (a.k.a. Porno Valley, 2004.) The new series centers on the competition for the role of Debbie in PT's big-budget re-imagining of the classic porn title. The plot thickens when Vivid decides to simultaneously produce an alternative take on Debbie with director Eon McKai, who had then just joined the company as head of its Vivid Alt division. Quite a lot happens over the course of the series, including a not-so-friendly rivalry between directors Thomas and McKai. May hinted that McKai's casting choice for Debbie proved potentially destructive. And while it's no secret within the adult biz that Stefani Morgan won the role of Debbie, show producers said that Morgan's story arc is one of the show's big surprises. Monique Alexander, who plays Debbie's evil nemesis, is also said to have a major presence in the cable series. "I think initially, we held back a little, but as time went on and we became more comfortable with the inner workings of a reality show, everybody involved seemed to really open up," Steven Hirsch told AVN.com. "The production value is so much higher than it was on the first show [Vivid Valley], and it just felt like a completely different experience. I think the show's great, and people are really going to enjoy it." Paul Thomas is quick to distance his Debbie from the 1978 model. "My movie is not a remake; this is a completely different story," Thomas said. "Of course, I think it's much better than the original. The original Debbie Does Dallas was not a good movie; it caught a certain zeitgeist in the culture, but it wasn't good for the time, and it's certainly not a good movie now. I spun the story closest to Heaven Can Wait, where Debbie dies and is reincarnated in the body of another cheerleader. If there's a greater theme to the film besides beautiful cheerleaders and hot anal sex, it's that Debbie, the most beautiful cheerleader of all, has to come back in the body of a girl who couldn't even make the squad before. So, Debbie has to look through a different set of eyes." Thomas cast Hillary Scott as the geeky cheerleader whose body becomes the vessel for Debbie's vengeful spirit. According to Scott, the director asked her to audition for the role after viewing a tape of her reading for Eli Cross' Corruption. In addition to shooting Scott's antics, the reality TV crew extensively documented the off-camera lives of Vivid girls Stefani Morgan, Monique Alexander, Cassidey, Savanna Samson and Sunny Leone. Both Bailey and May emphasized that they set out to capture the girls' everyday lives rather than the porn-starlet fantasy image. While dark-haired beauty Leone has only a minor role in the movie as "Corky," it's a memorable one: a sex scene in a cemetery chapel with Lacie Heart. "It was a lot of fun," Leone said of her Debbie experience. "The reality show followed us around for weeks, but they weren't your typical camera crew that was in your face and annoying like some of them can be. They followed us to different events, to our homes, to promotions we did; they followed me to Las Vegas once, and I believe they even did a doctor's appointment with Cassidey. Part of the reality series was to show who we really are, so they were asking us so many questions. For myself, one of the biggest questions was, 'Sunny are you going to do boy-girl?' They asked me why, what I thought it would or wouldn't do for my career, and all the questions that follow from that." By all accounts, the Debbie show yielded plenty of drama ? but Bailey emphasizes that the series doesn't take the moralistic slant seen in many mainstream media portrayals of porn. "We don't put pornography in the moral box of indignation that most people in the media do," Bailey continued. "When they deign to cover it, it's always with this kind of gloves-on approach, where there's some kind of moral judgment. We think that's not really the story, and so we've taken a fair amount of stick for making the films and programs that we've made. We believe that sexually explicit expression is a real vital force in civilization and culture. Sure, bad things happen, but the same goes for any professional in any business. That's not to minimize the distress and suffering; it's just not our focus." "It's a very well-produced, very well put-together look at the making of an adult film," said Paul Thomas. "It gets into the lives of the people, the conflicts of making the movie and the real and imagined issues of the girls. It shows quite a bit of sex within the movie from a behind-the-scenes vantage point, and it's also very interesting from filmmaking & human interest standpoints. Certainly, it's in a totally different league than Family Business. That was a small little company, and this is more like Paramount Pictures or Universal taking a much grander approach to the whole thing." Vivid plans to release Debbie Does Dallas...Again next month on standard DVD, HD DVD and Blu-Ray. Vivid's official website www.debbiedoesdallasagain.com will offer free exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from the movie as well as scenes excerpted from the cable TV show. Additional commentary and bonus content will appear on the website for Fenton and Barbato's production company, World of Wonder. Look for more exclusive AVN.com coverage of Debbie in the coming weeks. For show airtimes, visit Showtime's official site. __________________ Director of eCommerce www.gamelink.com [email protected] skype: tera_masters

03-12-2007, 11:27 AM	#2
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03-12-2007, 11:56 AM	#4
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03-12-2007, 12:37 PM	#7
YanksAngel Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ - USA Posts: 134	"We don't put pornography in the moral box of indignation that most people in the media do," Bailey continued. "When they deign to cover it, it's always with this kind of gloves-on approach, where there's some kind of moral judgment. We think that's not really the story, and so we've taken a fair amount of stick for making the films and programs that we've made. We believe that sexually explicit expression is a real vital force in civilization and culture. Sure, bad things happen, but the same goes for any professional in any business. That's not to minimize the distress and suffering; it's just not our focus." I like your style. Count me in on the promos and give me a ring on icq if you want too. . Well done. __________________ YanksCash.com -->Check out our FREE content feed here. ICQ 421-670-215

03-12-2007, 11:38 AM	#3
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03-12-2007, 01:20 PM	#11
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03-12-2007, 01:48 PM	#13
esnem Guest Posts: n/a	First Adult Blu-Ray release...EVER

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