TV Review: HBO's Cathouse Season Finale

HBO’s Cathouse Season Finale

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By the conclusion of this season on Cathouse, we’ve been taken on quite a ride. From the flirty fun in the lounge, to the wild romps in the bedrooms, from the women repeatedly maintaining that working and living at the Moonlite Bunny Ranch is more like a sorority than a job, to the blowup between Air Force Amy and Danielle – it’s been a roller coaster ride of sex, friendship, and life. Yes, life.

Last week's finale left me feeling a little sad. I wanted more episodes! Like many of the men who find themselves surrounded by the beautiful women at the Moonlite Bunny Ranch, I was reluctant to be kicked out the front door, figuratively speaking. Perhaps you're shocked to hear that a woman could be so caught up in a show set in a brothel. Don't be. There are many reasons I'm hooked on the series.

I’m fascinated by the people. To call them characters like one would find on a sitcom doesn’t do the men and women you see on the show justice. Make no mistake about this, the people are real. The on screen action is real. These aren't actors and actresses playing the roles of hookers, johns, madams, and pimps. Real people, actual events, and compelling stories are all part of the Cathouse package.

While a small percentage of viewers watch the show for the occasional, and brief, sex scenes, I truly believe that the appeal of the show isn’t about the acts themselves, but rather the people who choose to work in the sex industry. Let’s face it; much more graphic depictions of sex are only a mouse click away on the internet. What you find on a porn website is more about titillation and less about the people involved. Cathouse brings the human side to the fore. If the show was only about sex, it would hardly be as popular as it is. Nor would it be as interesting. Everyone involved has a story to tell and you’re never sure what they’ll reveal for the cameras.

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  • 1 - turo

    Sep 25, 2005 at 2:47 pm

    Any One know the name of the song in the Cathouse episode with the 2 hot blonde twins? It was played while the credits were rolling at the end of the show. I thought the title was like "the big one"

    Thanks

  • 2 - Joanie

    Sep 25, 2005 at 7:08 pm

    Turo,

    I'm not entirely sure, but there may be a listing of songs used on a fan site. I know they include the song list in the end credits for the show. About the only songs I'm ever sure I'm hearing on there are the ones from the Rumble Bees.

  • 3 - max

    Sep 29, 2005 at 5:10 am

    pretty cool, if you would like an interview email me.
    peace.

  • 4 - Joanie

    Sep 29, 2005 at 6:07 am

    Max, consider the email sent.

  • 5 - Joanie

    Sep 29, 2005 at 6:08 am

    Oh, and please let Suzette know I haven't forgotten her interview. I'm putting the finishing touches on it this week.

  • 6 - smokey

    Sep 12, 2006 at 3:34 pm

    hey love the cathouseshow on HBO does anyone knoww if they are goingt to do another season? I love season 1 and 2. I just love everyone on that show.

  • 7 - Joan Hunt

    Sep 12, 2006 at 7:56 pm

    Season Three filming has already wrapped.

  • 8 - Dominic

    Sep 16, 2006 at 2:18 am

    Any one know the background music while Bianca breifing herself in the cab? Many many Thanks.

  • 9 - sam

    Apr 22, 2007 at 1:37 pm

    Does anyone out there know who the Brunette in the intro to the Cathouse series under the working girl is. What is her name..... Please help me out.......

  • 10 - Newsduke

    Aug 14, 2009 at 11:58 am

    Like most reality shows, Cathouse only occasionally offers anything that comes anywhere close to reality. Like when a hooker on an away-date freaks out and calls the madame, who sternly tells her "You have to spend the night!" with apparently no concern for the fact that she's alone with a stranger she'd rather not be with. Or the hooker who admits that every guy tries to please her, but it's just not going to happen considering how many guys she has sex with every day. Everything else on the show just promotes the Bunny Ranch's B.S. about how much the hookers love having sex with any random dumb hick who happens to show up. And the pimp running the place says he used to sell time-shares, and now he's basically doing the same thing. So, women are just like buildings: property to be bought and sold. Nice analogy.

  • 11 - Jade

    Sep 15, 2009 at 11:52 pm

    Not all reality....some of the "Johns" are actors.

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