A writer (David Duchovny) tries to juggle his busy career, his relationship with his daughter and his ex-wife, as well as his appetite for beautiful women.

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Well it's available to those with downloading access... the first person to write a comment on the Internet movie database didn't like it, I do.  I do a lot.

I found the entire program & premise extremely interesting... from the problem with the 16 year old daughter of the man who is currently taking his wife to having a bad day, go into the cinema, if having a guy in front of you on a mobile phone & his reaction  

I have heard good things from a friend in the States.

I've seen the ads on TEN for this and am looking forward to it. :) Geez, how long has it been since David Duchovny has been on TV? lol
Any idea on when it might start down here? They keep saying 'coming soon' but that could mean anything.

Cass.

Californication premieres Monday August 28 at 9.30pm followed by the season premiere of The Office at 10.10pm.

OMG IS THE OFFICE COMING BACK!!! WOOT!!!

Yessir it is. ;)

I just love David Duchovny and after watching all of the X-files over the entire series', whenever I see him I feel like I am seeing an old friend. I think the promo for it where his daughter points out there is a "naked lady in your bed" and the follow up to that is very funny ;)

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Californication premieres Monday August 28 at 9.30pm...

Thanks. :) But...darn it! Why do thinks have to start when I'm going to be away? *cries*

Cass.

I just saw the first episode of this and LOVED IT! I can't wait for the DVD to come out. :D I look forward to watching the rest of the series. Also, David Duchovny is brilliant in it, I've never thought of him as a very good actor, but he is amazing in this show.
'tis not a show for the kiddies though, that's for sure. lol

Cass.

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I just saw the first episode of this and LOVED IT! I can't wait for the DVD to come out. :D I look forward to watching the rest of the series. Also, David Duchovny is brilliant in it, I've never thought of him as a very good actor, but he is amazing in this show.
'tis not a show for the kiddies though, that's for sure. lol

Cass.

Californication followed by The Office is gold.  Monday just became a must stay at home night for me.

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I'm so looking forward to this coming out on DVD....hurry up!! lol :D

Cass.

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Cass.

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I'm so looking forward to this coming out on DVD....hurry up!! lol :D

The series barely made it to air lol. :P

How many episodes have been ordered?

It sounds funny I will watch it!!

Big DD fan as X-Files was my fav show.  The promos for this look really good and can't wait for it.

I saw the small preview of 'Californication' last night on Ten (I think at around 9.45) - was surprised with the scene with David talking to the nun !!!

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I saw the small preview of 'Californication' last night on Ten (I think at around 9.45) - was surprised with the scene with David talking to the nun !!!

Californication, The Office and Cybershack sounds like a damn good line-up to me. I reckon I'll definately watch all 3 next week.

I'll be watching too...hmmm mulder....... ;)

and the office whoop! best nite of the week now! i need my weekly Dwight Shrute fix!!!!

- cat xx

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I'll be watching too...hmmm mulder....... ;)

- cat xx

That picture does nothing for him ??)
Maybe he is one of those guys that looks much better fully dressed ;)
or just with his shirt off. Mind you he is not too shabby as far as body shape.

pic from:
http://www.thecinemasource.com/moviesdb/images/David_Duchovny%20-%2001%20-%20Trust_The_Man.jpg

Yikes, those speedos should be illegal. :|

Cass.

Speedos should be illegal altogether. ??)

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That picture does nothing for him ??)
Maybe he is one of those guys that looks much better fully dressed ;)
or just with his shirt off. Mind you he is not too shabby as far as body shape.

If you think he looks better fully dressed then you might not like him in this as he has his clothes off a lot of the time.  In the first 5 mins he gives his female fans a nice a** shot (not that it did much for me, but the ladies will like it :P).

Just seen the first 2 eps and I love it.  Plenty of moments that had me lmao.  Definately not a show to let your kids stay up and watch though.

Fans of "The Nanny" keep an eye out for Madeline Zima aka little Grace Sheffield.  Only she isn't so little anymore.

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Yikes, those speedos should be illegal. :|

Cass.

& you people call yourselves fans of the X-Files...

That scene where he rose from the water of the swimming pool in those red Speedos was the cause of many a young woman hyperventilating & developing the vapours when it occurred on our screens in the 90s

I can still remember the magazines reactions heh

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Fans of "The Nanny" keep an eye out for Madeline Zima aka little Grace Sheffield.  Only she isn't so little anymore.

It's somewhat problematic, but she must be at least 18 for us to see what she is showing as she portrays a 16 year old

I just finished watching the second episode & the writing is so razor sharp I just hope they can continue the standard they have set themselves... especially in regards to Hank's interaction with his ex-girlfriend's fiancé...

The blog that he composed quickly in the computer store was brewing inside him & literally exploded brilliance ... it makes me want to start writing  

16 wth she is like 23 or something :O

Close Dara, 22 in September (next month). She is a beautiful young lady.
I can't remember seeing David in the red budgie smugglers before so I must of missed it. ;)

can't wait to see this show tonight :)

me too... i've been pestering the boy to tune in also.. :)

- cat

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me too... i've been pestering the boy to tune in also.. :)

- cat

* shocking revelation *

You mean I'm not the only one in your life?

That's it... I want my DVD copies of The Simple Life returned immediately & you can have your Xena: warrior princess outfit back

Woah she looks so similiar to when she was little!!

Crass, boring and oh so not funny.   ::)  I shan't be watching next week.

I still havent watched with the time difference n all but I will give it a go in 10, no 9 minutes.

I thought it was quite funny, lol. I had tears of laughter in my eyes when he found out she was 16.

Really good show, my sort of humour and I love the naughtiness, will definately be watching next week.

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Woah she looks so similiar to when she was little!!

No kidding, Dara. :P

I couldn't watch the show as there was some religious thing on last night and I had to go to the local mosque.

I have however taped Californication, and I'll be watching it tonight (I hope). I've watched The Office in full though.

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I thought it was quite funny, lol. I had tears of laughter in my eyes when he found out she was 16.

The storyline continues... she is an evil, evil young, super intelligent woman.  You wait for the double entendres.

I know it's extremely childish but

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I thought it was sensational.  Duchovny is perfect in the role.

My kind of show ;)

I didnt think it was as good as I was expecting..... but I will be watching next week... :)

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heh people are telephoning the talkback radio station I am listening to over here in the West & complaining about the naughtiness of the program

to those who are complaining get a life. don't like it, switch it off, and let the people who do like it enjoy it in peace. you don't hear me complaining about all the stupid cop shows on  ::)

August 28, 2007 12:00am

SEEMS even the promos for David Duchovny's new TV sexcapade Californication are too hot to handle for some people.

Channel 10 staff were bombarded with complaints about the sexy new show yesterday – even before the first episode went to air.

Funnily enough, most hadn't seen the promo but were instead responding to a puritanical 4BC talk show segment about the raunchy content and decided to jump on the bandwagon.

A spokesman for Ten was yesterday trying to hose down the furore, suggesting callers actually watch the show – which aired at 9.45pm last night – before passing judgment.

Bet the wowsers wouldn't be pleased to note former Nanny child star Madeline Zima's (the precocious but annoying Grace Sheffield) part in the action.

She's now a sexually rampant teenager with a penchant for punching her partners in the face in flagrante.



And for those who missed the shirt popping action the first time around, don't despair – Ten is running an encore screening on Sunday at 10.10pm.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22319940-5012979,00.html

what idiots. hah people do them same for BB. no kids are watching at 10pm.

Having acquired the first two eps and watched them today I have to say......
not watching it again. Not enough of a gritty or interesting story line for me and all the gratuitous sex with a different woman every day just didn't do it for me. I don't like my Duchovny as a smarmy sex maniac, give me UFO's, Aliens and Mulder any day. Just my opinion so don't bag me for it, please. ;)
Little Gracie has grown up. How much editing did they do on it for that time of night, I expect none at all. Watching Gracie's unbound breasts was a little bizarre. ??)

I watched it earlier... I can't say I hated it, or even disliked it, but... I didn't love it. I'd probably watch it because there was nothing else on, but I wouldnt go out of my way to watch it. DD was certainly different from his previous roles.

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Watching Gracie's unbound breasts was a little bizarre. ??)

I think that part somewhat traumatised me. lol I still think of her as little gracie in the nanny. She still looked like her, to a point. It was weird seeing her doing that.. to DD no less. lol

I don't know I just got the impression it was like Torchwood to a degree. Designed to be shocking. To push the envelope and get people talking about it. From the first bit with the nun, to the next scene in the bed, to the daughter finding the girlfriend in bed (was that the girl from Buffy?) to the scene with "gracie",  to finding out she was only 16. It was all a bit too much I think.

And of course, being tv land, you just know that DD's character won't get hauled to jail and charged with having sex with a minor (age of consent in california is 18 I believe.)  ::)

I think the moral crusaders need to get the hand off it! It's an adult show, it's not on at 2 in the afternoon which is when kids have a free run of the TV. if your kids are still up at the time it's on you could always be the parent and tell them they can't watch it or any other show you don't want them to. From what I saw I don't think it was much different from sex in the city which never caused such an uproar, and I'm going to say the reason why is because it was geared towards a female audience.

I don't know if you're mentioning Madeline Zima is 16 because that's the age of the character she was playing? But they actress DOB was 1985, child stars grow up get over it!

^^^

I agree. Personal opinions aside, I see no reason why this show should be censored or moved to a later timeslot on the account of a few prudes. Sex and the City used to play at around the same time (if not earlier) in its heyday and it never aroused any controversy (that I know of).

I think it's sad when they constantly complain about the content of BB when there is much worse to see on TV.

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I don't like my Duchovny as a smarmy sex maniac, give me UFO's, Aliens and Mulder any day. Just my opinion so don't bag me for it, please. ;)

If we all liked the same stuff, imagine how sterile & boring television would become...

Personally, I like the program ... I just downloaded another episode

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If we all liked the same stuff, imagine how sterile & boring television would become...

I think it's a little late for that. :P

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Having acquired the first two eps and watched them today I have to say......not watching it again.

That cracked me up, at least you gave it a go by watching the 2nd ep!

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I don't like my Duchovny as a smarmy sex maniac, give me UFO's, Aliens and Mulder any day. Just my opinion so don't bag me for it, please. ;)
Little Gracie has grown up.

Like yourself I was a big x-files fan and watched it through all 9 seasons, for the first 20 minutes or so I found it strange watching Duchovny playing this character and wasn't warming to the show's lack of storyline (he just kept bedding for some unknown reason hot woman after hot woman). However, the last 10 minutes got me over the line when little gracie appeared at his ex's house - I liked that twist!

(My wife is weirded out by little gracie as she used to watch the nanny and still sees her as 6 years old whereas I never watched it so I don't find it weird at all  :))

Aqua, I know she is all grown up and just a year younger than my son, it was just strange to see all the women's breasts, including Madeline's, jiggling in all different directions having never seen that perspective before.  ??) I am not bagging the show or whoever wants to watch it. All I am saying I wont watch it again. Checked it out, not my thing. I like my TV Meatier but with less Flesh, if you get my drift ;)
Actually I had the DVD recorder on FFWD 3 speed for the second episode 70% of the time :P

This today....
Californication labelled pornographic
Wednesday Aug 29 18:39 AEST

With a title like Californication it was never likely to be a TV show for all the family.

But some critics have labelled the new Network Ten program offensive and pornographic.

The American show debuted on Australian screens at 9.30pm on Monday night, and featured former X-Files star David Duchovny engaged in four sex scenes in the 40 minute episode.

Ten billed the show as a fresh, edgy and sexy new drama, but some media commentators have called the show nothing more than pornography, while religious groups say it attacks the Christian faith.

The opening sequence of the first episode depicted Duchovny's character Hank Moody praying to Jesus in front of a giant crucifix while a nun performed oral sex on him.

The Australian Christian Lobby said the scene was unacceptable.

"We have 64 per cent of Australians identify themselves as Christian, and yet you have a program like this that is trying to mock them or insult them," spokeswoman Glynis Quinlan said.

"Australians love a joke and there's nothing wrong with that, but that doesn't mean you should take it to the point of demeaning situations and trying to ridicule people's faith.

"Where is the humour in that?"

Ms Quinlan accused Ten of using shock tactics to boost ratings.

"As far as I can tell this program is only about sex, sex and more sex," she said.

"There's no excuse for having four sex scenes in the first episode, including one involving violence and statutory rape.

"What we're seeing is more and more programs put on TV that push the boundaries further and further, with the idea obviously to get the ratings by shock tactics."

Californication attracted 981,000 viewers on Monday night, but snagged 40 per cent of younger viewers in the 18-49 year-old bracket in its timeslot.

Ms Quinlan called on the program classification watchdog, Free TV Australia, to investigate whether Californication complies with the standards.

"We've been looking up the classification standards, and it actually says ... on the mature audience classification standards that a program will not be acceptable where the subject matter serves largely or wholly as a vehicle for gratuitous, exploitative or demeaning portrayal of sexual behaviour or nudity," she said.

"And I would say well that doesn't seem to fit with that guideline to me, from what I can see the program is all about gratuitous sex.

"So you wonder if there may be a breach of that classification standard there and I would hope this is something the regulators will be looking into."

Ten said Californication may not be to everyone's taste, but it complied with the code.

"Californication has absolutely hit the mark with Ten's audience and we couldn't be happier," said chief programming officer David Mott.

"It is the kind of edgy programming our audience demand from us."

Ms Quinlan said the Christian Lobby were also concerned about the graphic imagery in the Seven Network's new police drama City Homicide, and offensive content in comedian Chris Lilley's new mockumentary, Summer Heights High, which starts on the ABC next Wednesday.

©AAP 2007

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=286983

omg....serioulsy sometimes i wish we could ship all those puritanical religious nuts off to a island...however un PC that sounds.... if 60% of aussies identfiy with the christian faith, what about the other 40%...some of us who don't have our mind brainwashed by religious mumbo jumbo are entitled to watch whatever we like!!! grr this sort of thing makes me very annoyed.

Meanwhile where are the zealots when every night of the week our television is saturated with thousands of murder scenes and violence....its so hypocritical. Sex is a natural thing and not everyone subscribes to the catholic notion of sex only for having babies...although we all know that arguement is rubbish, they are doing it as much as anyone else, they're just not talking about it!

I loved Califonication, i've been telling everyone to watch it and had to 're-educate' my mother about the show as she had only heard the stupid views being discussed on talkback radio.. I'll most definately be watching next week and every other week .... Monday nite rocks!

ps: i suppose these ppl had something to say about Dwight Shrute with his 'gay-dar' on the outting episode of the office right afterwards too....*sighs*

- cat xx

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* shocking revelation *

You mean I'm not the only one in your life?

That's it... I want my DVD copies of The Simple Life returned immediately & you can have your Xena: warrior princess outfit back

haha!!... delusional much?  ;)

although i'm probably preaching to the choir, i wanted to point out how ridiculous it is for these lobby groups to make a fuss about channel 10 showing Californication in a 9.30pm timeslot, when on tuesday nights on channel 9  at 9.30pm they are broadcasing VERY graphic reinactments of real life murders.
This weeks ep showed a mother and baby getting speared in the head with a cross bow  and then showing the bodies being chopped up with a chainsaw......but not a word from the lobbies.... i think this just shows the stupidity of such groups which lack the ability to make rational arguments.

- cat xx

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haha!!... delusional much?  ;)

The voices in my head had a meeting & would like a clarification on your definition of " much " before they will all vote...

Ooh cat_rules that sounds gross, that is disturbing!!

I havn't watched this show, I'm not sure if I'll like it or not. Could be funny.

>:( these critics make my blood boil. i just wanna post like a big article in the newspapers in big bold writing:

"DON'T LIKE IT? TURN IT OFF! DON'T BE A DOG AND SPOIL IT FOR EVERYONE!"

Is that Cole off charmed

If you mean that bloke from Nip/Tuck then yes. :)

Those religious nuts should seriously learn to shut the **** up. Dozens of MA15+ and even R18+ programming plays on Pay TV EVERY DAY, even before the watershed timeslot, and SBS frequently plays MA15+ rated shows after 9pm but for some reason they NEVER receive any complaints.

Californication was given a very specific warning before the program aired as it was deemed "Unsuitable for persons under 15", and they mentioned the frequent coarse language, sex scenes, and adult themes, although the drug use was so fleetingly brief that it shouldn't have been mentioned under the MA15+ rating.

It's not up to "family groups" to decide what adults can and can't watch. If they want to do society a favour, they should send their kids to bed before 9pm and let the grown ups enjoy a bit of risque programming.

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If you mean that bloke from Nip/Tuck then yes. :)

You know that bloke's Father was William McMahon ex Prime Minister of Australia?

Wow. :o

I had no idea he was Australian... but the son of a prime minister... just... wow. ??)

Now you know something new you didn't know earlier today! ;)

That's really odd. I'm surprised the Aussie networks never tried to capitalize on him.

I would say... Julian like Alan Dale, knew his potential and went to the USA to make it big time. Read more info about Julian here....
http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0573037/
The first time I ever saw Julian was as a bare chested young man in a Jeans ad. Australia went wild, like they did for Elle when she did the TAB ad. in a bikini. Julian was on the side of a road thumbing a ride I think (it's a long time ago). Read also... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_McMahon
and be surprised at who he was once married to (his Mum was not happy)!   ;)

gee suziH you are testing the grey matter there , I remember that ad , what a spunk, and if you recall he did a stint in Home & Away, before he married and divorced and then moved to the states,

Prime ministers son :O
Omg!!

I have only seen him in charmed as Cole, he was awesome!!

edit- danni minogue :O woah  i never knew that.

Many Clare surnames are derived from the powerful septs which ruled over the area. Common surnames are O'Brien, McNamara, O'Grady, McInerney, Hickey, Griffin, Whelan, McMahon, Clancy and Considine. In addition many unusual surnames such as Talty, Lillis, O'Halloran, Minogue, Clune, Finucane, Ginnane, O'Davoren, McGann, McLysaght, and O'Loughlin can be found due to the isolated nature of the county.

They were both irish then. my grandparents were minogues.

A solid episode last night. Although the vomiting caught me completely off guard LOL.

And I was surprised to see that Bobby Hill herself Pamela Adlon guest starred on the show. :D

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A solid episode last night. Although the vomiting caught me completely off guard LOL.
:D

It certainly caught a lot of people off guard... I think it added something to the artwork

What about the daughter squeezing his leg underneath the table?  Evil little vixen

i totally cracked up with the vomiting too, esp when the women did also....was HILARIOUS!!

- cat xx

Pull Californication off air: church groups

September 04, 2007 12:00am


OUTRAGED family groups will be calling for a national boycott of any sponsor of the Ten Network's drugs, sex and vomit-laden program Californication.
Following last night’s episode - which depicted two characters smoking marijuana and having sex before one vomited - furious community groups have said they are hoping something can be done to get the show off the air.

Instead of calling for just a boycott of the program, the Australian Christian Lobby’s managing director Jim Wallace is calling for advertisers to be “held accountable” for their support of the controversial show.

“There will be calls to boycott sponsors of the show,” Mr Wallace said. “And I’ll be leading the calls.
“(If they are concerned about standards) they should not be sponsoring this show.”

He said that he had organised someone to record last night’s episode in order to identify all advertisers.

He said the lobby group will also call on the sponsors to stop advertising during the show.

While last night’s episode was being broadcast, the Catholic Church’s Father John Fongemie was leading a candlelight vigil outside Ten’s Sydney office.

Fr Fongemie said that the number of people praying with him last night was larger than last week, and that he hoped to see even more people in the coming weeks.

“We had 30 people the first night, and (last night) it was larger than last week,” Fr Fongemie said.

A Ten spokeswoman said the title of the show should “alert parents that it is not suitable for children” and that each episode adheres to its rating M or MA rating.

“Every episode is reviewed by expert classifiers to ensure compliance with the (television) Code (of Practice),” the spokeswoman said.

“Californication may not be to everyone’s taste but it complies with the Code.”

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22361059-952,00.html

OMG where is Fred Nile? I haven't seen him once in the media regarding this and we all know Fred loves his soap box!

OMG, I love this show and that vomiting incident was classic.  Churchy people are just going to have to get used to this show, or maybe just not watch. I bet half of them havent seen it yet and basing their stance on hearsay which is always a good basis.

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OMG, I love this show and that vomiting incident was classic.  Churchy people are just going to have to get used to this show, or maybe just not watch. I bet half of them havent yet and basing their stance on hearsay which is always a good basis.

Agree, they just shouldn't watch it just as I don't watch religious TV for the fact I consider it a really bad work of fiction!

Loved it when the dad told Mia to put some clothes on and she replied It's nothing he hasn't seen before  :)

So far, I'm enjoying the show. I do think the sexual content is a bit excessive (to my liking), but it's nothing that would have surpassed the MA15+ classification. Good to see something different on TV for a change.

The Office was a letdown though, but I'll continue to watch both shows as long as TEN keeps them on primetime.

Those church groups might as well lobby inside DVD stores hoping that they'll stop selling R and X rated movies. ::)

And let me just say that Madeline Zima is hot hot hot! :) And Hank's ex reminds me of Adam Sandler's love interest in Billy Madison.

I have watched half of the first one... it was.. ok.. except for all the sex scenes haha. It was funny when he found out she was 16 though!

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Holden & Hole proof have withdrawn their advertisements from when this television show is being broadcast

:o

*cough* HYPOCRITES! *cough*

Who votes that we get rid of Songs of Praise and other religious shows... whats that I hear? You don't know what it is? Ah that's right because WE DON'T WATCH THEM! and those *insert bad word* churcies should do the same for whatever show they don't agree with!

Excactly!

Show is awesome, I just saw the 5th episode yesterday. This show is looking very promising and Showtime have renwed it for a second season because it is doing so well.

^ ^ The talk at Mia's school cracked me up "Van f#cken Halen".

All I have to say to the bible bashers, and do gooders out there, STOP TELLING ME WHAT I CAN OR CAN'T WATCH.  You have three choices people;

a) Turn to another channel
b) Turn the tv off
c)  You are not my father /mother so back off as I will tell you where go and that is where the sun does not shine.

What has happenned to freedom of speech in this country.  I enjoy the tv show if you don't then don't watch it.  Oh!!! what a great idea.. DUHHHHHH  as Cartman would say.   :P

If you scrolled down a little you would have noticed that we already have a Californication thread...

http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/eblah/m-1187315790/s-90/

That's why they can say what they want, Focky.  FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

I merged the 2 threads.

Boobies!

Okay actually, I guess I'm sort of wanting to comment on the little protest because I in most cases have a lot of respect for... well at least the one church that I've been to, which is part of the greater community of which the little group protesting was from, and I have this:  "Yeah whatever, I guess they do have a right to protest.  Grand waste of time though.  So far the show doesn't really make the guy's train wreck lifestyle too glamorous and although downplaying it a bit, it does take a look at the side of it that isn't so happy.  Hopefully that continues."

I think this show is wayyyyyyy less controversial than 1st thought and really is becoming somewhat tame. No raunchier really than sex & the city or others. Opened with a big bang, but now is just simmering along. I'm of the opinion that if the opening eps were similar in nature to the past few weeks the show would not nearly have caused such a ruckas with over-zealous do-gooders.

Just my thoughts..

- cat xx

I agree cat_rules.  The show has settled down a lot mroe and the last few episodes haven't been anywhere near as risque as the first few.

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I agree cat_rules.  The show has settled down a lot mroe and the last few episodes haven't been anywhere near as risque as the first few.

It also has a lot to do with the media... they have given up trying to have the show removed & are currently interested in former footballers ODing.

Saving Grace is still as blasphemous as ever, but because it will be screened on one of the subscription television channels & not commented on by the media, the religious right will not know about the existence of the aforementioned program ... well we all know that they do not actually watch the programs that they condemn

You might all find it more risque when Hanks sniffing "icing sugar" off a hooker  :P

I'm obsessed with Pamela Adlon (Charlie's wife). Maybe it's just the King of the Hill fan in me talking but she's so damn perfect for the role. :D I REALLY hope they make her a regular next season. :) Oh, and she was extremely hot in that scene with Dani. :):P

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I'm obsessed with Pamela Adlon (Charlie's wife). Maybe it's just the King of the Hill fan in me talking but she's so damn perfect for the role. :D I REALLY hope they make her a regular next season. :) Oh, and she was extremely hot in that scene with Dani. :):P

Trusting you have seen her in the brilliant TV series, Lucky Louis

Hi i'm new here, this is my first post..

I really like this show! when  i get to watch it! (whenever Dad isn't home!)  i'm 21 and he won't let me watch it when he is here..  :'(

does anyone know when it's coming out on DVD?

I like the storylines and ,,,well.. David Duchovny looks gorgeous!!  :)
in the X-files.. he was ok looking.. now he's HOT!   8)  heheh!  

I hope that Hank and Karen get married.. that dorkus she is with now it's so .... boring!

damn! why can't it be on tv more than once a week?  i remember once it was on on sunday ngiht as well.. a repeat of the monday before.. but that hasn't happened for a while....


Peace out!

Can i ask why your dad tells you what you can't watch? just odd considering you say you're 21!

- cat xx

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Can i ask why your dad tells you what you can't watch? just odd considering you say you're 21!

- cat xx

I know it's odd.. but my dad hates watching or ME watching for that matter, things that are considered 'rude' like south park etc..  only because it's his Tv.. i have one in my room, but i have no ariel.. and the only tv in the house with an arial is the one in the lounge room, and he is ALWAYS in the lounge room :(   he thinks the show is rude, but i really like the story to it.. it's funny!
I think he's still coming to terms with the fact that i'm not a  little girl anymore  lol!!!

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Can i ask why your dad tells you what you can't watch? just odd considering you say you're 21!

- cat xx

Dad's house, Dad's TV, Dad's rules!

My second ex husband was like that and that IS why he is another Ex. ;)
I bet BB's Mum doesn't get a say either. ::)
When my son, now 23, was living at home I watched South Park, Futurama, The Simpson's, Stargate SG1, Stargate Atlantis, Battlestar Gallactica and on and on. I actually became very fond of the Stargate series' and Battlestar as well as some others. No doubt if he was still at home he would have me watching Californication each week also!  :D
I hated as a young person and then later in my second marriage having that power of what I really wanted to watch, taken away from me.

I also watch Californication "secretly". I don't think my parents would necessarily "ban" me from watching the show, but they certainly wouldn't approve. But then again, both my parents and I watched Fat Pizza together. ??) Embarrassed, my mum proposed that we never do that again (as a family). :P

Oh, and if there's a sex scene (even if it's mild/brief) on screen, my parents tend to change the channel and switch back after a minute or two. ::)

It's not THAT unusual.

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Oh, and if there's a sex scene (even if it's mild/brief) on screen, my parents tend to change the channel and switch back after a minute or two. ::)

It's not THAT unusual.

watching several programs a week with my father, I find it terribly uncomfortable when there're sex scenes or a fair amount of nudity... primarily because he feels it necessary to offer a comment along the lines of, " sheesh ... you wouldn't get many of them for a pound "

& I am far older than you

I guess in my family everyone keeps to themselves and we all watch own on stuff in private..There's 3 of us and 4 TV's so no fighting necessary ;)
Im fairly shore my p's stopped telling me what i could and couldn't watch about 15 yrs ago when i was about 10 haha...well they could try but it wouldn't get them anywhere ;)

- cat xx

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There's 3 of us and 4 TV's so no fighting necessary ;)


- cat xx

Ya got a backup tele in the can???

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:) And Hank's ex reminds me of Adam Sandler's love interest in Billy Madison.

omg! yes! i never noticed that before!  i wonder if it's the same actress...?

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:) And Hank's ex reminds me of Adam Sandler's love interest in Billy Madison.

omg! yes! i never noticed that before!  i wonder if it's the same actress...?

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Ya got a backup tele in the can???

hahah no...but hmmm that gives me ideas...i've always wanted a tv in the bathroom so i could relax in a bubble bath and watch some 'soaps' (pun totally intended lol)

- cat xx

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omg! yes! i never noticed that before!  i wonder if it's the same actress...?

Nope, bridgette Wilson played Veronica in Billy Madison, I don't know if both actresses are the same age but at the time of Billy Madison Bridgette looked one hell of a lot younger!

I Wish it was monday!! :P  hehehe

Woohoo! I just bought the X-Files game on Ps2!  :D and Duchovny does the voice in it ;) Yay!!

I hope there's a video game of Californication   lol!!

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I hope there's a video game of Californication   lol!!

That would certainly be interesting

It's a possibility... with The Sims 2. ;)

LOL!! Yeah! Hank can have the "LOVE" aspiration and then all he'd want to do is 'Woohoo!'  lol!!  yep, sounds like Hank to me!  sims 2 on the ps2 that is.. :P

In the PC version, the "Love" aspiration is known as the "Romance" aspiration. And basically their primary "Want" consists of kissing, making out with, and "woohooing" as many Sims has possible. ;) Apparantly the highest aspiration want is for a Sim to "Woohoo" with 30 different Sims. ??)

I'm sooo Angry!  I have to miss yet another weeks episode! it's on now and Dad is completley hogging the Tv.. omg! we had a big fight ! I'm so angry! I wanna see what happens and if Hank really asks Karen to marry him... awww! *cry*

Just to fill you in on last night's episode...

Hank FINALLY writes some new material, perhaps driven by his one-nighter with Karen last week. Hank begs Karen to review the material, but she declines, insisting that she didn't have the time; but promises him that she will read it. Hank receives a surprise paycheck for his new material, and splurges it on a Porsche (and bangs the saleswoman... surprise surprise). Hank also allowed Becca to go on a spending spree for a new guitar. She eventually chose a second hand guitar owned by a struggling single father as it looked like something that "Keith Richards vomited on".

Meanwhile, Charlie, overjoyed with the fact that Hank has written again, tells his wife Marcy that everything is going to be okay from hereon in, and his problems over the past few months were caused by his depression. Marcy reveals that she's been having an affair with Dani, and says that she knows about the S&M that took place between Charlie and Dani. Annoyed with her husband's adultery, she takes Dani back to her room and tells him that they should both "f*** whoever we've ever wanted to f***... let's rock out with our c***s out!". A bewildered Charlie responds... "what if I don't want to... rock out with my c*** out?"

Finally, Hank asks Karen if she had read his novel, and she declines; confessing that she wants to put her past (i.e. Hank) behind her. She even said that she no longer loves Hank.

During the episode, Karen tried confessing to her affair with Hank to Bill, but she couldn't bring herself to do it. Depressed, Hank drives home and on the way, has his expensive new car stolen from him. Meanwhile, Mia is reading Hank's new novel... and if precedent serves correctly, she'll wind up claiming the material as her own.

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and if precedent serves correctly, she'll wind up claiming the material as her own.

omg! I hope  Mia doesn't take the credit!!  how .. evil .. give the credit to Hank!!!
and his car got stolen?? aw man!!


thanks for filling me in :D

Definatly looking forward to when this show gets the boot from TEN or at least given the same treatment as Jericho (moved) and Torchwood....

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Definatly looking forward to when this show gets the boot from TEN or at least given the same treatment as Jericho (moved) and Torchwood....

Why? Is the content too high quality for those such as you? Too taxing on the grey matter perhaps?

Cass.

This is one of my favourite shows at the moment. It's a little slow in terms of character development, but it's very entertaining, and it dons a likeable cast of characters. And anybody who watches this for the sex scenes has obviously never heard of porn. ::)

I do like some of the shows "naughty moments" such as the threesome scene with Pamela Adlon, and the scene in the second episode where Hank threw up on Bill's painting, but frankly I think the show could do without some of the more superfluous sex scenes.

By the way, apparantly Ten has censored the sex scene in weeks episode which involves Hank and Charlie having a threesome with another girl, only for Karen and Marcy walk in on them. It's pretty graphic, although I think it should have fallen within the MA15+ guidelines. Hell, I saw worse on an SBS program last night in which there was a rather gruesome rape scene. ??)

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Hell, I saw worse on an SBS program last night in which there was a rather gruesome rape scene. ??)

Do you watch Russian Dolls too?  :D It's very addictive.  :P

LOL you got me :P

After watching a couple of Simpsons episodes on DVD last night, I got bored and did some channel surfing and Russian Dolls seemed to pique my interest. Shame I missed most of the series though. :P

it's on tomorrow! yaaay!  I just hope i get to watch it this time!

Wow, Channel Ten BUTCHERED tonights episode.

I know. The censorship was BLATANTLY obvious to the point where some scenes looked completely disjointed and out of sync. It all happened so quickly that we couldn't even see Karen/Marcy's reactions to the scene. ??)

Bah! >:(

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Wow, Channel Ten BUTCHERED tonights episode.

:P  :P

you can watch the complete scene here if your desperate http://www.tvtonight.com.au

I was watching The Nanny last night on foxtel.. I saw Gracie  and then thought of Mia..   that's disturbing!!  lol!

Wait so in the 1st ep they showed 50 million sex scenes and now they're censoring? :O

Sadly enough, yes.

Do you even watch the show Dara? :P

The sex scene in this week's episode was much stronger (and more detailed) than the sex scenes in the Pilot, but even in its uncensored form, I think it could have passed with an MA15+ rating (considering that I've seen worse on other MA rated shows).

No I havn't watched it after the 1st episode except for once in the holidays :P
I would, I'm not against it or anything, if it was on earlier maybe...

I want to make the Californication characters (Hank, Becca and Karen)  on the Sims 2.. I am going to put Hank's Aspiration as "romance" coz that will suit him so much. lol!  but  i don't know what aspiration to give Becca or Karen...  out of: knowledge, Love, Creativity, money, and popularity.  what would suit them better???

I am debating weather or not to include Bill or not.. to create some dramas   lol!

Karen - Family
Becca - Pleasure/Knowledge

Becca should be Knowledge. The pleasure aspiration is a very, very selfish one. Sims spend all their time trying to do things to please themselves and they don't care about the rest of their sim family or friends. Becca isn't like that, she's a smart, caring little cookie. So knowledge (in my opinion) suits her best.
It'd be nice to find some custom hair like Becca's as well. :D I love her hair.

Cass.

I didn't know there was a Pleasure one... i play it on the PS2 and it only has 5 aspirations..
Now that i think about it... Hank would suit the Creativity one... coz he's a writer..  but then again, The love aspiration sounds more like him...
so:

Hank: Romance
Becca: Knowldge
and Karen:  possibly creativity  ?

how does that sound?

and Bill?  maybe...   er.. I dunno....  money?


yes Becca's hair is awesome!! :D

Pleasure is exclusive to the Nightlife expansion on PC. :)

Sims in pursuit of pleasure enjoy having a good time whether they go bowling, stay home from work for a day etc.

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I was watching The Nanny last night on foxtel.. I saw Gracie  and then thought of Mia..   that's disturbing!!  lol!

& her recent appearance on the GW

What's GW??

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What's GW??

Ghost Whisperer, she was on it last week

i actually got to watch tonights episode! :)  Becca is awesome! she seems so smart!

ooh it looks like Karen is getting second thoughts about that Bill.. GOOD!  she should be with Hank.. hehe!

Mia makes me so angry!!  but... when she was talking to Becca, did i sense a hint of guilt from mia?? wow  first time for everything lol!

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but... when she was talking to Becca, did i sense a hint of guilt from mia?? wow  first time for everything lol!

That's for sure, i think Becca is more manipulative than Mia! Who would have thought under that cute little exterior lies a b****!

Brilliant ending!!!!  It made me cry tho when Hank and Karen were dancing,... his little speech  aww!!!  :cry:  

LOL! @ Mia getting drunk at the wedding!  haha!

I must say.. From watching that last episode, I undertand Mia a lot better, and I can understand why she was so angry at Hank. but now they're both happy :)

and Boo to that Bill! he was a boring man!

is it just me .. or does Becca look a little like that girl in CSI?? the one with the black hair.. the smart one.  hehe

I wonder where they go with the next season?

I loved every second of it. And Pam sounded EXACTLY LIKE Bobby Hill when she was talking to Hank in her stoned stupor. :P

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I wonder where they go with the next season?

That's a good question since it wrapped up so nicely

it wasn't CSI  I got it mixed up with NCIS :P  hehe!

My predictions for next season:

they will show Becca's new relationship with that new boy at the party..
Karen will probably rethink the whole situation
Bill will try to get her back
Hank might have a little trouble comiting.
Mia could get a boyfriend, and tell everyone the truth that hank actually wrote the book.
                                

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it wasn't CSI  I got it mixed up with NCIS :P  hehe!

My predictions for next season:

they will show Becca's new relationship with that new boy at the party..
Karen will probably rethink the whole situation
Bill will try to get her back
Hank might have a little trouble comiting.
Mia could get a boyfriend, and tell everyone the truth that hank actually wrote the book.
                                

... or something completely different

Rockers the Red Hot Chili Peppers are suing executives at cable TV network Showtime over the pay-per-view channel's hit show Californication. In the suit, filed in Los Angeles on Monday, the band alleges the network used the name of their Grammy-nominated 1999 album to give the saucy new show, starring David Duchovny, the buzz factor. The Red Hot Chili Peppers bandmates claim unfair competition, alleging their Californication hit and the album it comes from achieved "extraordinary critical and commercial recognition" and Showtime is using it to boost the credibility of their show. Band frontman Anthony Kiedis states, "Californication is the signature CD, video and song of the band's career. For some TV show to come along and steal our identity is not right." U.S. Trademark Office records show that Showtime filed an application to trademark Californication as an ongoing television series, but the rights have not yet been granted. The band wants Showtime to rename the show and hand over damages.
from Internet movie database.com

I'm so glad there will be a second series. :D I was worried this stupid law suit would ruin it. And honestly, even though I own that (fantastic) CD, it wasn't more than a passing thought, flittering briefly through my head, that the names were the same. People are too precious and greedy. :P

Cass.

Hopefully TEN show it as soon as it goes to air in the US.

Duchovny Checks Into Rehab For Sex Addiction
28 August 2008 6:31 PM, PDT


X-Files star David Duchovny has entered rehab in a bid to control his sexual urges.

The actor, who is married to Tea Leoni, has a sex addiction, according to his lawyer, Stanton Stein.

In a statement the attorney has handed to website People.com, Duchovny says, "I have voluntarily entered a facility for the treatment of sex addiction. I ask for respect and privacy for my wife and children as we deal with this situation as a family."

Ironically, the 48-year-old, who wed actress Leoni in 1997, plays a sex-loving author in his raunchy hit U.S. cable show Californication.

Duchovny and Leoni have two children - Madelaine West, nine, and Kyd, six.



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I say nothing

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According to the latest... no third party involved, it was an addition to Internet pornography that was his undoing

his zipper, I presume.... :B ;)

I got hold of advance copies of episodes 1 and 2 of the new season of Californication on the weekend bloody hilarious! Of coarse their will be people "offended" by it left right and centre

Meh. The content was fairly tame (in comparison to what we've seen in earlier seasons), however the rape fantasy storyline will undoubtably be heavily censored once the episode airs on Channel Ten. ::)

Anywho, I'm just happy to see the wonderful Pamela Adlon on the box. And Kathleen Turner is an absolute hoot. It saddens me though that her arthritis has taken such a toll on her. :(

I think the dinner party might be heavily cut down as well, so to the "not gay but kind of gay" conversation between Charlie and Hank that Hank later reworked as his own!