Red Shoe Diaries

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Red Shoe Diaries was an erotic / drama series that aired on the American cable television network Showtime from 1992 to 1999 and distributed by Playboy Entertainment overseas. Most episodes were directed by either Zalman King, Rafael Eisenman or both.

The episodes always open with a quick montage of a newspaper personals section ad under 'Red Shoes' seeking women to mail in their personal diaries with stories of love, passion and/or betrayal.' The presenter / host Jake Winters (David Duchovny) is then shown walking on desolate train tracks with his dog Stella. He begins reading a letter from his post office box out loud that begins with Dear red shoes ….

Storylines usually have a thin plot revolving around some intrigue and the sexual awakening of a girl or woman who often also narrates. Well photographed, artful, sensuous love scenes with nudity as well as sultry, moody music are characteristic of most episodes. There is no story arc or characters connecting the different stories other than Jake Winters introducing each episode.

This series was considered by some to be softcore pornographic television when introduced and this may have added to its initial appeal.

The Showtime series led to two spin-off movies:

Contents 1 Red Shoe Diaries-film (1992) 2 Full List of Episodes 2.1 Season 1 2.2 Season 2 2.3 Season 3 2.4 Season 4 2.5 Season 5 2.6 Season 6 3 External links

[edit] Red Shoe Diaries-film (1992)

Directed by Zalman King, starring: David Duchovny, Brigitte Bako and Billy Wirth. The film was released after the Showtime cable TV series started, but it is a prequel to them. The movie's plot is more substantial than that of the cable TV episodes; the storyline covers the developments that lead to Jake Winters running the 'Red Shoes' personal ad.

The film starts with a funeral for his fiancee; later, as he is packing her things, he reads her diary and discovers that she was unfaithful to him. She committed suicide after beginning an affair with a construction worker who gave her a gift of sexy red shoes. In the television episodes, "Jake" attempts to glean insights into issues of sex, love and fidelity by buying the stories of women who respond to a personal ad asking if they have betrayed a lover or have been betrayed. Some of the episode story arcs, however, do not involve either type.

The Red Shoe Diaries episodes are currently (May 2008) running on the Canadian television channel Bravo!, late on Friday nights. From time to time, episodes can also be viewed on on Showtime and are also available for sale on DVD.

[edit] Full List of Episodes

[edit] Season 1

1. Safe Sex - Guest Stars: Steven Bauer, Joan Severance
2. Double Dare - Guest Stars: Arnold Vosloo
3. You Have the Right to Remain Silent - Guest Stars: Denise Crosby, Robert Knepper
4. Talk to Me Baby - Guest Stars: Lydie Denier, Richard Tyson, Kim Burnette

[edit] Season 2

1. Auto Erotica - Guest Stars: Nick Chinlund, Caitlin Dulany
2. Just Like That - Guest Stars: Tchéky Karyo, Matt LeBlanc, Nina Siemaszko
3. Accidents Happen aka The Fling - Guest Stars: Ally Sheedy
4. Another Woman's Lipstick - Guest Stars: Kristina Fulton, Maryam d'Abo
5. The Bounty Hunter - Guest Stars: Ron Marquette, Claire Stansfield
6. Night of Abandon - Guest Stars:
7. Weekend Pass - Guest Stars: Ely Pouget, Anthony Addabbo
8. Double or Nothing - Guest Stars: Francesco Quinn, Paula Barbieri
9. Naked in the Moonlight - Guest Stars: Raven Snow, John Enos III
10. Midnight Bells - Guest Stars: Carsten Norgaard, Charlotte Lewis
11. How I Met My Husband - Guest Stars: Sue Kiel, Luigi Amadeo
12. Hotline - Guest Stars: Audie England
13. Jake's Story - Guest Stars: Sheryl Lee, William Burns

[edit] Season 3

1. Runway - Guest Stars: Udo Kier
2. Borders of Salt - Guest Stars: Alan Boyce, Sofia Shinas
3. Burning Up - Guest Stars: Mark Zuelke, Alexandra Tydings
4. Liar's Tale - Guest Stars: Audie England
5. In the Blink of an Eye - Guest Stars:
6. The Psychiatrist - Guest Stars: Denise Crosby
7. Four on the Floor - Guest Stars:
8. The Game - Guest Stars: Michael T. Weiss
9. Some Things Never Change - Guest Stars: Marina Guilia Cavalli, Brad Fisher
10. Like Father Like Son - Guest Stars:
11. Gina - Guest Stars:
12. Girl on a Bike - Guest Stars:
13. You Make Me Want to Wear Dresses - Guest Stars: Maximo Morrone, Jason Court

[edit] Season 4

1. The Cake - Guest Stars:
2. Written Word - Guest Stars: Robbi Chong
3. The Last Motel - Guest Stars: Perrey Reeves
4. Juarez - Guest Stars: Rick Garcia, Ana Rotario
5. Alphabet Girl - Guest Stars:
6. Jump - Guest Stars:
7. Tears - Guest Stars: Carolyn Seymour
8. The Art of Loneliness - Guest Stars: Honey Labrador, Caron Bernstein
9. Luscious Lola - Guest Stars: Bobbie Phillips, Michael Bendetti
10. Love at First Sight - Guest Stars: Alexandra Tydings, Denice D. Lewis
11. Billy Bar - Guest Stars: Troy Beyer, Anthony Addabbo
12. Hard Labor - Guest Stars: Jennifer Ciesar, Maximo Morrone
13. Caged Bird - Guest Stars: Jacqueline Lovell, Hector Hank
14. Mercy - Guest Stars:
15. The Ex - Guest Stars:
16. Slow Train - Guest Stars: Athena Massey, Andrew Calder

[edit] Season 5

1. Divorce, Divorce
2. The Forbidden Zone
3. Emily's Dance
4. Carried Away
5. Kidnap
6. Jealousy
7. The Boxer
8. Farmer's Daughter
9. Strip Poker
10. Dime a Dance
11. Cowboy, Cowboy
12. Details
13. Banished

[edit] Season 6

1. As She Wishes
2. Swimming Naked
3. Weightless
4. The Teacher
5. Temple of Flesh
6. The Picnic
7. Laundrymat

[edit] External links

• Red Shoe Diaries (TV series) at the Internet Movie Database
• Red Shoe Diaries (TV film) at the Internet Movie Database
• Epguides.com web page