It’s not the first time the web has beaten Hollywood studios to a cultural meme and undoubtedly won’t be the last. (See Tubefilter’s story on All’s Faire.) From Ironsink, (the ones who brought us those sexy softballers in Model Ball) comes Cougars, a sultry new web series glorifying the lure of the older woman. The idea of a script focused on a pack of MILF’s on the prowl has long been floating around Hollywood until it landed at Gold Circle Films who has it slated for a 2009 theatrical release. It’s being penned by Kristine Skeie (The Mind of the Married Man) and Paul Brooks (producer on My Big Fat Greek Wedding).
While I always like to see web television beat Hollywood to the punch, Cougars currently leaves something to be desired. In this case, such a high concept project could have benefited from the touch of a studio that truly understands formula.
As it stands, Cougars is clunky—a bizarre cocktail mix of The Rules (for Cougars), and a dirtier Sex and the City with more sex, and less
story. That being said, I have to admire theThe show opener punches up some colors while turning the background to black and white like a artsy 1980s music video. It’s definitely attention grabbing. The show also pushes the envelope to the point that no ratings-conscious studio would likely allow. Case in point: when the ladies of Cougars face off against a Panther (an over-the-hill version of a Cougar) one of our heroines who happens to be a gynecologist utters: “Her c–ter has transmitted so many sexually transmitted diseases it’s classified as a weapon of mass destruction.” Yikes! Now there’s a Samantha-worthy insult if I ever heard one.
Raunchy, and sexy the show is. Story heavy it is not. While I’d recommend the show add a little more meat for these cougars to chew on, it’s worth a peak to see how web shows continue to push the enveleope and beat the studios to the punch.
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