With the success of “Mad Men” and the return of skinny ties, TV networks are finally making a trend out of the ’60s drama. First, ABC picked up the right to use the Pan Am brand in its period drama about stewardesses (back when theywere sexy and still called stewardesses), and earlier this week Starz greenlit “Magic City,” about a glamorous hotel in 1960s Miami. And now NBC is developing a project to get on board in a sexy way:
Dubbed “Playboy” (and previously titled “Bunny Tales” [Ed. Note: woof]), project would center on a group of women working as Playboy bunnies in the New York club. That setting will be a prism for exploring the nation’s changing mores and the coming sexual revolution.
Chad Hodge (“Tru Calling”) is aboard to write the project and exec produce. Project was developed last year with a different writer. [Variety]
Hmmm. Now, I’m an unapologetic fan of the early to mid-60s, because I dig the fashion and that narrow window after the Civil Rights Act passed but before hippies became widespread. I also like women in sexy costumes. But I can’t say I have a lot of faith in this project. “From the writer of ‘Tru Calling,’ on a channel that makes lousy dramas, comes a new show that wasn’t good enough to be made last year.” Oooh, sounds awesome!
For fans of retro Playboy models, I recommend Playboy Fashion (SFW) and Swimsuit Issue (NSFW).
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These fucking people are going to totally ruin Mad Men.
I thought the original club/mansion was in Chicago before it moved to LA? I guess Chicago isn’t sexy enough though, with all the fat people and sausage and whatnot.
@Alex — There were 20+ such clubs all over the world.
Actually, it was in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. It’s now a hotel but still smells of semen.
I had no idea Swimsuit Issue existed before I read this. Matt, I’ve never said “I love you” to a man before, but I’ll say it now.
On a quality network (AMC, FX, HBO), this could be an interesting, entertaining project. On NBC? Ugh….
*sad trombone*
“changing mores” ????
Hey Variety, either find some actual writers or copy editors or GTFO!
You dig the 60s because because of… “the fashion and that narrow window after the Civil Rights Act passed but before hippies became widespread.”
Lame joke or historical ignorance? Hippies were never widespread, that’s the point, they were a counter-culture. The media just blew their fucking load because they represented something so different from mainstream culture and the prevailing beliefs. Beyond that, what’s wrong with hippies anyway? It seems like a good thing to question a culture that is so ass fucking backwards. It’s pretty amazing the strides we’ve made since then, many of which were greatly aided/inspired by Hippies, who were the foundation of the “New Left.” Also, weed is pretty fucking awesome.