Ugh. I'm definitely on the mend, but I'm still pretty looped.
A couple weeks ago on the TV show "Dollhouse" - previous blog entry or official site & wiki. The main character "Echo" played by Eliza Dushku was all dolled up in leathers and discussing the appeal of being a dominatrix. At best it was a light and silly scene, but hey - how many shows on prime time have a character who even for a moment shows herself as a confident and powerful sexual woman. Add in the full leathers and talking about BDSM?
And for a bonus (although Eliza claims she's quit again) she's got such a totally deliciously smoker rasp that if she's given up cigarettes, I'm going to accuse her of still smoking something. ;)I have to admit, I'm starting to wonder about Eliza. She definitely seems to get cast into these bad girl/dommy type roles a lot. Her big roles before this show were playing Buffy's tough as nails (and far hotter) rival, Faith on both Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Angel, and then playing Sissy, the leader of an all girl gang in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. And btw, the gang all wear delicious wet look catsuits for their big heist. You might also know her as the bad girl
cheerleader in Bring It On, or from her TV show, Tru Calling, which lasted a couple of years.The thing that makes me most wonder is that she's producing Dollhouse. Which means she's clearly in charge of what's going on. So when she's dressed all dommy, or her character is strutting around in these boots and referring to them as "comfortable shoes" - that says something to me. Generally I've found Dollhouse to be mediocre. Hopefully it'll pickup, but even if the plots and the characters are are a bit thin, at least there's plenty of eye candy. You can view the entire Dollhouse dominatrix scene on YouTube - here. But if they pull it, you can also get it on rapidshare or mediafire.
BTW, please don't misunderstand me, I really like the fact that Eliza has some idea of what pushes our buttons and I'm very happy to see it out there. And while it the series isn't yet quite as good as I hoped, it sure beats the pants off of the Friday night TV that I grew up on - Knight Rider & Buck Rogers.
And it makes me wonder just how empowered the next generations of women will be.
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Don't get me wrong - Eliza is hot, but how many dominatrices do you know who'd be caught dead in that outfit?
She certainly seems to be a very confident young lady - more power to her!
Meanwhile, what was wrong with Knight Rider - I clearly remember a blond scientist hottie on that show (yes, I can "google" her, but I won't - I am sure those who grew up with that show know who she is)... as for Buck Rogers - Erin Gray in that silver outfit, I am sure, pushed a lot of buttons!!!
Nice job with the banners - you being loopy and all they still look pretty good. Hope you feel better.
I always wonder about who behind-the-scenes (or, in this case, in the front of scenes) drives BDSM content into pop-culture TV shows. Surely someone is getting a little thrill out of having stars dressed up in kinky outfits.
Of course, it could just be that it spikes ratings as it helps people who have hidden kinky tastes enjoy them in an "accepted" way through a widely-distributed TV show. I mean, come on, there's a reason that an entire thread of CSI involved a domme.
OK: It seemed like a very 1980s style dominatrix outfit to me.
And Knight Rider and Buck Rodgers never had a dominatrix. And Erin Gray paled in comparison to evil Princess Ardala.
I hope the banners came out well, I do claim to be a professional and all that ;)
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Redd: I've wondered too. And I definitely think that there can be different folks with different motivations. Ultimately, I think it's the old bottom line though - sex sells.
The times I *REALLY* wonder about it is when it seems out of place. I never knew it at the time (since I never watched the show) but Sabrina the Teenage witch wore fetish outfits quite regularly. Lots of leather or PVC. Just totally out of place for something marketed as a teenage show - link - linkpic pic pic pic pic
Dang.
I really did not need to be looking at those pics this, of all mornings.
:headdesk:
I should know by now about your excellent choice in visual material.
Hey Aarkey:
Eliza is a firecracker for sure and "Dollhouse" looks intriguing. I will definitely check it out.
The site you designed for Mistress Kriss really pops btw! Nice job! :-) She is also very intriguing and distracting! :-P Lucky you for being invited to stay as her house guest! Its great that your S.O. is agreeable to being involved in the scene with you like that. Not sure what my Queen would say if I told her a beautiful ProDomme had invited us to stay with her. Actually I am pretty sure she would say; "no"! ;-)
Glad you had a good time in L.A. I hope you feel better soon.
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hmp
Tom: Umm, sorry about that, kinda, not really. :)
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HMP: Just to clarify things, my friend, Mistress Kriss doesn't have a site. She's not a pro in the scene - so if there's another Mistress Kriss out there, I don't know her.
As to the visit, we stayed at her place the first night only, the rest of the time we were at a wedding in Orange County. And Mistress Kriss actually stayed with her beau while we were there so we could have our own space, which was extremely generous of her. :)
As to the work - I simply did banners for Mistress Ingrid Frost. I didn't design her site, only the banners.
DOH! I guess I blew that one! Can I try again? :-P
Yup I meant Mistress Ingrid not Mistress Kriss. Anyway nice banners! :-)
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hmp
yes... the banners are awesome!!!
But, back to the 80s... and I might be dating myself here, but in those days getting a computer with 2 5 1/4" floppy drives and one of them being high density was very exciting... so, yes, Erin Gray in those outfit was very hot! But of course, you can't compare her to the ladies of today...
The back view of the outfit was way better than the front view. The front of that outfit was cliche even in the '80s.
I loved the coffee truck she talked about. You know I'm bein' bad.
While the show is pretty lame from what I've seen, I actually liked the scene. Simplistic sure, but pretty sex positive in a softened-for-primetime kinda way.
You know, I'm good with cliche. I really, really am.
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