Midnight Blue (TV series)

Midnight Blue
Created byAl Goldstein
StarringAl Goldstein
Country of originUnited States
Original release
NetworkChannel J
Release1974 (1974) –
2003 (2003)

Midnight Blue is a sexually themed cable television program that aired on Manhattan Cable Television Channel J[1] in New York City.[2]

Al Goldstein, the founder of Screw magazine, started broadcasting Midnight Blue on public-access television in Manhattan in 1974,[3] originally calling the program Screw Magazine of the Air.[4] The show featured interviews with porn stars, topless women, and advertisements for escorts and phone sex services.[5]

Midnight Blue was the subject of controversy when Goldstein testified before a United States District Court in 1995 as part of a lawsuit brought against Time Warner Cable's plan to scramble sexually explicit public access programs unless subscribers gave written consent for them.[6] The Supreme Court ultimately ruled in Goldstein's favor in 2000.[7]

Goldstein was the host[3] and producer along with radio personality Alex Bennett.[8] Bennett and Screw editor Bruce David were its creators and original producers.[9]

Seven collections of show excerpts have been released on DVD by Blue Underground, together with added material about the actresses and scenes from their movies.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Corliss, Richard (July 6, 1987). "Cinema | Turned On? Turn It Off". Time. Vol. 130, no. 1. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  2. ^ Paumgarten, Nick (January 3, 2005). "Pluck You". The New Yorker. p. 23. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Frumkes, Roy (June 28, 2005). "Midnight Blue Vol. 1: Deep Throat Edition". Films in Review. ISSN 0015-1688. Archived from the original on October 24, 2010.
  4. ^ Sloan, Will (December 20, 2013). "Al Goldstein: The Anti-Hef". Hazlitt. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  5. ^ Vaughn, Stephen (2006). Freedom and Entertainment: Rating the Movies in an Age of New Media. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-521-85258-6.
  6. ^ "2 Stars of Explicit Cable Shows Plead for Free-Speech Protection". The New York Times. September 19, 1995. Section B, p. 3. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  7. ^ Gay, Jason (May 28, 2000). "Supreme Court Cable-Porn Ruling Clears Way for Boogie Mornings". The New York Observer. ISSN 1052-2948. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  8. ^ Svetkey, Benjamin; Kilday, Gregg (September 28, 1990). "The latest in television news the week of Sept. 28, 1990". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  9. ^ "New York cable's answer to Carson: late-night sex". Broadcasting. June 9, 1975. pp. 48–49. ISSN 1068-6827.

Further reading

allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Blue_(TV_series)