Bravo for Swingtown!
CBS may have ended its Swingtown Summer time romp without the promise of a new season but the dream of more Swingtown is still alive. If you didn’t get a chance to see this 70′s set drama that stars Grant Show, Molly Parker, Lana Parilla and Jack Davenport as a pair of neighbors who happen to be swingers, now’s your chance. Bravo has picked up the series and is currently airing all 13 episodes in a delicious retro-tastic marathon filled with more Tab than you can possibly consume in a lifetime.
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This show is worth a watch if not for the well written characters and salacious story lines than for the impeccably duplicated 70′s sets and groovy soundtrack. If you’re a fan of MadMen
then you will probably love Swingtown. In fact dare I say that the story lines in Swingtown actually move forward and are more compelling than some of the meandering to nowhere stuff that MadMen has offered up in its sophomore season.
For laughs, here’s a separated at birth of Katie Holmes on Eli Stone and Lana Parilla as Swingtown’s resident hottie Trina Decker. Looking at this makes me want to go feather my hair and drink some Tab.
Well if Bravo takes a pass maybe HBO— now in the capable hands of Sue Naegle who was one of the original Swingtown promoters during her turn as co-head of the television department at United Talent Agency— will welcome Swingtown with open arms. Swingtown really is a great fit for HBO. The more flexible format would allow the storylines to move into even more adult territory. So in summary, watch the show, write to Bravo and HBO and let’s save Swingtown.
Photo Source (Tab): Derek In Sydney
