The cover for one of the DVD releases.

Red Shoe Diaries is a dramatic series that aired on the American cable television network Showtime from 1992 to 1999. Most episodes were directed by either Zalman King or Rafael Eisenman or both. Image File history File links Red_Shoe_Diaries. ... Image File history File links Red_Shoe_Diaries. ... Dramatic programming is television content that is scripted and (normally) fictional. ... Cable television or Community Antenna Television (CATV) (and often shortened to cable) is a system of providing television, FM radio programming and other services to consumers via radio waves transmitted directly to people’s televisions through fixed coaxial cables as opposed to the over-the-air method used in traditional... Showtime is a subscription television brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world, but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United States. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... TV Show Refrence Episode is the word usually used to refer to a part of a serial television or radio program. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Zalman King (born 1941 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA) is a film director, writer, and producer. ...

The episodes always open with a quick montage of a newspaper personals section ad under 'Red Shoes' seeking women to mail in their personal diaries with stories of love, passion and/or betrayal. The presenter/host Jake Winters (David Duchovny) is then shown walking on desolate train tracks with his dog Stella. He begins reading a letter from his post office box out loud that begins with dear red shoes …. MONTAGE MONTAGE [1] American pop group (1991-current) consisting of singer/songwriter Chris Jones, drummer/songwriter Andrew Doss and various guitarists. ... A personal or personal ad is an item or notice traditionally in the newspaper, similar to a classified ad but personal in nature. ... Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. ... See Diary (novel) for the novel by Chuck Palahniuk. ... It has been suggested that True love be merged into this article or section. ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who is known for introducing or hosting television programmes. ... Duchovny as Fox Mulder on The X-Files David William Duchovny (born August 7, 1960 in New York City) is an American television and film actor most famous for playing the character of FBI agent Fox Mulder on The X-Files TV series. ... In rail transport, a train consists of a single or several connected rail vehicles that are capable of being moved together along a guideway to transport freight or passengers from one place to another along a planned route. ... Look up Letter on Wiktionary, the free dictionary A letter is a written message from one party to another. ... A Post Office box is a uniquely-addressable lockable box located on the premises of a Post Office station. ...

Storylines usually have a thin plot revolving around some intrigue and the sexual awakening of a girl or woman who often also narrates. Well photographed, artful, sensuous love scenes with nudity as well as sultry, moody music are characteristic of most episodes. There is no story arc or characters connecting the different stories other than Jake Winters introducing each episode. // Regular Context The line of a story. ... // Plot in literature, theater, movies According to Aristotles Poetics, a plot in literature is the arrangement of incidents that (ideally) each follow plausibly from the other. ... Human sexuality is the expression of sexual feelings. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and appeal to a wider international audience, this article may require cleanup. ... Image of a woman on the Pioneer plaque sent to outer space. ... The Narrator is the entity within a story that tells the story to the reader. ... Cinematography literally means writing in the movement, and is the discipline of making lighting and camera choices when recording photographic images for the cinema. ... A love scene is a convention in filmmaking. ... Body of a woman - digital painting Nudity or nakedness is the state of wearing no clothing. ... Music is an art, entertainment, or other human activity which involves organized and audible sound, though definitions vary. ... In episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books and comic strips a story arc is an extended or continuing storyline. ...

This series was considered by some to be softcore pornographic television when introduced and this may have added to its initial appeal or lack thereof as the case may be. Softcore is a form of erotica that is less explicit than hardcore material in depicting or describing sexual behaviour. ... Pornography (from Greek πορνογραφια pornographia — literally writing about or drawings of harlots) is the representation of the human body or human sexual behaviour with the goal of sexual arousal, similar to, but (according to some) distinct from, erotica. ...

The Showtime series led to two spin-off movies: A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ...

• Red Shoe Diaries — The Movie (1992). Zalman King, Director. Starring: David Duchovny, Brigitte Bako and Billy Wirth. This movie was released after the Showtime cable TV series started, but it is a prequel to them. The movie's plot is more substantial than that of the cable TV episodes; the storyline covers the developments that lead to Jake Winters running the 'Red Shoes' personal ad.
  Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
  The movie starts with a funeral for his wife; later, as he is packing her things, he reads her diary and discovers that she was unfaithful to him.

The Red Shoe Diaries episodes still run from time to time on Showtime and are also available for sale on DVD. A prequel is a work that portrays events which include the structure, conventions, and/or characters of a previously completed narrative, but occur at an earlier time. ...

Partial List of Episodes

• Forbidden Zone (2002)
• As She Wishes (2001)
• Swimming Naked (2001)
• Luscious Lola (2000)
• Girl on a Bike (2000)
• The Game (2000)
• Luscious Lola (2000)
• Night of Abandon (1997)
• Temple of Flesh (1997)
• Farmer's Daughter (1997)
• Burning Up (1997)
• Train (1996)
• Four on the Floor (1996)
• How I Met My Husband (1996)
• Weekend Pass (1995)
• Auto Erotica (1994)
• Hotline (1994)
• Another Woman's Lipstick (1993)
• Double Dare (1993)
• Some Things Never Change (1992)
• Strip Poker (1992)
• Temple of Flesh
• You Have the Right to Remain Silent

Trivia

• Comedy Central is due to air Red State Diaries', a show satirizing the red states through the journeys of Lewis Black, one of the former corresponants on The Daily Show. The title is an obvious reference to the Red Shoe Diaries.

Comedy Central is a cable television channel in the United States. ... Red State Diaries is a TV show starring comedian Lewis Black, being developed for Comedy Central to begin airing in 2006. ... ... Lewis Black Lewis Black (born August 30, 1948) is a Jewish-American stand-up comedian, author, and playwright. ... The Daily Show (currently The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, also known as TDS to fans and staffers) is a half-hour satirical news program produced by and run on the Comedy Central cable television network in the United States. ...

External links

• Red Shoe Diaries (TV series) at The Internet Movie Database
• Red Shoe Diaries (TV film) at The Internet Movie Database