''G String Divas'' is an American documentary series that aired on
HBO
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. The show was filmed in 2000, and follows the lives of
stripper
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M ...
s working in a
Bristol, Pennsylvania
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gentlemen's club.
Overview
The show has 13 episodes
["G-Rating", Entertainment Weekly, retrieved 8/4/2009] and there were nine featured women: Miss Bunny, Jordan, Ginger, Cashmere, Joey, Chrissy, Silver, Summer and Angel. The premiere episode delivered a 7.7 share, or 3.4 million viewers.
The show was produced and directed by Patti Kaplan, who also produced HBO's ''
Real Sex
''Real Sex'' is a documentary television series broadcast on and a production of HBO. As its name implies, ''Real Sex'' is a sexually explicit "magazine" which "explores sex '90s style."
''Real Sex'' explores human sexuality. Gary R. Edgerton a ...
'' series. The club featured on it, Divas International Club, was attached to a hotel, and was converted to a banquet facility shortly after filming ended.
In one episode, Summer, one of the dancers, refers to a homicide case in which an obsessed customer killed his wife. The killer, Craig Rabinowitz, became obsessed with her when she was dancing at another
Pennsylvania
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strip club
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. The case was later profiled in an episode of ''
Forensic Files
''Forensic Files'', originally known as ''Medical Detectives'', is an American documentary television program that reveals how forensic science is used to solve violent crimes, mysterious accidents, and outbreaks of illness. The show was origi ...
'', called "Summer Obsession", in which Miss Bunny, another performs from the HBO show, was interviewed.
References
External links
"G String Divas" at HBO.com*
HBO original programming
2000 American television series debuts
2000 American television series endings
2000s American documentary television series
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Documentary films about sexuality
English-language television shows
Erotic dance
Television shows filmed in Pennsylvania
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