''E-Rotic'' (stylized as ''e-Rotic'') was a
Playboy TV newsmagazine
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profiling popular
adult websites
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and the personalities behind them.
Format
Similar to the format of the other Playboy TV shows, ''
Sexcetera'' and ''
69 Sexy Things 2 Do Before You Die
''69 Sexy Things 2 Do Before You Die'' (stylized ''69 Sexy Things 2 Do B4U Die'') was a Playboy TV adult newsmagazine profiling exotic locales, outdoor adventures and current erotic trends.
Premise
In a 2008 review, Multichannel News said the sho ...
'', ''e-Rotic'' used
investigative journalism
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to probe behind popular
sex
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-driven websites.
Two sites were profiled per episode, broken apart between the "
tech geek" team of Justin Michael and Jacob Reed, and the female co-hosts Bridget Banks (aka
Carla Harvey, co-vocalist of
heavy metal band
Butcher Babies
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) and Kate Brenner. Per most episodes, the guys tend to use humorous approaches toward their segments, while the girls go for a more sexy feel.
Since its debut in April 2009, sites profiled have included
Naughty America
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History
The company was founded in June 2001 with a small staff under the brand name SoCal Cash and changed its name to Naughty America in March 2004. The date 1776 in ...
,
Ken Marcus
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' erotic galleries, and the personal homepage of
adult actress, Catalina Cruz.
The second episode profiled the personal homepage of fitness, bikini and glamor model Jenny Poussin at Jenny Poussin VIP.
Playboy regular
Kira Reed served as consulting producer.
References
{{Reflist
External links
e-Rotic Official Site
2009 American television series debuts
2009 American television series endings
Television series by Playboy Enterprises
Playboy TV original programming