Tofu is a 2015 British online documentary series created by Russell T Davies and presented by journalist and YouTube host Benjamin Cook, available on All 4, Channel 4's video-on-demand service.[1] The sister series to Channel 4's Cucumber and E4's Banana, Tofu is a documentary series that focuses on a range of sex attitudes in the twenty-first century from the viewpoint of everyday people.[2] Like Cucumber and Banana, the name of the series refers to the same urological scale of hardness of the male erection which starts at tofu, goes through peeled banana and ends at cucumber from a European study that inspired Davies.
Tofu was commissioned in 2013 as a sister show to Davies' dramas Cucumber and Banana.[3] In development since 2006, Cucumber was announced along with companion series Banana, and web series Tofu in November 2013. The titles of all three shows come from a scientific study into the male erection which divided the hardness of the men's erections into a hardness scale consisting of tofu, peeled banana, banana, and cucumber;[4] upon reading the study, Davies remarked that "right there and then, I knew I had my drama".[5]Tofu is a food made by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into soft white blocks in gradations of soft, firm, or extra firm.
Described by the channel as an "anarchic and entertaining look at sex", Tofu explores issues that arise in Cucumber and Banana through interviews with actors for both shows and the public,[6] such as one-night stands organised through apps like Grindr and sexual taboos.[7] Requests for participants were issued in July 2014 and were open to anyone over eighteen, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or sexual history; interested parties were asked to send a 90-second video to producers Red Production Company describing their "best sexcapade".[7]
Episodes
Journalist and YouTuber Benjamin Cook hosts everyday people discussing a variety of attitudes towards sex. I'm With Geek points out that although not tied to the narrative of Cucumber and Banana, the interviewees include the show's cast and the program discusses sex "with as much frankness as the show depicts it".[1]Tofu offers an "honest, non-judgmental and entertaining view of sex and sexuality in the same way that Cook’s 'Becoming Youtube' did for the Youtube community."[1]
No.
Title
Original air date
1
"Good Sex, Bad Sex"
22 January 2015 (2015-01-22)
2
"Sex Talk"
29 January 2015 (2015-01-29)
3
"Not Having Sex"
5 February 2015 (2015-02-05)
4
"Coming Out"
12 February 2015 (2015-02-12)
5
"Teenage Lust"
19 February 2015 (2015-02-19)
6
"Queer as Fuck"
26 February 2015 (2015-02-26)
7
"Instasex"
5 March 2015 (2015-03-05)
8
"Filthy, Dirty Sex"
12 March 2015 (2015-03-12)
Reception
As a documentary series, Tofu is seen as the odd-one-out of the triptych. Reviewing the first episode, Oli Dowdeswell of SoSoGay described the show as "an interesting concept, but one that doesn't work 100% of the time". Dowdeswell praised the interview segments of the episode, but was less positive about the dramatised "mini-Black Mirror" vignette, which he felt was out of place in a documentary series.[8]
Sam Wollaston in The Guardian felt that even though the shows were "Gloriously, explicitly, triumphantly, cucumberly. Gay to the core." he didn't feel left out or see the subjects irrelevant; he also found Tofu "cum-in-your-face frank".[9]
References
^ abcCharlesworth, Hayley (23 January 2015). "Cucumber/Banana/Tofu "Episode 1" Reviews". I'm With Geek. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
^Commons, Jess (22 January 2015). "WHY YOU NEED TO WATCH CUCUMBER, BANANA *AND* TOFU TONIGHT". The Debrief. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
^Brown, Maggie (19 November 2013). "Russell T Davies to explore 21st-century gay life in two Channel 4 dramas". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
^Martin, Dan (17 January 2015). "Russell T Davies: 'Equality doesn't mean happiness'". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
^"Russell T Davies Explores 21st Century Gay Life in New Drama for C4" (Press release). Channel 4 Press Office. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
^"Russell T Davies Explores 21st Century Gay Life in New Drama for C4" (Press release). Channel 4 Press Office. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
^ abDunham, Jess (21 July 2014). "Russell T Davies wants your 'sexcapades' for new web series Tofu about modern sex culture". The Independent. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
^Dowdeswell, Oli (25 January 2014). "Episode Review: Tofu – S1-E01". SoSoGay. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
^Wollaston, Sam (22 January 2015). "Cucumber, Banana and Tofu review – 'gloriously, triumphantly, explicitly gay and the television event of the week'". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
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Tofu is a 2015 British online documentary series created by Russell T Davies and presented by journalist and YouTube host Benjamin Cook available on All 4 Channel 4 s video on demand service 1 The sister series to Channel 4 s Cucumber and E4 s Banana Tofu is a documentary series that focuses on a range of sex attitudes in the twenty first century from the viewpoint of everyday people 2 Like Cucumber and Banana the name of the series refers to the same urological scale of hardness of the male erection which starts at tofu goes through peeled banana and ends at cucumber from a European study that inspired Davies TofuGenreDocumentaryCreated byRussell T DaviesPresented byBenjamin CookComposerMurray GoldCountry of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishNo of series1No of episodes8ProductionExecutive producersRussell T Davies Nicola Shindler Julie GardnerRunning time11 minutesProduction companiesRed Production Company Adjacent ProductionsReleaseOriginal networkAll 4Picture formatHDTV 1080iAudio formatStereoOriginal release22 January 2015 01 22 12 March 2015 2015 03 12 ChronologyRelatedCucumber Banana Contents 1 Development 2 Episodes 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksDevelopment EditSee also Cucumber British TV series Development Tofu was commissioned in 2013 as a sister show to Davies dramas Cucumber and Banana 3 In development since 2006 Cucumber was announced along with companion series Banana and web series Tofu in November 2013 The titles of all three shows come from a scientific study into the male erection which divided the hardness of the men s erections into a hardness scale consisting of tofu peeled banana banana and cucumber 4 upon reading the study Davies remarked that right there and then I knew I had my drama 5 Tofu is a food made by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into soft white blocks in gradations of soft firm or extra firm Described by the channel as an anarchic and entertaining look at sex Tofu explores issues that arise in Cucumber and Banana through interviews with actors for both shows and the public 6 such as one night stands organised through apps like Grindr and sexual taboos 7 Requests for participants were issued in July 2014 and were open to anyone over eighteen regardless of sexual orientation gender identity or sexual history interested parties were asked to send a 90 second video to producers Red Production Company describing their best sexcapade 7 Episodes EditJournalist and YouTuber Benjamin Cook hosts everyday people discussing a variety of attitudes towards sex I m With Geek points out that although not tied to the narrative of Cucumber and Banana the interviewees include the show s cast and the program discusses sex with as much frankness as the show depicts it 1 Tofu offers an honest non judgmental and entertaining view of sex and sexuality in the same way that Cook s Becoming Youtube did for the Youtube community 1 No TitleOriginal air date1 Good Sex Bad Sex 22 January 2015 2015 01 22 2 Sex Talk 29 January 2015 2015 01 29 3 Not Having Sex 5 February 2015 2015 02 05 4 Coming Out 12 February 2015 2015 02 12 5 Teenage Lust 19 February 2015 2015 02 19 6 Queer as Fuck 26 February 2015 2015 02 26 7 Instasex 5 March 2015 2015 03 05 8 Filthy Dirty Sex 12 March 2015 2015 03 12 Reception EditAs a documentary series Tofu is seen as the odd one out of the triptych Reviewing the first episode Oli Dowdeswell of SoSoGay described the show as an interesting concept but one that doesn t work 100 of the time Dowdeswell praised the interview segments of the episode but was less positive about the dramatised mini Black Mirror vignette which he felt was out of place in a documentary series 8 Sam Wollaston in The Guardian felt that even though the shows were Gloriously explicitly triumphantly cucumberly Gay to the core he didn t feel left out or see the subjects irrelevant he also found Tofu cum in your face frank 9 References Edit a b c Charlesworth Hayley 23 January 2015 Cucumber Banana Tofu Episode 1 Reviews I m With Geek Retrieved 21 February 2014 Commons Jess 22 January 2015 WHY YOU NEED TO WATCH CUCUMBER BANANA AND TOFU TONIGHT The Debrief Retrieved 21 February 2014 Brown Maggie 19 November 2013 Russell T Davies to explore 21st century gay life in two Channel 4 dramas The Guardian Retrieved 23 November 2013 Martin Dan 17 January 2015 Russell T Davies Equality doesn t mean happiness The Guardian Retrieved 25 January 2015 Russell T Davies Explores 21st Century Gay Life in New Drama for C4 Press release Channel 4 Press Office 19 November 2013 Retrieved 25 January 2015 Russell T Davies Explores 21st Century Gay Life in New Drama for C4 Press release Channel 4 Press Office 19 November 2013 Retrieved 25 January 2015 a b Dunham Jess 21 July 2014 Russell T Davies wants your sexcapades for new web series Tofu about modern sex culture The Independent Archived from the original on 21 June 2022 Retrieved 26 January 2014 Dowdeswell Oli 25 January 2014 Episode Review Tofu S1 E01 SoSoGay Retrieved 26 January 2014 Wollaston Sam 22 January 2015 Cucumber Banana and Tofu review gloriously triumphantly explicitly gay and the television event of the week The Guardian Retrieved 21 February 2014 External links EditTofu at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tofu web series amp oldid 1114307972, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
