Women: Stories of Passion

Women: Stories of Passion is an American anthology drama series that aired on the American cable television network Showtime from August 31, 1996 until April 4, 1999. and distributed by Playboy Entertainment overseas.^[1][2]

Women: Stories of Passion
Created by	Elisa M. Rothstein
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	39
Production
Executive producer	Elisa M. Rothstein
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Women Productions Playboy Entertainment Group
Release
Original network	Showtime
Original release	August 31, 1996 (1996-08-31) – April 4, 1999 (1999-04-04)

The episodes were based on stories of love, and passion from a woman's point of view.

Episodes

Season 1 (1996)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Sing, Sing Me the Blues"	Unknown	Unknown	August 31, 1996 (1996-08-31)
2	2	"Warm Hands, Cold Heart"	Carrington Stark	Emily Ervolina	September 7, 1996 (1996-09-07)
3	3	"La Limpia (The Cleansing)"	Sylvia Fimbres	Yolanda Escoboza	September 14, 1996 (1996-09-14)
4	4	"For the Sake of Science"	Unknown	Unknown	September 20, 1996 (1996-09-20)
5	5	"Wishful Thinking"	Unknown	Unknown	September 28, 1996 (1996-09-28)
6	6	"Kat Tails"	Unknown	Unknown	October 5, 1996 (1996-10-05)
7	7	"Table Service"	Unknown	Unknown	October 12, 1996 (1996-10-12)
8	8	"City of Men"	Unknown	Unknown	October 19, 1996 (1996-10-19)
9	9	"Gun Shy"	Unknown	Unknown	October 26, 1996 (1996-10-26)
10	10	"Blind Love"	Mary Woronov	Mary Woronov	November 2, 1996 (1996-11-02)
11	11	"As Always, Madelaine"	Unknown	Unknown	November 9, 1996 (1996-11-09)
12	12	"Astral Eros"	Unknown	Unknown	November 16, 1996 (1996-11-16)
13	13	"The Boxer"	Lise Raven	Libby McDonald	November 23, 1996 (1996-11-23)

Season 2 (1997)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
14	1	"Mind's Eye"	Unknown	Unknown	July 12, 1997 (1997-07-12)
15	2	"Motel Magic"	Unknown	Unknown	July 19, 1997 (1997-07-19)
16	3	"The Diamond Merchant"	Unknown	Unknown	July 26, 1997 (1997-07-26)
17	4	"The Bitter and the Sweet"	Unknown	Elisa Rothstein^[3]	August 2, 1997 (1997-08-02)
18	5	"Grip Till It Hurts"	Unknown	Unknown	August 9, 1997 (1997-08-09)
19	6	"Chinese Take-Out"	Kathy Chin	Kathy Chin	August 16, 1997 (1997-08-16)
20	7	"The Little Vampire"	Unknown	Unknown	August 23, 1997 (1997-08-23)
21	8	"Woman on a Train"	Unknown	Unknown	August 30, 1997 (1997-08-30)
22	9	"Room 1503"	Cat X	Cat X	September 6, 1997 (1997-09-06)
23	10	"Reading for Pleasure"	Unknown	Unknown	September 13, 1997 (1997-09-13)
24	11	"Father and Son"	Valerie Landsburg	Emily Ervolina	September 20, 1997 (1997-09-20)
25	12	"Hat Trick"	Unknown	Unknown	September 27, 1997 (1997-09-27)
26	13	"Back to the Garden"	Valerie Landsburg	Emily Ervolina	October 4, 1997 (1997-10-04)

Season 3 (1999)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
27	1	"Lover from Another Planet"	Unknown	Unknown	January 10, 1999 (1999-01-10)
28	2	"The Lucky Bar"	Unknown	Unknown	January 17, 1999 (1999-01-17)
29	3	"Miami Beach Tango"	Unknown	Unknown	January 24, 1999 (1999-01-24)
30	4	"The Gigolo"	Unknown	Unknown	January 31, 1999 (1999-01-31)
31	5	"Voodoo"	Unknown	Unknown	February 7, 1999 (1999-02-07)
32	6	"The Photographer"	Unknown	Unknown	February 14, 1999 (1999-02-14)
33	7	"The Tender Thief"	Unknown	Unknown	February 21, 1999 (1999-02-21)
34	8	"Trio"	Unknown	Unknown	February 28, 1999 (1999-02-28)
35	9	"The Feather"	Unknown	Unknown	March 7, 1999 (1999-03-07)
36	10	"Luck is a Lady"	Valerie Landsburg	Emily Ervolina	March 14, 1999 (1999-03-14)
37	11	"Sophie Shpooricky's Night of Love"	Andrea Odezynska	Andrea Odezynska	March 21, 1999 (1999-03-21)
38	12	"Angel from the Sky"	Unknown	Unknown	March 28, 1999 (1999-03-28)
39	13	"Paradise Found"	Unknown	Unknown	April 4, 1999 (1999-04-04)

References

1. Martin, Nina (2007). Sexy Thrills: Undressing the Erotic Thriller. University of Illinois Press. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-252-07437-0.
2. Andrews, David (November 2007). "Softcore as Serialized (and Feminized) Featurette: Postfeminist Propriety on Late-Night Cable". Television & New Media. 8 (4): 312–340. doi:10.1177/1527476407301644. ISSN 1527-4764. S2CID 143103725.
3. Juffer, Jane (July 1998). At Home with Pornography: Women, Sex, and Everyday Life. NYU Press. pp. 223–224. ISBN 978-0-8147-4237-2.

External links

• Women: Stories of Passion at IMDb