Anti-Porn tv special around '87-'88?

70s80spornlove · September 19th, 2013, 05:08 AM

I thought if anybody could help me identify or find this tv "special" it would be this forum. I remember around '87-'88 if I remember correctly, there was a 1-hour tv special that used to air for a while in the afternoon in the US. I believe the name of the show may have been "Pornography is Real", but this is just coming form memory so I can't be sure of the title. Anyways it was an anti-porn special that interviewed "experts" that spoke out against porn, and I remember it quite vividly because I saw it on tv several times because they showed lots of magazine covers and other erotica (censored of course).

I've always wanted to see that again over the years because A) now that I'm much older I would love to hear some of the gems they must have had the "experts" say, and B) I'd love to see some of those old vintage porn bits they showed (even though they were censored).

Does anybody remember seeing this back then? I am unable to find out anything about that special.

wolfenstein2 · September 19th, 2013, 06:37 AM

The closest thing I know is "Not a Love Story"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132367/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

b119a · September 19th, 2013, 02:36 PM

I don't know of any documentaries, but the subject was covered by American TV in a couple of dramas. One with George C. Scott in a quest to find his runaway daughter, and another about Shauna Grant.

70s80spornlove · September 23rd, 2013, 04:49 AM

Hmm, I guess this must be a real hard one to find then. I checked out "Not a Love Story" and that isn't it. That one was new to me though so thanks. I can't find a single thing about this documentary but I remember it airing several times way back, usually in the late afternoon hours. It wasn't dramatized mostly I remember it being narrated with lots of images and interview slips speaking about the "harm" and "damage" it causes viewers. Well if anybody else has any idea please feel free to share.

**charliels531** · September 28th, 2013, 09:32 PM

It might have been a local production. I know that Charles Keating (before he went to prison for embezzling thousands of people's pension funds) financed the production of several anti-porn "documentaries".

70s80spornlove · November 15th, 2013, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by charliels531

It might have been a local production. I know that Charles Keating (before he went to prison for embezzling thousands of people's pension funds) financed the production of several anti-porn "documentaries".

Interesting. I never thought about it being local. It aired on UHF if I recall correctly. I remember it looking very slick. I guess that's one I'll never track down.

September 19th, 2013, 05:08 AM	#1
70s80spornlove Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 30 Thanks: 17 Thanked 121 Times in 22 Posts	Anti-Porn tv special around '87-'88? I thought if anybody could help me identify or find this tv "special" it would be this forum. I remember around '87-'88 if I remember correctly, there was a 1-hour tv special that used to air for a while in the afternoon in the US. I believe the name of the show may have been "Pornography is Real", but this is just coming form memory so I can't be sure of the title. Anyways it was an anti-porn special that interviewed "experts" that spoke out against porn, and I remember it quite vividly because I saw it on tv several times because they showed lots of magazine covers and other erotica (censored of course). I've always wanted to see that again over the years because A) now that I'm much older I would love to hear some of the gems they must have had the "experts" say, and B) I'd love to see some of those old vintage porn bits they showed (even though they were censored). Does anybody remember seeing this back then? I am unable to find out anything about that special.

September 19th, 2013, 02:36 PM	#3
b119a Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 415 Thanks: 3,691 Thanked 2,945 Times in 387 Posts	Two Hour Specials I don't know of any documentaries, but the subject was covered by American TV in a couple of dramas. One with George C. Scott in a quest to find his runaway daughter, and another about Shauna Grant.

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September 19th, 2013, 06:37 AM	#2
wolfenstein2 Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 35 Thanks: 56 Thanked 1,206 Times in 32 Posts	The closest thing I know is "Not a Love Story" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132367/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

September 23rd, 2013, 04:49 AM	#4
70s80spornlove Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 30 Thanks: 17 Thanked 121 Times in 22 Posts	Hmm, I guess this must be a real hard one to find then. I checked out "Not a Love Story" and that isn't it. That one was new to me though so thanks. I can't find a single thing about this documentary but I remember it airing several times way back, usually in the late afternoon hours. It wasn't dramatized mostly I remember it being narrated with lots of images and interview slips speaking about the "harm" and "damage" it causes viewers. Well if anybody else has any idea please feel free to share.

September 28th, 2013, 09:32 PM	#5
charliels531 Vintage Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 4,909 Thanks: 42,425 Thanked 62,691 Times in 4,879 Posts	It might have been a local production. I know that Charles Keating (before he went to prison for embezzling thousands of people's pension funds) financed the production of several anti-porn "documentaries".