Webdreams

Webdreams is Canadian documentary series that originally aired on Showcase and IFC from 2005 to 2008. Each season of the series followed a rotating cast of individuals who work in the internet pornography industry.

Webdreams
Written by
  • Ziad Touma
  • Gregory Fine
  • Josh Dorsey
Directed by
  • Ziad Touma
  • Joshua Dorsey
  • Paul Kell
  • Christie Callan-Jones
Narrated byAdrian Burhop
Opening themeRam
Country of originCanada
Original language(s)English, French
No. of episodes30
Production
Executive producer(s)Arnie Gelbart
Producer(s)
  • Arnie Gelbart
  • Michael Kronish
  • Gregory Fine
Camera setupSingle camera
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original networkShowcase, IFC
Picture formatNTSC
Original releaseSeptember 2, 2005 (2005-09-02) –
November 7, 2008 (2008-11-07)

Overview

Webdreams was produced by the Montreal-based production company Galafilm. The series was directed by Ziad Touma, Joshua Dorsey, Paul Kell, and Christie Callan-Jones, with Touma, Dorsey, and Gregory Fine as writers, and Arnie Gelbart, Michael Kronish, Gregory Fine as producers.[1][2] The series originally aired on Showcase as part of the network's "Fridays Without Borders" programming block, which featured adult-themed television programming.[3][4]

Season 1

The eight-episode first season of Webdreams filmed from January to November 2004, and premiered on September 2, 2005.[1][5] Filmed primarily in Montreal, the season focuses on the following individuals:[6]

  • Dave Angelo, a gay-for-pay pornographic film actor for Colt Studios
  • Dugmor, a web designer and pornography producer
  • Katrina, a pornographic film actress and host of the web reality series Pornstar Académie 2
  • Laurelle, a webcam model for 2much
  • Malezia, an emerging pornographic film actress and Dugmor's protégé

Season 2

The second season of Webdreams premiered on April 7, 2007, and consisted of twelve episodes. Edited from 800 hours of footage, the season was filmed in Canada, Amsterdam, Paris, Miami, New York City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Panama City, and focused on the following individuals:[7][8]

  • Angelique, a pornographic actress
  • Diesel, a webcam model
  • Lance and Alexandra, married pornographic performers
  • Uncle D, a pornography producer known as "the Canadian Assman"
  • Vid Vicious, founder of the Montreal-based pornography website MSM Crew
  • Violet Manson, an alt porn model

Season 3

The third season of Webdreams premiered on September 5, 2008, and consisted of ten episodes. The season was filmed in Toronto, Montreal, Newfoundland, New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami, Buenos Aires and the Dominican Republic, and was edited from over 600 hours of footage. The season focused on the following individuals:[3]

  • Chad and Chris, founders of the Los Angeles-based gay pornography website Jet Set Men
  • Jordan, a pornography producer
  • Maxine X, a Toronto-based fetish pornography actress
  • Paris, a webcam model
  • Seven, a pornography producer
  • Tommy Pistol, a pornographic film actor

Reception

In 2006, Webdreams was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Documentary Series.[9]

gollark: Good luck.
gollark: Fine.```python# from here: https://github.com/Rapptz/RoboDanny/blob/18b92ae2f53927aedebc25fb5eca02c8f6d7a874/cogs/utils/time.pyshort_timedelta_regex = re.compile("""(?:(?P<years>[0-9]{1,8})(?:years?|y))? # e.g. 2y(?:(?P<months>[0-9]{1,8})(?:months?|mo))? # e.g. 2months(?:(?P<weeks>[0-9]{1,8})(?:weeks?|w))? # e.g. 10w(?:(?P<days>[0-9]{1,8})(?:days?|d))? # e.g. 14d(?:(?P<hours>[0-9]{1,8})(?:hours?|h))? # e.g. 12h(?:(?P<minutes>[0-9]{1,8})(?:minutes?|m))? # e.g. 10m(?:(?P<seconds>[0-9]{1,8})(?:seconds?|s))? # e.g. 15s """, re.VERBOSE)def parse_short_timedelta(text): match = short_timedelta_regex.fullmatch(text) if match is None or not match.group(0): raise ValueError("parse failed") data = { k: int(v) for k, v in match.groupdict(default=0).items() } return datetime.datetime.utcnow() + relativedelta(**data)cal = parsedatetime.Calendar()def parse_humantime(text): time_struct, parse_status = cal.parse(text) if parse_status == 1: return datetime.datetime(*time_struct[:6]) else: raise ValueError("parse failed")def parse_time(text): try: return datetime.datetime.strptime(text, "%d/%m/%Y") except: pass try: return parse_short_timedelta(text) except: pass try: return parse_humantime(text) except: pass raise ValueError("could not parse time")```
gollark: ... no.
gollark: The time parsing logic is kind of inconsistent.
gollark: ++remind 9h32m no you aren't.

References
  1. Kuzmyk, Jenn (10 January 2004). "Showcase looks at internet sex". C21 Media. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. "Webdreams". Galafilm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. "Webdreams Season Opener Shakes Up the Ossington". BlogTO. 30 August 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. Kohl, Jesse. "Alliance Atlantis gets naughty online". Media in Canada. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. "Showcase uncovers its sexy side with new series". Media in Canada. 28 June 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. "WEBDREAMS - A SHOWCASE ORIGINAL SERIES" (Press release). Galafilm. 4 August 2005. Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. "Webdreams returns April 6" (Press release). Showcsse. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  8. Siwek, Daniel (1 January 2008). "Webdreams Season 2". DVDTalk. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  9. "Awards". Galafilm. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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