Cinemax? Can any Americans explain what this is?

S09E02 The VoiceretroSep 10, 1999, 1:00 AM ET2 years later12 posts by 12 posters

❓ Question

Viewers ask what Cinemax is after Jerry's reference to it in The Voice, with discussion about whether it's a porn channel or just a premium cable network with racy content.

12 posts

Mark DuttonSep 10, 1999, 1:00 AM ET

In "The Voice" Jerry comments on how people don't run into others and have sex, by saying "This isn't Cinemax"... Can someone explain this please.

David LinsleySep 10, 1999↩ Mark Dutton

On Fri, 10 Sep 1999 17:02:14 +1200, "Mark Dutton" wrote:

I'm from the UK, but I believe that it is an adult film channel - Scott in the first Austin Powers film mentions watching something on 'skin-e-max'.

snowball6472Sep 10, 1999↩ David Linsley

In article ,

Dutton"

don't run into others and have

someone explain this please.

adult film channel -

watching something on

Cinemax is a pay/premium movie channel -- nothing to do with porn -- it's similar to HBO.

Jess CareySep 10, 1999, 3:11 PM ET↩ David Linsley

I'll agree that Cinemax has more racy movies than HBO and Showtime, but I would hardly call it an adult film channel. Beyond that, I don't really understand the comment in about sex and Cinemax.

The IceMan GoethSep 11, 1999↩ David Linsley

Hi I'm from Fla. It's not a porn chanel. It's a regular movie chanel. On Friday nights they show movies with alot nudity in it. Not pron. This is what the chanel is none for

pkirbySep 11, 1999↩ The IceMan Goeth

^^^^ Mike, stay calm.

The News Guy(Mike)Sep 12, 1999↩ The IceMan Goeth

The IceMan Goeth wrote:

Sorry, I just can't comment guys. This one I'll let pass. ;-)

Trevor SmithsonSep 11, 1999, 10:45 AM ET↩ Mark Dutton

On Fri, 10 Sep 1999 17:02:14 +1200, "Mark Dutton" wrote:

It;s a channel similar to HBO and showtime, but they tend to play a lot of tame soft-core movies late at night.

single_white_maleSep 17, 1999↩ Mark Dutton

In article , "Mark Dutton" wrote:

simple. On Cinemax, people DO bump into each other and have sex!

JoemovieSep 17, 1999↩ single_white_male

Yes, it's so true...people run into each other once for like two minutes...then a minute or two later they have this fifteen minute long sex scene...

Let me also mention I enjoy watching Cinemax and appriciate it fully...

MerriF311Sep 18, 1999↩ Joemovie

Simple

Cinemax = Skinamax

At least thats what we called it in college. Cinemax after 9:00 is considered Soft Porn

Talk1370Sep 18, 1999↩ Mark Dutton

It's one of our 'premium' (meaning extra cost) cable TV channels in the U.S. It's a sister channel of Home Box Office, TBS, CNN, and TNT under the Time-Warner corporate umbrella. It tends to show a little more adult-skewed fare than HBO, which runs fewer "R" films and a little more family fare. Bob Smith, afternoons WXXI-AM 1370, Rochester NY