Cinemax's take on Animal House (1978) which ran for 4 seasons. The plot setup: the dean shuts down Omega House and the building is turned into a co-ed residence for 4 freshmen supervised by graduate student Ophelia and her boyfriend, James, the former president of Omega House. [See the Season One Co-Ed Confidential Main Page or the VZ1 Series Page for a full list of episodes]
The Season One Main Cast:
Season 1, Episode 8 - "The Intervention"
Lisa pines over the mystery man (from episode 7)
But who could it be? Perhaps it was Ophelia?
Or Freddy?
Lisa wonders if it might have been Jose.
Lisa's fantasy ends with all three.
Karen is getting sick and tired of Freddy's porn everywhere.
Ophelia and James come up with the idea to have a bet to see if Freddy can abstain from sex for one week. That means no porno and no sex.
Freddy thinks he can win that bet.
Lisa tells Jose that she's infatuated with the mystery kisser. Of course we know it was Jose, but she was blindfolded and Jose didn't stick around long enough to realize he really made her bells ring.
Karen cleans out all the porn from Freddy's room.
Freddy's first test of willpower is during art class.
Freddy is going to have a tough time.
Ophelia positions the model.
Ophelia, of course, wants to win the bet.
Freddy takes a good long look at the model.
Suddenly he drifts into a fantasy about the model.
Snapped back to reality. Ophelia repositions the model.
Freddy imagines he's a caveman and she's a cavegirl.
Before the fantasy goes off the deep end, Freddy runs from the art classroom.
Freddy's porn has been stowed in Lisa's room - and she's getting an eyeful of stuff she's never seen before.
She finds a few items she doesn't know what to do with.
Other cause her to drift off, thinking of the mystery kisser again.
Freddy has made it a few days successfully. But Ophelia and James aren't making it easy.
Freddy runs from the living room. He's nearing a breaking point.
Karen's attempted sabotage is unsuccessful. The stripper thinks he's gay.
Going through his stuff, Karen discovers that Freddy writes beautiful poetry.
Her intent was to try and seduce Freddy to sabotage him and win the bet. But the poetry has sparked something, and she finds she has feelings for him.
Karen has set the clock forward so that Freddy will think he's free and clear to have sex. But her act of sabotage was done before she read his poetry.
Jose, James and Ophelia find Freddy having sex with Karen. Freddy loses the bet - thanks to Karen's dirty trick.
Freddy feels betrayed, and Karen wishes she hadn't done it, now that she's discovered the 'true' Freddy.
★★★★★★★☆☆☆7/10
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