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5 TV Shows to Have on During Sex

When I say Ive watched Twin Peaks, what I mean is that Ive watched about 15 minutes of every episode of Twin Peaks. A former boyfriend had the DVD box set, and for about six months, every time we boned down at his house, we boned down to Twin Peaks. I still have a Pavlovian response every time I hear the retro tunnnnng-tung-tung of the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXrjMaVoTy0" id="d38706dd-b3c0-3385-a273-d8b9f9876f4a"> theme song </a> .
5 TV Shows to Have Sex To
5 TV Shows to Have Sex To

Ive always liked hooking up while the TV is on-I dont pause to turn it on every time Im about to get naked with someone, but I definitely leave it on if its already on. I like how TV dissolves the pressure of the situation: Were not Making Love, were getting it on during Riverdale. Netflix and chill was a strategy to break the ice before a first-time sexual encounter, but Id argue that the ambient noise and flicker of a TV makes sex really low-stress and fun no matter what stage of a relationship youre in.

Theres also a practical reason to leave the TV on: I think it creates better sound privacy. To have sound privacy, according to a 2013 study of people who work in cubicles, is to be able to control what you hear and, crucially, who can hear you. The study found that a lack of sound privacy was the top complaint of cubicle workers: People were very stressed by the thought that others could hear their every move. The same, Id argue, is true of sex.

I think that in a sexy setting, the TV provides better sound privacy than, say, a hookup playlist. For one thing, Im always super embarrassed the first time I play my boink playlist for a man. (Its, like, earnest.) Furthermore, where my neighbors wont blink an eye if Im watching Riverdale at top volume-theyre used to it-if I start blasting Pony by Ginuwine, theyll know Im having sex, Ill know they know Im having sex, and then Ill be too self-conscious to focus on the sex. From a sound privacy perspective, TV is much better white noise.

But when youre seeking an ambient hookup show, not all shows are equal. The best sex shows are just mindless enough that you dont feel any pressure to pay attention to them while youre boning. Neither of you should be stressed about missing something while youre hooking up. You should only be enjoying the task at hand.

When youre seeking an ambient hookup show, not all shows are equal.

A good ambient hookup show isnt distracting, either. Horror movies are an obvious no-nothing like a blood-curdling scream to ruin an orgasm-and so are comedies. We'd be banging and I'd start laughing at 30 Rockand she'd think I was laughing at her, one Redditor wrote on the subject, or that I didn't think she was worth paying attention to. And I'm just like, ... No... It's 30 Rock... You couldn't have put anything else on?

Stick to these five mindless, sexy options.

Planet Earth

You and me baby aint nothin but mammals. If youve never had sex with someone while David Attenborough narrates, youre in for a treat. His gentle voice soothes the senses. Hes there to cheer you on in the good times and to commiserate , should things go awry. (Its hard not to feel deflated when even your best isnt good enough.) For the eco-aroused, the beautiful vistas remind us that we are all just horny organisms on a desperate quest to procreate.

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks is engrossing if you let yourself get into it, but its also easy to check out from: The action is slow and sultry. Plus, theres a good chance youll make mid-coital eye contact with Kyle MacLachlan. Wink at him.

Riverdale

I contend that nobody has ever watched a whole episode of Riverdale. This show is loosely based on the Archie comics, but the plot is too bonkers to follow seriously (cults! gangs! drugs! corruption!) Everyone on the show is attractive, and sometimes the showrunners just grease up Archie (KJ Apa) and throw in a shirtless boxing match for the hell of it. Riverdale was meant to be sexy background viewing.

Rome

For the uninitiated, Rome was HBOs Game of Thrones before Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones would be a good hookup show except that its plot is too dynamic (exception: the very boring hours-long rom-com sequence between Jon Snow and Daenerys) and its too jumpy-outy. Rome has all the nudity and high production value of Game of Thrones, but without [spoiler from last weeks episode!] a zombie child, impaled on a wall, screaming and burning. Again, a blood-curdling scream does not a mood set.

Jeopardy!

Only God can judge me.

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