Is America ready for a sex makeover TV show?

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"Sex Inspectors" is the first TV show in history to put cameras in the bedroom of ordinary people and have their sex lives critiqued--and spiced up--by two "sexperts" (American advice columnist Michael Alvear and British therapist Tracey Cox). The programming uses night vision and thermal imagery cameras to record couples having sex. (Viewers will see some of the footage.) Alvear and Cox analyze the sex and snap into action, meeting with the couples, dispensing advice, and showing them how to improve their sex lives.

Although not a single episode has aired, dozens of British papers have published stories about the groundbreaking show. Some social commentators think it is about time TV took a mature, helpful approach to sex. Others, like a spokesman for Mediawatch, held a press conference and described "Sex Inspectors" as "smutty, obscene, and pornographic."

"Sex Inspectors" or, as some call it, "Shagging on British Television," is the first program to help couples in committed relationships overcome their sexual...