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"  Last week, the world lost a kick-ass pioneer for celebrating sexual pleasure when Virginia Johnson passed away at 88. But this week, we were somehwat consoled by the news that Johnson and her research partner William Masters will be getting the small screen treatment: Premiering September 26 on Showtime, a new drama called Masters of Sex\u2014starring Michael Sheen as Masters and Lizzy Caplan (yes, Janis in Mean Girls!) as Johnson\u2014with showcase the pair&amp;#039;s personal and professional lives. Can. Not. Wait! While the show focuses on sex, sex, and more sex, it&amp;#039;s also got a deeper component, according to Sheen, who spoke about the series at the TCAs.  &amp;quot;My experience of working on this show, even though it&amp;#039;s so much about sex and sexuality, \u2026 is that I found I started talking about relationships and emotions and difficulties and challenges,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;I became far more open about that, which is probably an indication of the show itself. The more you think you&amp;#039;re watching a show about sex, the more (it&amp;#039;s) ultimately about the challenges of connecting with a human being, of being intimate.&amp;quot; So, snuggle up with your man this fall and prepare to be enlightened\u2014and more than a little turned on.  Want more from Natasha? Follow her on Twitter or find her on Facebook. Photo: Showtime "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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