Sunday, August 17, 2003
WHAT’S UP WITH ALL THESE GAY SHOWS?
Everywhere you turn there’s some new show with openly gay characters or theme. I’m quite enjoying the “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” where 5 gay, richly nuanced men mend the ways of a hetero. I also like the “Boy Meets Boy” dating show where there’s a heightened sense of daring as there are a couple of hets passing as homos in the line-up. I like these, but there’s a downside. All the buzz about the gay world will spawn a host of more shows that will seek to capitalize on the concept, just not as well.
Here’s what I think we’ll see mid-season. You might have some other ideas I would like to hear also.
Queer Eye for the Bi-Curious Guy—after the makeover, we don’t know whose team he’s going to play for.
Who Wants to Be a Queer-llionaire?—game show where gay men and lesbians answer tough questions about fashion, dating etiquette, and breaking up strategies.
Boy Meets “Girl”—Boy must find out which drag queen he wants to go home with. BUT, the producers throw in one transsexual to heighten the tension.
Frasier, the Gay version—wait. Never mind
All The Right Choices—prominent religious leaders (Pat Robertson, Oral Roberts, Dr. James Dobson -Focus on the Family) and prominent politicians (Rick Santorum, Jesse Helms) who have proclaimed that homosexuality is a sin and a choice appear on this weekly show and tell the audience at what point in their life they made the right choice, in spite of how they were tempted to embrace the exciting and sinful gay lifestyle. A few of the guests will be sharing some of the men that they had the hots for BEFORE seeing the light and making the right choice. The Jesse Helms—J. Edgar segment is supposed to be particularly insightful.
Sonar Gaydar—a madcap look at what mischief Brie Peterson, a sonar tech in a nuclear submarine, gets into on an extended underwater cruise.
As you can see, there’s lots more coming. I’m sure I’ve only scratched the surface. Please let me know if you hear about any others in the chute.
Everywhere you turn there’s some new show with openly gay characters or theme. I’m quite enjoying the “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” where 5 gay, richly nuanced men mend the ways of a hetero. I also like the “Boy Meets Boy” dating show where there’s a heightened sense of daring as there are a couple of hets passing as homos in the line-up. I like these, but there’s a downside. All the buzz about the gay world will spawn a host of more shows that will seek to capitalize on the concept, just not as well.
Here’s what I think we’ll see mid-season. You might have some other ideas I would like to hear also.
Queer Eye for the Bi-Curious Guy—after the makeover, we don’t know whose team he’s going to play for.
Who Wants to Be a Queer-llionaire?—game show where gay men and lesbians answer tough questions about fashion, dating etiquette, and breaking up strategies.
Boy Meets “Girl”—Boy must find out which drag queen he wants to go home with. BUT, the producers throw in one transsexual to heighten the tension.
Frasier, the Gay version—wait. Never mind
All The Right Choices—prominent religious leaders (Pat Robertson, Oral Roberts, Dr. James Dobson -Focus on the Family) and prominent politicians (Rick Santorum, Jesse Helms) who have proclaimed that homosexuality is a sin and a choice appear on this weekly show and tell the audience at what point in their life they made the right choice, in spite of how they were tempted to embrace the exciting and sinful gay lifestyle. A few of the guests will be sharing some of the men that they had the hots for BEFORE seeing the light and making the right choice. The Jesse Helms—J. Edgar segment is supposed to be particularly insightful.
Sonar Gaydar—a madcap look at what mischief Brie Peterson, a sonar tech in a nuclear submarine, gets into on an extended underwater cruise.
As you can see, there’s lots more coming. I’m sure I’ve only scratched the surface. Please let me know if you hear about any others in the chute.
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