
Boston Legal: the last dance
December 13, 2008 by Gay News
Filed under Television
After last’s week’s revelation that Denny Crane’s Alzheimer’s was getting worse, it was hard not to suspect that Monday night’s final finale of “Boston Legal” would wind up with best friend Alan Shore either killing him or kissing him.
Instead, they split the difference and got married.
It was a fitting end to the most devoted, and [...]
TV skittish about letting lesbians out of the closet
November 30, 2008 by Gay News
Filed under Television
The number of well-known Hollywood actresses who are openly gay is so small you could fit them, pardon the expression, in a closet.
This month, comic Wanda Sykes boldly added herself to the list - motivated, she said at a rally in Las Vegas, by the passage of Proposition 8, which outlawed gay marriage in California.
Among [...]
Dancing With the Stars Puts the Best Feet Forward
November 26, 2008 by Gay News
Filed under Television
Ballroom bragging rights have been passed to another celeb.
After some more hot stepping, Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys singing, loads of recaps and time-filling gimmicks, Dancing With the Stars crowned a new champ Tuesday night.
Sure, this season has had its ups and downs-perfect scores have been scarce while trips to the hospital have been plentiful, [...]
“The View” takes on CA Prop 8, AR adoption ban
November 8, 2008 by Gay News
Filed under Television
ABC’s female daytime gabfest “The View” took up gay marriage, and the vote on Proposition 8 which passed in California.
All the speakers noted the opposition to gay marriage in the African American community, and that Barack Obama did not touch this sensitive issue during the campaign. Generally, Obama has supported civil unions but not the [...]
Everything You Wanted to Know about Gay Porn Stars
November 6, 2008 by Gay News
Filed under Television
The documentary series Everything You Wanted to Know about Gay Porn Stars *But Were Afraid to Ask airs tomorrow night on here! TV and continues for the next six weeks. Profiling the lives and careers of sixteen gay adult film actors, the program’s diverse cast includes everyone from Kris Anthony and Nick Capra to Jeremy [...]
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ abruptly gets rid of a gay character
November 6, 2008 by Gay News
Filed under Television
This week’s award for Most Clueless Network goes to ABC. It takes a lot of work to wrest that crown from NBC, 2008’s most frequent title-holder. But by abruptly cutting short a lesbian story line on “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC has managed it.
EW’s Michael Ausiello reports that “Grey’s Anatomy” has been ordered to end the short [...]
