King of the Hill started its 10th and final season Sunday night opposite the Emmys. We're sure somebody watched the beleaguered gang on Koth, though last season the show placed 140th on the Nielsen rankings. We only mention the show because Koth creator Mike Judge firmly squashed any rumors that Bobby, Hank Hills’ musical and hairdressing loving son, would come out as gay. Perhaps had Mr. Judge had been daring and taken a chance with Bobby, Koth might have finished as high as 120th. If you're gonna dream, dream big, I say. Bobby always does.

As for Matthew St. Patrick, who played Keith on Six Feet Under, he has already landed his next role as Detective Majorino on FOX's new show, Reunion. Thus far there are no gay characters or plot-lines on the show, but I just enjoy saying Matthew's name and the warm, tingling feeling it inspires. The classy Mr. St. Patrick always portrayed Keith with dignity and showed no angst over playing gay. For that alone, we salute him and wish him well.

ONE DOWN, THREE TO GO
One of the openly gay contestants on the season's new batch of reality shows has already bit the dust. Wednesday night's episode of The Apprentice: Martha Stewart sent New York City-based graphic designer, Jeff, out the door with his scissors and glue gun. Judging from the chatter online, Jeff wasn't exactly a fan favorite--unless "bitchy queen" is supposed to be a compliment. Life can be so cruel, eh, Jeff? Chuck, the other openly gay Martha contestant, has survived to "beadazzle" Martha’s smock another day, and Clay over on the original The Apprentice is still standing after the season premiere last night.

On Survivor: Guatemala, gay Mormon Rafe Judkins is still in the game, and part of the Yaxha tribe. To me, Yaxha sounds like a rejected name for a car made in China, but a quick Google revealed it is actually a famous Mayan ruin. As for Rafe, he must be doing something right. He not only survived the first two episdoes, but a poll at SurvivorFever.net ranks Rafe as one the least likely survivors to get his wick snuffed by host, Jeff Probst. Now knowing that won’t you all sleep more easily tonight?

WHAT'S AN EX-PRESIDENT TO DO?
Bill Clinton wrote a book and George Bush, Sr., yakked on the Japanese Prime Minister. Martin Sheen, who played presidential so well on The West Wing, is moving out of the White House in a few short weeks, but he too has a post-presidential project all lined up. He'll be executive producing a yet-to-be-named comedy for NBC. The show, loosely based on a real life experience of Sheen's extended family, places a straight man in the household of his gay brother, and his brother's partner. Oh, and all three of them help take care of the straight man's ailing mother-in-law. There we go, destroying the nuclear family again with our wanton ways.

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