Even so I've come up with five reasons why Edmonton is a better place for gays than San Fran: 1) The average cost of a house in Edmonton is $227,000. That's average. Rents in San Francisco start at only slightly less than that. 2) Terrorists have never even heard of Edmonton. 3) Thanks to the University of Alberta, Edmonton is loaded with hot Canadian men. 4) Thanks to the bitterly cold winters, snuggling opportunities with said hot college men are plentiful. And the number reason why Edmonton is better than San Francisco--it's in Canada! You can get married here!

ELTON JOHN GOES ZERO FOR TWO
The Elton John/David Furnish household couldn't have been too shocked last Tuesday when Elton John's Broadway musical garnered a measly two Tony nominations. How surprised could they be after getting reviews where the kindest things said about Lestat were "sucks", "bites" and "great chance to catch up some paperwork". (Or perhaps like a certain president, Elton is shielded from bad news until, well, ever.) While Elton likely wasn't too taken aback by his Tony snub, the same probably can't be said of ABC's decision not to pick up the pilot for Elton's sitcom Him and Us. Indeed, with Elton as executive producer and Sex and the City's Kim Cattrall joining Anthony Stewart Head (Buffy), Him and Us seemed like a sure thing for the fall schedule. In Elton-speak, the sun has gone down on him, Rocketman has crashed, and the Circle of Life has reached the "decomposition" stage.

As for the other Tony nom's, our best chance for gay glory now rests with the Brits and The History Boys. Written by the openly gay Allen Bennett, Boys tells the story of group of British lads at boarding school. Along with a nomination for best play, Boys is up for seven nominations including best director, and best actor for Samuel Barnett who plays a gay Jewish boy. Who knew there were gay Jewish boys? Also up for a slew of awards is The Drowsy Chaperone wherein a lonely old theater queen, er, die-hard musical theater fan listens to his favorite cast album which comes magically to life. Unlike, say, Lestat.

A FEW MORE SCENES LIKE THIS AND I JUST MIGHT START WATCHING
After this year's Super Bowl, Grey's Anatomy set tongues wagging by opening an episode with a lesbian shower sequence featuring several cast members. Naturally, it all turned out to be a fantasy of the dreaming George. Proving the world has changed for the better, Grey's decided to spoof the lesbian shower sequence by giving us an all guy version featuring Patrick Dempsey, Isaiah Washington, and James Pickens, Jr. The spoof aired at ABC's Upfront Week Presentation (when the networks present their fall line-ups) and judging from the reaction of the crowd, the sight of Dempsey, Isaiah, and Pickens soaping each other's backs and acting seductive went over very well. I thought it was just all right and have only watched it 425 times so far. I know none of you are likely to be interested, so I'm not going to bother including a link.

Actually, I did provide a link to the clip via YouTube.com, but it's already been taken down. Sorry!

Speaking of the upfronts, it wasn't a terribly good week for us, network-wise. ABC picked up three new shows with significant gay content: The Class, Brothers and Sisters, and Help Me Help You. And by "significant" I mean Will & Grace reruns are starting to look pretty good. Calista Flockhart and Rachel Griffith are likely to overshadow Jonathan LaPaglia on Brothers and Sisters, while Help Me Help You's gay character has the potential to make Niles Crane look butch. Check back next week for our complete rundown on what the fall televison holds--or doesn't--for us.

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