IMHO — THIS WEEK IN GAY TV
How in the world did people watch the Olympics before TiVO? Much like the way the Opening Ceremony condensed several centuries of turbulent Chinese history into a three-hour entertainmentaganza (with fireworks!), I was able to speed-search through approximately 12,000 hours of Olympics coverage to focus on the parts that really interested me. Which took about 20 minutes. And left plenty of time for watching this stuff…
I WANT TO WORK FOR DIDDY:
AfterElton.com blogger Rob Smith gets eliminated and Kim gets a pass for another week? Say it ain’t so! Although, given some of the contestants he would have been stuck with week after week, not to mention the dubious value of “winning” a thankless job as a celebrity personal assistant, I’d say it’s a blessing in disguise. Anyway, even though the show deserves major down arrows for Rob’s fate, he gets a big up arrow from me for the classy way he came out on the show and generally conducted himself, something all-too-rare in reality TV.
MAD MEN:
Closeted married man Sal advises a co-worker, “Never tell your wife anything.” Moments later, he runs into the visiting out-of-town cosmetics executive who’d once hit on him. Connect those dots and I think it’s clear that Sal will be getting himself a big ol’ up arrow in the next week or so.
GENERAL HOSPITAL NIGHT SHIFT:
Movies and TV are filled with gay characters acting as fairies helping to better the lives of straight central characters. But this has to be a first — handsome gay doctor assists the elderly with their sex lives with a “Cucumber and Condom 101” demonstration. Awww. Or do I mean Ewww?
PROJECT RUNWAY: If you’ve been reading
Brian’s hilarious, not-to-be-missed recaps, then you know how happy he was with Keith’s deserved win, with his stunning design for
Brooke Shields’
Lipstick Jungle character. (And, BTW, doesn’t Brooke seem like an incredibly decent person and class act all the way? Luuuvvv her!). But I have to admit, I find myself more and more feeling for Daniel. I’m sure when the guy chose a career in fashion, the last thing he thought he’d have to suffer were such high school miseries as being ridiculed for his lack of sports knowledge, called a queen by an oafish straight jock, picked second-to-last for a team, and giggled at by the popular mean girl. But at least he (just barely) avoided elimination this week. Wherever you are, Daniel, I want you to know I’m rooting for you.
SHEAR GENIUS: Is this the meanest show on TV? It’s one thing to make over six-year-old girls for their first day of school. It’s something else to then judge their looks right in front of them. Yikes! Anyway, one member of Team Gay was sent packing, but two gay men and one gay woman remain, so odds are good for a gay Top Genius.
SORDID LIVES: Talk about summer camp! Big-haired Texas harridans and trailer-trash chewing the scenery. Hot half-naked boys canoodling. Olivia Newton-John singing a song about a guy named “Dick.” This is what TV looks like in Gay Heaven. And 700 Club Hell.
KATHY GRIFFIN: MY LIFE ON THE D-LIST: Last night, another D-List came to an emotional close. While this season definitely had its comedy highs and lows, the highlight for me was seeing Kathy’s 88-year-old mother Maggie so warmly adopted by Kathy’s gays. Every time Kathy found her Mom and buddy Patrick together on the couch (and how much of a sweetheart does he seem?), my heart just melted.
ATWT/HOLLYOAKS/FORBIDDEN LOVE:
Given how little we’ve seen of the gay couples on our favorite soaps lately, I’m starting to suspect the guys have all run off together to spend the week in a Fire Island summer share house. Which would be awesome, like the all-gay version of Big Brother I’ve been dying for.
Next page! Hottie Justin Theroux delivers the tropical goods!
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