Best. Gay. Week. Ever. (October 17, 2008)

FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE
In theatres, a gay family movie called Tru Loved opens in limited (very limited) release. I caught the movie at NewFest and while it's pretty scrappy, it does have its heart in the right place and does represent something new in its handling of gay themes from a straight teenaged girl (with gay moms and a closeted best friend) perspective. And it's totally worth checking out for supporting turns by the absolutely hilarious Nichelle Nichols (Star Trek's Uhura), Alec Mapa (as a closeted teacher) and Jane Lynch (Best in Show).

Those with a taste for political satire might be checking out Josh Brolin's take on Dubya in Oliver Stone's W. ... myself, I can't see the movie being any more ridiculous than the real thing, and I still haven't forgiven Stone for the unforgivably wretched World Trade Center, so I'll likely be skipping it.

And we've already discussed Sex Drive, so ... my recommendation for bang-for-your-buck is actually to go see Quarantine, now in its second week of release. It's clever, fast, and fun, Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter) is great, and Jay Hernandez (Friday Night Lights, Hostel) and Jonathan Schaech (The Doom Generation) provide some good eyecandy. Seriously, it's October! Get scared a little!

On to the small screen ...

Tonight we've got a new episode of The Starter Wife, or as I like to call it, The Nonstarter Wife, as it doesn't really have many fans here. But tonight we at least get to see Rodney (Chris Diamantopoulos) in the buff, which is probably enough to tune in for. Oh wait, here's a clip!

You can thank us later. 

Sunday there's a new True Blood, and while Lafayette doesn't have too much to do (although he does have another run-in with the hicks who didn't want to eat his "AIDS burger") there are some interesting developments, including a mysterious new love interest for Jason (played by the Hipster Chick from Cloverfield) and a return of the vamps (including gay Malcolm) from earlier in the season.

This week's True Blood has also got a ton of bare man-buns in it ... if you're into that kind of thing. And do be sure to check in on Monday for our recap and the next Blood Work vlog, which I can tell you follows the beefcake theme of the episode quite nicely ...

Elisabeth Moss and Edin Gali from Mad Men

After last week's Mad Men I'm dying to see what's going on with Sal (Bryan Batt) and new gay Kurt, but it doesn't look like they'll be prominently featured in this Sunday's episode. But Queen Bee Joan introduces her hot fiance around the office, which should be a riot.

Up next: Lots more gay TV!