Best. Gay. Week. Ever. (September 26, 2008)

and immediately orderd 'the screwed up life...' Keep them coming, I'm always looking for good books with gay characters.

I've already read a few other books you suggested in your column and never regretted it.

I used to love Bro&Sis. I loved everyone even Joe, but one person that I never really liked was Scotty. Yes, I loved (the idea of) Jason but even without him, I never really warmed to Scott -- despite the rewrite or "evolution" of his character. didn't watch the last few eps despite the cuteness and awww. I think I'll watch this Sunday and see if I can pick it up again, like I did with Supernatural. I hated last season but I'm sure glad I started watching again because of jensen Ackles and...well, you know, the hotass angel.

Love the faux People magazine cover with Bruce, the Jaws shark, coming out!

 that opens Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. That's all.

I too am perplexed about how Shia LaBeouf can be starring in so many action movies. He is the least likely leading man. He still looks like a boy, and his skills lie in comedy not action.

I think Homer Simspon summed it up best, "Not quite hunk, not quite nerd: Shia LaBeouf."

I do not want to cause another shit storm, but I swear he must be David Geffen's boy toy or something. His three biggest films -- Disturbia, Transformers, and Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull -- as well as his upcoming action film Eagle Eye are all Dreamworks adjacent (distributed by the studio or produced/directed by Spielberg). Supposedly, Keanu Reeves has a career because he married Geffen in Hawaii and was his kept boy. Why Geffen chose Shia as his next pet project is beyond me.

Thanks for being inclusive there and adding the bit about bears. Some of my suggestions are: James Gandolfini (Sopranos star and played gay in The Mexican), Russel Crowe (too hot for words in Gladiator), Alec Baldwin, Keith Olbermann (not an actor, but I still like him), and Chris Noth (Mr. Big on Sex and the City).

Of "Felicity" "Alias" "Lost" "Heroes" and various other TV shows and movies. Read in an interview that he has to sleep naked to sleep well; oh, to see that! (I can think of several things to do with Greg that'd help him sleep well afterwards.) Also, Dash Mihok, a film actor who played gay in "The Guru" and wound up with Bobby Cannavalle. (Interestingly, Dash was also on "Felicity.") Tall, strawberry-blonde, hairy, gorgeous.

 Totally agree about Russell Crowe--love him when he's sporting a beard. Jason Alexander and Nathan Lane shoot up considerably in the attractiveness department when they're sporting beards as well. And the new guy on "Worst Week"--the one who in the promos kept showing up on his in-law's doorstep naked and using a trash bag as a loincloth--is completely adorable.

I have never spoken ill of Clay Aiken, we're all just doing our own thing and trying to justify it. While I never really got into AI except for a few Kelly Clarkson episodes I was into the UK's Pop Idol series. Since they're basically the same show with different accents, Clay's celebrity equivalent has to be Will Young who came out only a year or so after his Idol win.

 Admittedly, Will may not be as big of a household name as Clay and while there was some media scrutiny that led Will to his outing, he could have easily dismissed the stories as rumors and held tight to a choice to remain private. At a time when his career was still enjoying the sparks and flames of a meteoric rise, for him to out himself was pretty gutsy and risky. As evidence by his recent appearance on this site through Towleroad, Will must still command attention and his music career certainly continues on.

That interview with Bill Maher was funny!...

So very sad.

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R.I.P. - Heath Ledger [1979 - 22 January 2008]

R.I.P. - Sayif [2006 - 12 June 2008] - my cat, run over by a car..

Mike Rowe of *Dirty Jobs* is just about the sexiest man on cable TV. Anyone who can laugh at hanging from bridges or getting poo dumped on him gets my vote as Favorite TV Boyfriend.

Regarding the comic strip -- I went to the site and read the background (our paper, of course, doesn't carry anything that isn't Family Circle) and saw that it takes place in Lakewood, Ohio! My best friend lives there and it is the gayest suburb between New York and California! I mean it. They even have a gift shop called the Clifton Web (it's on a street called Clifton). I'll be reading that site from now on. And off topic -- my guilty guy pleasure (not so guilty, maybe) is '70's era Gene Wilder. I guess that's not bear territory -- I'm not sure what it is, but those blue eyes, that curly red hair, that soft voice -- guh! You're really not supposed to get excited watching Blazing Saddles, but...

Does it ever get boring spending so much time writing about all these shows that you hate? If you don't like Greek/UB/Bros & Sis, maybe you can get someone who actually appreciates the shows to write about them.

I am a fan of GREEK, have been from the beginning. I enjoy it for its somewhat irreverent spin on the traditional teen/post-teen stories. Although initially it all seems a bit superficial and cliche, in turn, it has some depth in heart and sensitivity. There is MUCH humor, they don't go for the obvious joke, the cast is great, and there is a lot of chemistry among the couplings -- and they mix up those couplings, and find an honest and believable way to make them work. For example, Casey and Evan split, and now her rival Frannie is with Evan. And you would think, how cliche, but the writers allow us to see that Evan and Frannie each admit to each other their coupling is partly about getting back at their rivals or family. I am a fan of Michael Rady, from Swingtown, and he has incredible chemistry with the Grammer girl. He was great on Swingtown and now on this. So, I have to disagree with your take on this show...sorry.

AND while I am at it, I have to also disagree with your diss on Brothers and Sisters. I'm pleased to see two gay men have a relationship on Primetime, and that it is a flawed one, at that. Kevin is a brat, and he knows it as do others. This is quite refreshing, as we don't need to be the martyr or go-to best friend with all the answers anymore. Finally, a character that has as many issues as the others. This is a soap opera, and so you need to get your perspective in order. I mean, do you want to bring back Dynasty? Or Queer as Folk? Let's applaud the writing and acting on this show, and relish the richness a gay character has on Sunday prime-time. Unlike, say, Desperate Housewives' marginalized stereotyped gays. That's my two cents. I don't mean to offend you, just differ in opinion.