Boston Legal gets a little gay (again)

Franky, I was very turned off and stopped watching Boston Legal last season due to a very unpleasant charater who appeared to be very a stereotypical gay man.  His name was Lincoln Meyer. Many may protest that he was not gay but for me he was over the top and very much of a turn off.  The writers made him appear as a weak, unattractive and deranged gay man or sissy.

I can not express how important it is for the artistic forces in Hollywood to stop showing Gays and Lesbians as unattractive or problematic stereotypes who are often flawed and freaky.

This is 2007 and it is still everywhere. ABC's Brothers and Sisters is one of the few exceptions. Today's movies are just as bad. Almost every "Teen Comedy"  released this year has anti gay jokes....  Here's hoping that things change. SOON.

Sam McMurray was one of my favorites on Tracy Ullman's show in the early '90s; he and Dan Castelleneta (the Simpsons) played the gay fathers of Francesca, the precocious teen (played by Ullman).

A gay guest star character for just one episode is not enough.
People working on tv shows are still scared shitless of the gay thing. I see only bad gay jokes and even worse gay characters.
The only good show with great gay characters and gay stories is Torchwood, but of course it's not an American show.

David E. Kelley's team has ben working overtime to incorporate today's headlines into the show and in my opinion has had a stellar season. 2 out of its first 8 shows have handled topics of relevance to this site, including the one mentioned above as well as the one in which Denny Crane was "Larry Craiged." It was done with its usual irreverence and did not beat you over the head too hard nor pandered to the audience.

As much as I enjoy this show, which is ignored by critics who seem to miss that David E. Kelley does not run ALL of its shows into the ground, it could use a gay male character in the cast to add to its still fertile ground.

While the show already has one of the most fascinating and intimate relationships between men on TV, neither lead character is gay so I do think that it's more than overdue that the show get a gay associate. This would be quite easy to do as the show rotates characters in and out as no other series on TV

Given Kelley's ability to crank out scripts, the show will have 14 shows in the can, so even in a worst case scenario, we can at least look forward to 6 more this year. I for one can't wait as Denny Crane and Allan Shore could be my favorite male couple on TV. They even smelled each other before the new year.

His shows have always been gay inclusive and a test of sexual identity From Amanad Donoho on LA LAW to Clarence asa  heterosexual transvestite on BOSTON LEGAL.  He is a true genius in a world that rewards mediocrity and disdains everything else.

Last week while in court there was a dallas personal injury lawyer that reminded me of Gibson they looked exactly alike.