Morning Meme: Is "Glee" Sanitizing "Rocky Horror," What Oscar Wilde Taught Stephen Fry, and Is New "Ab Fab" On the Way?

Joanna Lumley is currently appearing on Broadway in La Bête, but the part of the interview that caught my eye was “Jennifer might write a special Ab Fab next year, because it’s the twentieth anniversary of [its series premiere]. It would be so brilliant, while we’re still all around [laughs].” OMG-OMG-OMG! snicks and I came to blows over who got to report this, and not the fun kind. Unless you’re into that.

James Cameron is flirting with doing Cleopatra in 3D, starring Angelina Jolie. The studio is said to be willing to fast track the film at any cost if Cameron signs on. Telling Cameron “any cost” is a dangerous proposition, especially if Peter Jackson breaks his budget records making The Hobbit.

While the Department of Justice is appealing the ruling finding Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell unconstitutional, the Defense Department has done the unthinkable and ordered the JAG to abide by the order and cease all investigations and discharges.

Louis Van Amstel is not happy about leaving Dancing With the Stars so early. And I think I understand his issues aren’t nearly as selfish as it sounds, but he blames it all on the rainbow dress and gay pride. “That was not the story we planned to tell. That was not my message. Maybe it was Margaret's message, but not mine. The minute it was about gay pride, I knew we were gone. I knew it. But if I would have said something then and there, I would have looked like an a******. The damage was done." Although it's entirely possible you still look like an a**hole.

All the polls we’re seeing about the election may be skewed towards the Republicans because the methodology is out of date. Most polls still only call landlines, and nearly a quarter of the population has moved to cell phones only. And those who still have land lines tend to be older, and more conservative.

Our friends over at The Bilerico Project ask a question that I’ve been wondering about for weeks: Is cleaning up Rocky Horror enough to use it on Glee really a good idea? They cite problems with sanitizing it that are obvious just in the trailer. Isn’t the charm in just how queer and “other” it is? I remember first seeing it in college, outside, at a rugby fundraiser. When the film broke, the rugby team dropped trou and danced for us until it was fixed. Rocky Horror isn’t meant to be PG.

CBS  has purchased a Charlaine Harris (True Blood) series called Grave Sight featuring ghosts, casual sex, and detective work. Honestly, it sounds like Tru Calling. But since it’s CBS, it’s fairly certain that I won’t see gay people.

I’m not entirely sure what The Seven on MTV is, or who Kevin Manno is on the show, but he’s kind of cute, and he accepts “man hugs.” 

Murder music king Buju Banton has been granted bail while he awaits retrial on cocaine with intent charges. The first trial resulted in a hung jury.

Spike TV has picked up a new reality show about coal mining set not far from where I live. What’s next, the stockroom of Kmart?

This gets a little confusing, but Conviction is a new Hillary Swank movie based on a true story about a woman whose brother is convicted of murder. She spends 18 years going to school, college, and law school and proves he was innocent.. Gloria Allred is holding press conferences saying that Swank is being insensitive with her fictionalized retelling of the story by not meeting with the family of the real life murder victims ... which her movie brother didn’t kill in real life.

Joe Maganiello of True Blood is engaged. I guess that means his abs are history.