TelevisionLiveblogging "As the World Turns": The Rainbow Reconnection
After months of anticipation, today's the day that we will see Oakdale get its Pride on when Yo's is converted to a gay bar and pop legend and gay rights activist Cyndi Lauper drops by to play a benefit for Oakdale U's LGBT club. Of course, while she's there she crosses paths with on-the-outs Luke and Noah and uses some of her fairy dust to help the couple find their way back together. Having been on set for the filming (oh, did I already mention that? Silly me!), I'm curious to see what the Dive Bar: Extra Gay Edition set looks like filled with rainbow flags and gay extras (gay-players?) and find out exactly how things fall into place. Will Cyndi help the lads see one another's "True Colors"? Will the cumulative gayness of the whole event spontaneously summon the ghost of Uncle Albert to join in on tambourine? And perhaps most importantly ... will Noah have a chance to cop a feel on Tony before he sees the error of his ways? Grab your pride flags, click on through the jump, and refresh often to find out ... as it happens! Submitted by on Thu, 2008-07-03 13:54. "Forbidden Love" video clip update: Broken Axel
Today's Forbidden Love clip pushes the Judith-as-beard story hopefully that much closer to its resolution when blithely sociopathic boxer Axel jumps head-first into Christian's private life. Seriously, what is it with these boxing types being such busybodies? Why are all these macho men so overwhelmed by an all-encompassing need to know where Christian is sowing his oats? It's like Querelle with boxing gloves. Anyway, Axel goes totally off the rails in this one, which is actually pretty fun. And after the speculation in the comments that Axel might be after more than just sparring practice with Christian, I'll admit that I initially took this line to mean something else entirely:
Is that what the kids are calling it now? After all, "rosebud" is just soooo Citizen Kane... You can see today's clip after the break, and as always, thanks to Nanna and The Gays of Daytime for the translations. Submitted by on Thu, 2008-07-03 09:00. Queerview television guide for the weekend of July 3
Thursday
As the World Turns (CBS) Check local listings
The Twilight Zone (Sci-Fi) 1:30 PM EDT
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (Bravo) 10:00 PM EDT
The Bad Girls' Club's Tanisha performs her greatest hits
Reno 911! (Comedy Central) 10:30 PM EDT Friday
Inside Deep Throat (Sundance) Midnight EDT Saturday
Real Momentum Marathon (Logo) starting at 11:30 AM EDT
Rep. Wexler and staff
The Hill Marathon (Sundance) starting at 4:00 PM EDT Sunday
Design Star (HGTV) Submitted by on Thu, 2008-07-03 07:54. AfterElton Briefs: "Skins" coming Stateside, Barrowman takes the cheese, and more!
Mitch Hewer as Maxxie on Skins In a continued effort to bring you all that is important in the world of gay entertainment and ensure that you are being spoon-fed images of gorgeous, commoditized manflesh, we present the newly-minted AfterElton Briefs. Following the usual assortment of carefully-selected news items, interested readers can find a refreshing pic of a hot man in underwear after the jump. Yes, we're serious.
Shortlister T.R. Knight and his fella, Mark Cornelsen
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And today's Briefs are brought to you by... Submitted by on Wed, 2008-07-02 16:09. "Torchwood" deleted scene: The Measure of a Man
This quick (35-second) clip from Torchwood was apparently considered too "racy" to air, but if you're a fan of the show, it's a hoot. Ianto and Jack have a discussion about Rhys, and Ianto learns a valuable lesson: Never give Jack an opportunity to brag about his junk! You can check out the clip (which comes, appropriately enough, from the episode entitled "Meat") after the break. Am I the only who's fairly certain that John Barrowman really enjoyed filming this scene? (Big t/y to Diana for the tip!) Submitted by on Wed, 2008-07-02 15:49. Queerview television guide for July 2
Shear Genius (Bravo) 10:00 PM EDT Lockup Holman: Locked Up Love (MSNBC) Midnight EDT Submitted by on Wed, 2008-07-02 15:25. "Forbidden Love" video clip update: Kooky Plans & Olli
Hmm ... "Curiously Strong" Today's Forbidden Love clip continues the beard story (which I hope will run its course soon), as Fabian and Judith's plans for a movie night are ruined when her services are required for another night out as Christian's "girlfriend".
"I'd better hit the ATM first. A jumbo sized tub is ten bucks." Judith catches Fabian trying to score a movie date with another girl, and is incensed (she shouldn't worry, they were going to go see Mulholland Drive, which means their hands would be busy scratching their heads). Olli and Fabian have a really nice heart to heart about how difficult it is to have to hide your feelings for someone, and Olli (who's just as compassionate and warm hearted as Hollyoaks' resident sensitive soul Kieron), hatches a plan to help out his straight buddy.
"Um, dude ... remind me again who we are?" While getting ready for their public appearance as "Christian and Judith", she tries to contact Fabian, but is given the brush off. Little does she know that her boyfriend is planning a tropical surprise. But will it be ruined by another intrusive appearance by the sleazy, but hot Axel? > Insert your own caption here You can see today's clip (which does feature some NSFW German profanity) after the break, and as always, thanks again to Nanna and The Gays of Daytime for the translations. Submitted by on Wed, 2008-07-02 13:12. "Hollyoaks" video clip update: Let's blow this popsicle stand!
*Note - Title is not a euphemism. Today's Hollyoaks clip begins with John Paul and Kieron making plans...to leave Hollyoaks! Kieron is unsure, though. He doesn't want J.P. to leave without telling his family (especially his mother) goodbye, and asks J.P. for the umpteenth time if this is really what he wants. Kieron: I just can't get my head around you being willing to give up your family for me. J.P.: Why? I know what you've given up for me. Um ... yeah, one of you is giving up God, the other one ... the McQueen family. I guess that's even. They pack their things and get all the way to the train stop, when J.P. gets a phone call informing him that his very pregnant sister Tina has "fallen" down some stairs, and has been rushed to the hospital. Their plans are therefore put on hold as J.P. leaves for the hospital, and Kieron brings their stuff back to the flat. The reason I put "fallen" in quotes is because it was actually Niall who pushed Tina down the steps, meaning he can cross #6 off his "destroy the McQueens!" to-do list. I fully expect to see Niall having a Dynasty-esque mud fight with Kieron before this is all over ... preferably naked. As J.P. goes to the hospital, Kieron runs into violent delinquent Ste, who is an abusive thug, but is trashy hot in a Kevin Federline sort of way (please don't tell anyone I said that). J.P. walks into the hospital and is reunited with his mother, and for the moment, they're a family again. Actually, having the entire McQueen family in the same room illuminates how utterly perfect the casting for this show is. There wasn't a moment that I did not believe that these people weren't a real family. A horribly dysfunctional family, but when the chips are down, they come together (I can totally see them as a Ma Barker style 1930's era family). The rest is too good to spoil, so I'll leave it to you, but it involves more evil Niall machinations, Ste stripping (while Kieron watches), and a shocking finale. You can see the clip after the break, and be sure to come back for more Hollyoaks updates. Submitted by on Wed, 2008-07-02 10:46. In tents: Bravo responds to the brouhaha over their editing of "Brokeback Mountain"
Last week we mentioned that the gayest not-gay network on the dial, Bravo, would be airing the network premiere of Brokeback Mountain immediately following the GLAAD Media Awards, and was advertising the combination like a sort of gay "rock block". This savvy programming and promotional one-two sounded encouraging at the time, and one imagined that if anyone were actually going to watch what is soup-to-nuts a thoroughly adult movie on basic cable, that Bravo might be as good a pick as any to do the ritualistic replacement of F-bombs and trims for time. But things didn't go as smoothly as expected. It seems that, aside from the obvious cuts for profanity, nudity, and gratuitous use of spit-lube, the network's version of the film cut something that had no reason to be censored: namely, a tender kiss between Ennis (Heath Ledger) and Jack (Jake Gyllenhaal). Fans of the film were incensed at the cut, with message boards ablaze with comments about the edit. Here are some of the more angered responses over on the IMDB boards: "I am absolutely disgusted!!! I'd rather they hadn't shown it at all. F*ck BRAVO! They are HYPOCRITES!" "But this is a LOVE STORY, for chrissakes -- and yet those hamfisted meatheads hacked out the SECOND NIGHT IN THE TENT?? I suppose some moron thought they needed to "protect the children". What BULLSCHITT!!!"
We didn't catch the televised version ourselves but when readers tipped us off to the brouhaha, we contacted Bravo to find out what the deal was. Here's their response: "This was an unfortunate mistake. While editing the film for cable broadcast, the kissing scene in question was removed. The scene will appear in all future airings of Brokeback Mountain on Bravo, as it should have been included in its cable premiere." We can approach this from a few different angles, but I for one am inclined to take their response at face value. Honestly, for them to deliberately remove a kiss (when others were left intact) for the purpose of undermining the gay romance of one of the most universally embraced gay-themed films in history and then to promote the network premiere in association with a gay media event would be suicide. We'll know for sure if the net is on the level the next time Brokeback airs. Submitted by on Wed, 2008-07-02 09:06. AfterElton Briefs: Trevor Project's Gala, 50 best gay bars in America, and more!
(Photo: Andrew Walker/Getty) In a continued effort to bring you all that is important in the world of gay entertainment and ensure that you are being spoon-fed images of gorgeous, commoditized manflesh, we present the newly-minted AfterElton Briefs. Following the usual assortment of carefully-selected news items, interested readers can find a refreshing pic of a hot man in underwear after the jump. Yes, we're serious.
Out Broadway star Gideon Glick (Spring Awakening) ![]() (Photo: Andrew Walker/Getty)
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