Well, gents and friends of gay-gents, this marks our final post of the week. We're closing up shop just a little bit early as I'm heading out-of-town on an actual vacation! But before I go, allow me to present you the latest edition of Brent and Michael's vlog Two Gay Guys.

This week Brent and I chat about our recent adventures at the ABC Party which capped my first exciting Television Critics Press Tour. I was able to finagle Brent an invite to ABC's big shindig whereupon he proceeded on his quest to meet Ellen Greene. If you don't know who that is then you don't qualify for the platinum membership in the Gay Boy Club of America. I only qualified because I live with Brent and have been hearing about Ellen since, oh, our first date. If you don't know who she is, you will after the video. Trust me.

BTW, don't forget this week's BEST.GAY.WEEK.EVER! which is very important as it's up to you to save the poor AfterElton.com Flying Monkey! See you in two weeks!

The highlight of the first week of the Television Critics Association (TCA) was -- not surprisingly -- getting to meet and talk with John Barrowman. Turns out he's every bit as handsome, dashing, and ribald (to say the least!) as his Torchwood character Captain Jack. Check out this exchange at the BBC America presentation at the TCA:

John Barrowman (in response to a question about a previous answer): You're not going to let it go, are you?

AUDIENCE MEMBER: I'm letting you dig yourself out of the hole --

JB: No. I quite like being in holes. (Laughter.)

JULIE GARDNER: Oh, my God.

JB: There's a little bit of Captain Jack in me.

And that's hardly the most risque comment made by John.

The rest of what follows is from the Torchwood panel, questions asked by myself and other journalists afterward, and then, when I had John to myself for a few minutes of conversation. Alas, this is a PG-13 blog so I can't print all of what John had to say, but enjoy!

ON OUT ACTORS

Don't make a big issue out of it. If somebody does come out and it's really no big deal, and the fact is that I do think America is more uptight in that aspect than Europe and the U.K. For instance, my partner and I have been together for sixteen years and in the U.K. we are recognized as a couple and a partnership and we have equal rights as married couples do. It's difficult for me to comment on because I'm a gay man, I'm proud to be gay and I have no issue with it. And I don't have time for people who do.

ON OUT ACTORS AS ROMANTIC LEADS

Hopefully I'm starting something because I know, and I could name a few, but I'm not going to, but there are quite a few romantic male leads ... But it's not my responsibility to out people. Because people might not want to come out. I hope they don't not to come out because they are discovering things about themselves they need to resolve before they do it, but if it's solely because you're afraid you're going to lose your job or the public aren't going to like you, well, my reaction to that is f*** you, and you're not helping at all.