HBO has secured the rights to air the first season of the Australian "mockumentary" Summer Heights High, and will unleash the series on an unsuspecting American public sometime this fall.

Working from The Office template, Summer Heights High follows three characters at an Australian school (all played by the creator/writer Chris Lilley): the stuck up girl Ja'mie, troublemaking bully Jonah, and the flamboyant drama/music teacher, Mr. G.

Mr. G lives for musical theater, and has staged such school classics as Ian Thorpe - The Man, The Music, The Water, the affordable-sounding IKEA - The Musical, and his greatest triumph, Tsunamarama, which was a tribute to the victims of the tsunami set to the music of Bananarama.

I've watched the series online, and it's by turns appalling and brilliant. Mr. G says the most cringe-worthy, inappropriate things (like calling the disabled kids "specials"), but is completely clueless to his own cruelty. If you're a fan (like I am) of shows like South Park and Strangers With Candy, then its warped sense of humor might appeal to you, but it will definitely be much debated after it premieres.

After the break, you can see a clip of Mr. G and his unusual teaching methods, and watch for Summer Heights High when it comes to HBO this fall.

***SPOILER ALERT***

One of our users (thanks, tjpeople!) tipped us off to some leaked footage from Showtime's hit comedy Weeds, in which the rather adorable Sanjay (Maulik Pancholy) both literally and figuratively comes out of the closet. It sends a pretty nice message about accepting oneself while addressing the ridiculous notions some folks have about all it takes to, um, "get" the gay out of someone is a nice, willing hooker.

Language is NSFW, but the line "that boy gayer than a handbag full of rainbows" kind of makes up for it. Click the link above to enjoy!

Here's a riddle for you: When's a gay character NOT a gay character?

Answer: When he's been dead for a year!

Last night it was revealed on Lost that long-dead character Boone (Ian Somerhalder) was a homosexual. Or, at least, he was in airports -- because the only reference made to his sexuality was when his beeotch of a sister, Shannon (Maggie Grace) snapped at him for "hitting on random guys" while waiting for their ill-fated flight. And really, it just came across as a snippy sibling trying to get a rise out of her brother. Somerhalder (who is not gay) played full-on gay in the naughty-college-kid romp Rules of Attraction.

So this is the "gay character" that the folks behind the show were going on about in their podcast? PTTHHHHH!! That's pathetic. Bringing back a dead guy for 5 minutes just to make a vague reference to his sexuality doesn't constitute a gay character or gay storyline or anything -- it's just strange.

And wait, wasn't he sleeping with his sister, anyway? Before they both died, I mean? For crying out loud -- next thing you know the show will have a flashback featuring Eleanor Roosevelt.

Can someone who knows what's going on explain this?

In the meantime, here's some racy footage of Somerhalder in Rules of Attraction, including his make-out scene with James Van Der Beek from Dawson's Creek. It's in French, which makes it even naughtier!