>From: >Date: Tue, 23 Aug 94 22:51:15 EDT Hi, folks! This is note #1 (of 3) of the list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 08/27/94-Fri 09/02/94. Be sure to read notes 2 & 3 also. All times are Eastern. ********************************************************* The following shows air at multiple/various times: >> IN THE LIFE. Check your PBS listings for this gay / lesbian variety series. I haven't gotten my program listing yet, so I can't give specific air dates. >> REAL WORLD. Episodes airs: - Sun. 8/2894, 1:00 pm, MTV (I think this is the gay kiss episode, but I'm not sure.) - Thurs. 9/1/94, 10:00 pm, MTV. (TV Guide says: "A nervous Pedro travels with Rachel to Arizona to meet her conservative parents.") Pedro is gay. >> INTIMATE PORTRAIT: MARTINA NAVRATILOVA (CC). Lifetime's TV Guide ad says: "Wimbledon's greatest champion talks about her life, her loves and letting go". Airs: - Sun. 8/28/94, 10:00 pm, Lifetime cable - Thurs. 9/1/94, 6:00 pm, Lifetime >> BASIC INSTINCT (CC). Very homophobic murder thriller that has several lesbians and bisexual women - all of whom are either murderers or mass murderers. Airs: - Sun. 8/28/94, 10:00 pm, Showtime cable - Tues. 8/30/94, 8:00 pm, The Movie Channel cable >> JANE WHITNEY: FAMILY DISAPPROVAL OF ONE'S LIFESTYLE. No promises on gay content, but it sounds likely. Airs in many areas on Mon. 8/29/94, including 9:00 am on New York City WNBC ch. 4. Check local listings. >> ARMISTEAD MAUPIN IS A MAN I DREAMT UP. Good profile of the gay author of the TALES OF THE CITY series. Airs on PBS in New York city and possibly other areas, including: - Mon. 8/29/94, 9:00 pm, NYC PBS WNET ch. 13 - Wed-Thurs., 8/31/94-9/1/94, midnight, NYC WNET ch. 13 >> THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE. Oprah Winfrey miniseries based on the Gloria Naylor book about life in a ghetto in the 1960s. Among the characters are a lesbian couple. Airs: - Part 1: Mon. 8/29/94, 9:00 pm, Lifetime - Part 2: Tues. 8/30/94, 9:00 pm, Lifetime >> LARRY KING LIVE (CC). Bisexual actress and comedian Sandra Bernhard (who plays Nancy on "Roseanne") is the guest. Discussion topic unknown. Airs: - Tues. 8/30/94, 9:00 pm, CNN (live) - Tues-Wed., 8/30-31/94, 2:00 am, CNN >> OPRAH WINFREY: HOMOSEXUALITY AND MARRIAGE (CC). Airs in most areas on Thurs. 9/1/94, including 4:00 pm on New York City WABC ch. 7 and also on Phila. PA WPVI ch. 6. ************** TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #2 ************** Be sure to read notes #2 & #3 for more shows! Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npwc08a In IDs: 0 & 1 are numbers. AmericaOnLineID = caroLm10 o & L are letters. Internet ID = caroLm10@aoL.com Hi, folks! This is note #2 (of 3) of the list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 08/27/94-Fri 09/02/94. Be sure to read notes #1 & #3 also. All times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #1 ****************** The following shows air once this week as far as I know: >> BROTHERS. Airs Sat-Sun., 8/27-28/94, 5:30 am, on Philadelphia PA on WGBS ch. 57 >> JUST ONE OF THE GUYS. Airs Sat. 8/27/94, noon, Comedy Central cable. Movie about a high school teen woman who pretends to be male to research a newspaper article about sexism in schools. When she falls for her best (male) friend, the kids in school think she's a gay male. Recommended. >> ARTHUR ASHE TENNIS AIDS CHALLENGE (CC). Airs Sun. 8/28/94, 2:00 pm, CBS. Exhibition matches to raise funds for AIDS research and education. >> LIFESTORIES WITH GABRIELLE CARTERIS (CC). Airs Sun. 8/28/94, 10:00 pm, Phila. PA WGBS ch. 57. TV Guide says: "A drama about an 11-year-old boy (portrayed by Adam LaVorgna) who discloses that he's HIV-positive is followed by a panel discussion led by host Gabrielle Carteris." >> GOOD MORNING AMERICA (CC). Airs Mon 8/29/94, 7:00 am, ABC. Guests include Martina Navratilova. >> PROTOCOL (CC). Airs Mon 8/29/94, 9:45 am, Cinemax. Good Goldie Hawn comedy in which she plays a waitress who becomes a diplomat. Her best friends and housemates are a gay male couple, who are positively portrayed. >> THE CHILDREN'S HOUR (CC). Airs Mon. 8/29/94, 4:30 pm, The Movie Channel. 1962 movie based on the Lillian Hellman play about two female teachers who run a private school in a small town. After a vindictive student lies and says that they're a lesbian couple, the town shuns them and their lives are ruined. Then it turns out that one of the women really is a lesbian, and she hangs herself out of shame. (You've been warned.) >> CHEERS (CC). Airs Mon 8/29/94, 6:30 pm, Phila. PA WTXF ch. 29. May or may not air in other syndicated rerun areas. Some of Sam's patrons are worried that the bar is turning gay. This show has a priceless ending! >> SPORTRAITS II. Airs Mon 8/29/94, 6:30 pm, SportsChannel. A profile of tennis player Arthur Ashe, who died of AIDS in 1993. >> THE KRAYS. Airs Mon 8/29/94, 11:00 pm, Showtime cable. Exceedingly violent but fact-based story of twin brothers who ran a crime syndicate in London in the 1960s. One of them was gay. ************** TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #3 ************** Be sure to read notes #1 & #3 for more shows! Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npwc08a In IDs: 0 & 1 are numbers. AmericaOnLineID = caroLm10 o & L are letters. Internet ID = caroLm10@aoL.com Hi, folks! This is note #3 (of 3) of the list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 08/27/94-Fri 09/02/94. Be sure to read notes #1 & #2 also. All times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #2 ****************** >> ZORRO, THE GAY BLADE. Airs Mon-Tues., 8/29-30/94, 12:05 am, Phila. PA WPVI ch. 6. When legendary masked swordsman Zorro dies, his twin sons take over his role. One of them is straight. The other is a flaming queen. (Picture Zorro with a bright purple tassled hat....) This comedy has lots of stereotypes, but it can also be very fun if you're in the right mood. >> FORBIDDEN LOVE: THE UNASHAMED STORIES OF LESBIAN LOVE (CC). Airs Mon-Tues., 8/29-30/94, 4:35 am, Cinemax. TV Guide describes this show as: "A study of the lifestyles of gay women from the late 1940s to the early 60s, focusing on specialized pulp fiction of the era." >> POSITIVE (+) HEALTH. Airs in Philadelphia PA on Tues. 8/30/94, 8:00 pm, on WYBE ch. 35. >> BIOGRAPHY: ELEANOR ROOSEVELT. Airs Tuesday 8/30/94, 8:00 pm, Arts & Entertainment cable. Its unlikely that this profile will discuss ER's friend, Lorena Hickok, but it is possible. >> ARMISTEAD MAUPIN'S TALES OF THE CITY, PARTS 1&2 (of 6) (CC). Reruns on Tues. 8/30/94, 9:00 pm and 10:00 pm, on WNET NYC ch. 13. (Parts 3 - 6 will probably air on subsequent Tuesdays, but exact air dates/times unknown.) >> 48 HOURS (CC). Airs Wed. 8/31/94, 10:00 pm, CBS. A special report on highly contagious viruses, including the Ebola virus. Sounds like this report may discuss HIV, but no guarantees. >> ROSEANNE (CC). Airs Thurs. 9/1/94, 7:00 pm, on Philadelphia PA WGBS ch. 57. May or may not also air in other daily syndication markets. Roseanne can't help but stick her two cents into Leon's argument with his lover about "straightening up" the house for an impending relative visit. ********************************************************* Also, a friend sent me the following note. I haven't seen the show he mentions, but thought folks might be interested: >> I have not seen the new Comedy Central >> show, Absolutely Fabulous, in your listings yet. >> I know that not every show has gay content but >> there is a major recurring gay character. Just wondered >> if you know about the show. It airs Sundays at 11:00 pm, >> Mondays at 7:30 pm, and Saturday at 3:30 pm >> (same episode all three times; times are eastern)." ********************************************************* That's it for the tv shows this week, but check out the short "Harvey Vision" article on page 5 of this week's TV GUIDE. Gay author/actor Harvey ("Torch Song Trilogy") Fierstein is going to be a regular on the new CBS fall series called Daddy's Girls - and he'll be playing a gay man. The article quotes Fierstein as saying: "I am very proud to be the first openly gay actor to be playing an openly gay role in prime time." ******************************************************** That's it for this week! Happy viewing, everyone! Be sure to read notes #1 and #2 also. Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npwc08a In IDs: 0 & 1 are numbers. AmericaOnLineID = caroLm10 o & L are letters. Internet ID = caroLm10@aoL.com