Subject: Gay TV Shows 11/5/94 - 11/11/94
From: <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 1994 01:10:59 -0500

Hi, folks!  This is note #1 (of 4) of the list of tv shows
with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight
AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 11/05/94-Fri 11/11/94.
Be sure to read notes #2-4 also.  All times are Eastern.

*********************************************************

The following shows air at multiple/various times:

>> THREE OF HEARTS (CC).  Strange tale about a lesbian
(Kelly Lynch) who hires a male gigolo (William Baldwin) to
romance, and then dump, her bisexual ex-lover (Sherilyn
Fenn), in the hopes that the ex will go back to her. Airs:
- Sat. 11/5/94, 10:30 am & again at 7:15 pm, The Movie
Channel

>> MRS. DOUBTFIRE (CC).  Robin Williams plays a straight
man who loses his kids in a divorce custody agreement, and
then disguises himself as an older woman so he can get a
job as their nanny.  Gay author/actor Harvey Fierstein
appears as Williams' gay brother, the makeup expert who
transforms Daniel Hillard into Mrs. Euphegenia Doubtfire.
Airs:
- Sat. 11/5/94, 8:00 pm, HBO
- Tues. 11/8/94, 9:00 am and again at 8:00 pm, HBO
- Fri. 11/11/94, 11:00 am & again at 8:00 pm, HBO

>> WHAT SEX AM I?  TV Guide describes this as "A study of
transvestism and transsexualism."  Airs:
- Mon. 11/7/94, 9:00 pm, Discovery Channel
- Mon-Tues., 11/7-8/94, midnight, Discovery Channel

>> RICKI LAKE:  HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGE.  Check local
listings.  Airs Tues. 11/8/94 in most areas, including
Tues. 11/8/94, 10:30 am, on Phila. PA WPVI ch. 6.

>> JUST ONE OF THE GUYS.  1985 comedy about a teenage
female student who disguises herself as a male and enrolls
in a different high school, to research sexism for a
newspaper story.  When she falls in love with a male
friend at the other school, most of the students assume
that "he's" gay.  Recommended.  Airs:
- Wed. 11/9/94, 9:00 pm, Comedy Central
- Wed-Thurs. 11/9-10/94, 2:00 am, Comedy Central

>> JERRY SPRINGER:  LESBIANISM.  Check local listings.
Airs Fri. 11/11/94 in most areas, including:
- Fri. 11/11/94, 10:00 am, Wildwood NJ WMGM ch. 40
- Fri. 11/11/94, 11:00 am, New York City WNBC ch. 4
- Fri-Sat., 11/11-12/94, 4:05 am, Phila. PA KYW ch. 3

>> IN CONCERT.  TV Guide says:  "Videos by Elton John
('Circle of Life,' 'Can You Feel the Love Tonight') from
'The Lion King' soundtrack."  Airs late night Fri. 11/11
on many ABC stations, including:
- Fri-Sat., 11/11-12/94, 2:00 am, NYC, NY WABC ch. 7
- Fri-Sat., 11/11-12/94, 2:05 am, Phila. PA WPVI ch. 6

************** TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #2 **************
*************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #1 ******************

>> IN THE LIFE.  Lesbian & gay entertainment show.  The
third season debut episode airs this week on some PBS and
public access stations.  WYBE's program guide says:
"SEASON PREMIERE of public television's guide to lesbian
and gay culture, entertainment, and events.  Featuring
playwright Terrence McNally, Actress Amanda Berse, and
'two-spirit' people of Native American Culture."  Check
your local PBS and public access schedule, but scheduled
Philadelphia PA airings of this episode include:
- Sat. 11/12/94, 5:30 pm, Phila. PA WYBE ch. 35
- Fri. 11/25/94, 7:00 pm and/OR 7:30 pm, WYBE ch 35.
- Sat. 11/26/94, 5:30 pm, WYBE ch. 35

>> THREESOME.  Airing on Pay Per View in Nov 94 in many
areas.  About three college roommates, two male and one
female.  Man #1 is in love with Woman #1.  Woman #1 is in
love with Man #2.  Man #2 is gay and falls in love with
Man #1.  Check local pay per view listings.

The following shows air once this week as far as I know:

>> SIEGFRIED & ROY (CC).  Airs Sun. 11/6/94, 8:00 pm, ABC.
TV Guide says:  "Animals play prominent roles in elaborate
illusions staged by flamboyant magicians Siegfried and
Roy.  Most of this show was taped during a Las Vegas
performance, in which a snow leopard springs out of Roy's
torso; a lion figures in a transformation sequence; and an
elephant vanishes - and reappears.  Also:  a visit to
Siegfried and Roy's Vegas estate, where rare white tigers
roam free."

>> PROTOCOL (CC).  Airs Mon. 11/7/94, 11:30 am, HBO.
Goldie Hawn stars in this comedy about a waitress who
becomes a diplomat.  Her housemates and best friends are a
gay male couple, who are portrayed positively.

>> HILL STREET BLUES.  Airs Mon. 11/7/94, 7:00 pm, on
Phila. PA WGTW ch. 48.  An entire task force is dispatched
in drag to a park.

>> BIOGRAPHY.  Airs Mon 11/7/94, 8:00 pm, Arts &
Entertainment.  A profile of Rock Hudson, including both
his private and public lives.

>> MELROSE PLACE.  Airs Mon. 11/7/94, 8:00 pm, Fox.  Among
the storylines, the TV Guide says that "Matt is reunited
with a lost love (Jason Beghe)".

*************  TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #3 ***************
*************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #2 ******************

>> PARTY OF FIVE (CC).  Airs Mon. 11/7/94, 9:00 pm, Fox.
According to the 11/4 issue of Entertainment Weekly (p.
60):  "...when the series returns to its regular time slot
on Nov. 7, Claudia (Lacey Chabert) finds out her violin
teacher is gay".
   Note:  A correspondent contacted me about one of the
entertainment industry tv magazines that reported on this
show.  The report included a brief clip of a "future
episode" (air date uncertain) in which Ross (Michael
Anderson) will tell Claudia that he is gay.  Ross is not a
central character, so he may not appear regularly.

>> ELECTION RESULTS:  TUESDAY 11/9/94.  Late night
election results on the major networks and CNN will
hopefully report on the various anti-gay voter initiatives
around the country, as well as the various openly gay
candidates who are running for office in some areas.  If
you don't hear the results on Tuesday night, check
Wednesday, since the referenda questions don't always get
tallied right away.

>> AND THEN THERE WAS ONE.  Airs Wed. 11/9/94, 9:00 pm,
Lifetime cable.  1994 made-for-tv movie about a couple
(Amy Madigan and Dennis Boutsikaris) who "face their own
mortality when they - and their infant daughter - are
diagnosed with AIDS." - TV Guide

>> ELEANOR ROOSEVELT: A RESTLESS SPIRIT.  Airs Thurs.
11/10/94, 7:00 am (NOT pm!), Arts & Entertainment cable.
No description, so I have no idea if this will address her
relationship with reporter Lorena Hickok.

>> FRIENDS (CC).  Airs Thurs. 11/10/94, 8:30 pm, NBC.  TV
Guide says:  "Monica and Ross mourn the loss of their
grandmother.  Meanwhile, Chandler (Matthew Perry) is
haunted by the remarks of a co-worker who thought he was
gay."

>> BITTER HARVEST.  Airs Thurs. 11/10/94, 9:00 pm, The
Movie Channel.  "A menage a trois between a naive rancher
(Stephen Baldwin) and two drifters (Jennifer Rubin, Patsy
Kensit)." - TV Guide

>> FRASIER (CC).  Airs Thurs. 11/10/94, 9:30 pm, NBC.  TV
Guide says:  "Not knowing that the new station manager is
gay, Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) tries to fix him up with
Daphne (Jane Leeves), but the fellow misconstrues
Frasier's intentions."

*************  TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #4 ***************

*************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #3 ******************

>> TODAY (CC).  Airs Fri. 11/11/94, 7:00 am, NBC.  Martina
Navratilova is among the scheduled guests.

>> 20/20 (CC).  Airs Fri. 11/11/94, 20:00 pm, ABC.
Barbara Walters interviews gay producer David Geffen.

>> ROSEANNE (CC).  Airs Fri. 11/11/94, 11:00 pm, Phila. PA
WGBS ch. 57.  May or may not air on syndicated daily
reruns in other viewing areas.  Roseanne meddles in Leon's
tiff with his lover about whether or not they should
"straighten up" the house for the visiting parents.

**********************************************************

Also, some folks may be interested in the following:

>> NUNSENSE 2: THE SEQUEL.  TV Guide says:  "The Little
Sisters of Hoboken, led by Mother Superior Mary Regina
(Rue McClanahan), try to impress a talent scout rumored to
be at their benefit show."  I've never seen this show, and
I don't recall any specifically gay content in part 1, but
I'm listing it FYI because this musical series is wildly
popular with gay audiences, and because the various casts
have donated many performances for gay and AIDS-related
fund raising.   Airs:
- Thurs. 11/10/94, 9:00 pm, Arts & Entertainment
- Thurs.-Fri., 11/10-11/94, 1:00 am, A&E

>> EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES is scheduled to reach video
stores about now.  What the review in Entertainment Weekly
did NOT tell you is that this movie is chock-full of
lesbian characters.  If that isn't enough to warrant
renting it, consider a k.d. lang soundtrack and John Hurt
in drag as "The Countess", a cosmetics queen.

*********************************************************

Be sure to read notes #1-3.  Happy viewing, everyone.

Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ
  Prodigy ID = npwc08a         In IDs: 0 & 1 are numbers.
  AmericaOnLineID = caroLm10           o & L are letters.
  Internet ID = [email-masked]