From: Date: Sat, 4 Feb 1995 01:22:22 -0500 Subject: Gay TV Shows 2/4/95-2/10/95 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 2/4/95- Fri 2/10/95. Be sure to read notes #2-4 also. Most times are Eastern. ********************************************************** The following shows air at multiple/various times: >> IN THE LIFE. Lesbian, gay, & bi entertainment show (60 min). I've received the IN THE LIFE program guide on episode #402. Show #402 includes 3 segments in celebration of Black History Month. Part 1, on "Civil Rights/Gay Rights" includes guests such as the great Dr. Marjorie Hill, who was liaison to the gay and lesbian community under former NYC Mayor David Dinkins; Malcolm X's widow Dr. Betty Shabazz; and Congressman Barney Frank. Part 2 features the work of Isaac Julien, whose film THE DARKER SIDE OF BLACK is described as being "a penetrating look at homophobia in the Black community." Part 3 is an interview with author Barbara Smith, the co-founder and publisher of Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press. Ms. Smith is currently writing the first book on the history of African American lesbians and gays. Other segments include a review on the media blitz about SERVING IN SILENCE, about Margarethe Cammermeyer (more on that later), coverage of a lesbian/gay conference in Cuba, and others. Upcoming airings include (in local times): - Dallas, TX: Sat. 2/4/95, 10:30 pm, KDTN ch. 2 - Pittsburgh, PA: Sat. 2/4/95, 11:00 pm, WQEX ch. 16 - Seattle, WA/Vancv.: Sat. 2/4/95, 11:30 pm, KCTS ch. 9 - Cleveland, OH: Sat-Sun., 2/4-5/95, midnight, WNEO ch. 45 and WEAO ch. 49 - Sacramento, CA: Sat-Sun., 2/4-5/95, mid., KVIE ch. 6 - Detroit, MI: Sun. 2/5/95, 11:00 pm, WTVS ch. 56 - Louisville, KY, Sun. 2/5/95, 11:00 pm, WKPC ch. 15 - Wash. DC, Sun-Mon. 2/5-6/95 midnight, WETA ch. 26 - Penn State/Univ. Park, PA: Mon 2/6, 11:00 pm, WPSX ch. 3 - Chicago, IL: Tues. 2/7/95, 11:00 pm, WTTW ch. 11 - Buffalo, NY: Wed. 2/8/95, 9:00 pm, WNEQ ch. 23 - Boston, MA: Wed. 2/8/95, 9:30 pm, WGBX ch. 44 - Allentown, PA: Thurs-Fri. 2/9-10/95, mid., WLVT ch. 39A - Phila. PA (all on WYBE ch. 35): Fri. 2/10/95, 6:30 OR 7:00 pm; Sat. 2/11/95, 6:00 pm; Fri. 2/24/95, 6:30 OR 7:00 pm; and Sat. 2/25/95, 6:00 pm - Oregon Public Broadcasting (Episode #401): Sat.-Sun. 2/11-12/95, midnight, Bend KOAB ch. 3, Corvalis KOAC ch. 7; Eugene KEPB ch. 28; LaGrande KTVR ch. 13; Portland KOPB ch. 10 - North Dakota TV, Sun. 2/12/95, 10:00 pm: Fargo KFME ch. 13, Grand Forks KGFE ch. 2, Bismark KBME ch. 3, Minot KSRE ch. 6, Dickinson KDSE ch. 9, Williston KWSE ch. 4, and Ellendale KJRE ch. 19 - L.A., CA: Sun.-Mon. 2/12-13/95, mid., KCET ch. 28 >> ROOTS, ROCK & ROLL OF MELISSA ETHERIDGE. Airs: - Sat. 2/4/95, 6:00 pm, VH-1 - Sun. 2/5/95, 4:00 pm, VH-1 ************** TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #2 ************** Be sure to read notes #2, 3, & 4 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 4) of the list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 2/4/95 - Fri 2/10/95. Be sure to read notes #1, 3, & 4 also. All times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #1 ****************** >> PROTOCOL. Goldie Hawn stars as waitress turned diplomat. Her housemates and best friends are a gay male couple who are portrayed positively. Airs: - Sun. 2/5/95, 1:30 pm, Encore - Fri. 2/10/95, 7:15 pm, Encore >> REGIS & KATHIE LEE. Guests include Glenn Close, who will undoubtedly be discussing her role as lesbian Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer on tonight's NBC movie "SERVING IN SILENCE." Airs Mon. 2/6/95 in most areas, including: - Mon. 2/6/95, 9:00 am, on Phila. PA WCAU ch. 10, Wildwood, NJ WMGM ch. 40, and NYC NY WABC ch. 7. >> GERALDO: TRANSVESTISM AND GANGS. Airs in most areas on Mon. 2/6/95, including 4:00 pm on Phila. PA WCAU ch. 10 and New York City WCBS ch. 2. >> THE PELICAN BRIEF (CC). This 1993 drama stars Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington as a law student and reporter who team up to solve the assassinations of 2 US Supreme Court Justices. It is incidental to the movie, but one of them turns out to have been a closeted gay man. Based on the John Grisham novel of the same name. Airs: - Wed. 2/8/95, 3:00 pm and again at 11:30 pm, HBO >> FAMILY MATTERS (CC). "Laura dons a mustache and men's clothing to haggle with a sexist used-car dealer (Stuart Pankin) over the price of a car."-TV Guide. Airs: - Wed. 2/8/95, 6:30 pm, Phila. PA WGBS ch. 57 - Wed. 2/8/95, 7:30 pm, WPIX national cable ch. 11 >> PHILADELPHIA (CC). A closeted gay lawyer develops AIDS, is fired from his job, & sues his law firm for discrimination while simultaneously dealing with his rapidly advancing illness. Highly recommended. Airs: - Thurs. 2/9/95, 11:30 am & 10:00 pm, Showtime cable The following shows air once this week as far as I know: >> SOAPDISH (CC). Airs Sun. 2/5/95, 6:15 pm, HBO. Parody of tv soap operas. Among the numerous villains is a transgendered person. >> BITTER HARVEST. Airs Sun. 2/5/95, 10:45 pm, The Movie Channel. TV Guide says: "A menage a trois between a naive rancher (Stephen Baldwin) and two drifters (Jennifer Rubin, Patsy Kensit)." >> THE NANNY (CC). Airs Mon. 2/6/95, 8:00 pm, CBS. "Fran (Fran Drescher) doesn't have her facts straight when she assumes a charming male nanny with whom she's perfectly compatible must be gay."-TV Guide ************** TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #3 ************** Be sure to read notes 1, 3, & 4 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 4) of the list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 2/4/95 - Fri 2/10/95. Be sure to read notes #1, 2, & 4. All times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #2 ****************** >> MELROSE PLACE (CC). Airs Mon. 2/6/95, 8:00 pm, Fox. TV Guide says gay character Matt is featured. ["Matt's detective friend (Tom Schanley) speaks to Kimberly."] >> SERVING IN SILENCE: THE MARGARETHE CAMMERMEYER STORY (CC). Airs Mon. 2/6/95, 9:00 pm, NBC. This is definitely THE pick of the week, folks! TV Guide says: "The civil rights of homosexuals in the military is the subject of this thoughtful, tastefully presented 1995 tv-movie, a fact-based drama. Glenn Close cuts a quietly commanding figure in the title role, as a respected and decorated Army colonel and nurse who's also a divorcee, mother of four sons and a lesbian. At the onset of a relationship with an L.A. artist (Judy Davis) in 1989, Col. Cammermeyer comes out of the closet - plunging her personal life into turmoil and jeopardizing her military career." Note: For anyone who's been on another planet lately, Cammermeyer is the highest-ranking officer ever kicked out of the US military for being a lesbian. Barbra Streisand & Close co-produced this show, which has recieved much advance publicity & praise. Also check out the numerous articles about it: 2/4/95 TV Guide pp. 30-32 & p. 43; 2/6/95 People p. 15; 2/6/95 Time p. 70; 2/3/95 Entertainment Weekly pp 40-41. >> THIS MORNING (CC). Airs Tues. 2/7/95, 7:00 am, CBS. Whoopi Goldberg is scheduled to appear to discuss her role as a lesbian in the new movie BOYS ON THE SIDE. (It's a great movie, BTW.) >> THE CHILDREN'S HOUR (CC). Airs Tues. 2/7/95, 11:00 am, Showtime cable. (Note: I think that this is the first time I've ever seen this movie listed as being closed- captioned.) This is the faithful 1960s adaptation of Lillian Hellman's play about two teachers whose lives are ruined when a student lies & tells the town that they're lovers. The ending is terribly depressing & homophobic. >> TOM SNYDER (CC). Airs Tues-Wed., 2/7-8/95, 12:35 am, CBS. Whoopi guests on this show, also. >> MUSCLE (CC). Airs Wed. 2/8/95, 9:30 pm, Warner Brothers network. I've mentioned in the past that this show has a recurring lesbian character who's a tv news broadcaster. A reader correctly noted that I should also have pointed out that the show is sleazy & offensive. >> DREAM ON (CC). Airs Wed. 2/8/95, 10:00 pm, HBO. TV Guide says: "At a high-school reunion, Martin runs into a woman (Kim Cattrall) on whom he had a big crush, and is crushed to learn that she thought he was gay." ************* TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #4 *************** Be sure to read notes #1, 2, & 4 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 #4 (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 2/4/95 - Fri 2/10/95. Be sure to read notes #1 - #3 also. All times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #3 ****************** >> SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION (CC). Airs Wed-Thurs., 2/8- 9/95, 3:30 am, Showtime cable. A couple can't get rid of a gay con artist (Will Smith). >> SEINFELD (CC). Airs Thurs. 2/9/95, 9:00 pm, NBC. Among the stories: "Elaine tries to change a gay man's preference."-TV Guide >> THREE OF HEARTS (CC). Airs Thurs. 2/9/95, 9:00 pm, The Movie Channel. Very strange movie about a lesbian (Kelly Lynch) who hires a male gigolo (William Baldwin) to seduce, and then drop, her bisexual ex (Sherilyn Fenn). >> 48 HOURS: THE SEARCH FOR A CURE (CC). Airs Thurs. 2/9/95, 10:00 pm, CBS. This show is on "the first volunteers to test a new drug that could possibly be a breakthrough in treating AIDS."-TV Guide >> BIOGRAPHY: MADONNA. Airs Fri. 2/10/95, 8:00 pm, Arts & Entertainment network. >> INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS. Airs Fri. 2/10/95, 9:00 pm, A&E. TV Guide says: "A report on the sex industry in Thailand examines how prostitution has exacerbated the AIDS crisis." ******************************************************** That's it for this week's listing, folks. Be sure to read notes #1 - #3 also. Happy viewing. By the way, some folks might like a picture that's on p. 6 of the 2/6/95 issue of PEOPLE magazine. It has Julie Andrews in drag as Victor, next to RuPaul in drag as a "supermodel". Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npwc08a In IDs: 0 & 1 are numbers. AmericaOnLineID = caroLm10 o & L are letters. Internet ID = caroLm10@aoL.com