From: Date: Sat, 18 Mar 1995 02:25:55 -0500 Subject: Gay TV Shows 3/18/95-3/24/95 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 3/18/95- Fri 3/24/95. Be sure to read notes #2-4 also. Most times are Eastern. ********************************************************* The following shows air at multiple/various times: >> TINSELTOWN'S QUEER. Two episodes air this week on Century Cable Channel 3 in the Los Angeles area (excluding Beverly Hills): - Sat. 3/18/95, 2:30 pm local time. Scheduled: A live call-in show about the national GLAAD Media Awards. - Tues. 3/21/95, 11:00 pm local time. Scheduled: A celebration of Paul Monette, Part II. >> THE PELICAN BRIEF (CC). It is incidental to the plot, but one of the two Supreme Court Justices whose assassinations kick off the story in this movie turns out to have been gay. Airs: - Sat. 3/18/95, 5:30 pm, Cinemax - Tues-Wed., 3/21-22/95, 1:10 am, Cinemax - Fri. 3/24/95, 3:30 pm, Cinemax >> RICHARD BEY. There are two shows of possible interest this week. No guarantees, but "lifestyle" is frequently tv-speak for gayness. Look for: - DISAPPROVING OF A LOVED ONE'S LIFESTYLE. Airs Monday 3/20/95 in some areas, including 11:00 am on national cable WWOR ch. 9, based in NYC. - MOTHERS WHO FEEL ASHAMED OF A DAUGHTER'S LIFESTYLE. Airs Wed. 3/22/95 in some areas, including 11:00 am on Phila. PA WGBS ch. 57 and 4:00 pm on national cable WWOR ch. 9, based in NYC. >> CITIZEN X (CC). This is a fact-based movie about a search for a killer in the former Soviet Union. A friend wrote to say that it also included some interesting insights into the USSR governmental response to gay issues. Airs: - Mon-Tues. 3/20-21/95, 3:00 am, HBO - Friday 3/24/95, 10:00 pm, HBO (followed by "THE MAKING OF CITIZEN X" at 11:45 pm) >> JENNY JONES: HOMOSEXUALITY. Airs in most areas on Tues. 3/21/95, including: - Tues. 3/21/95, 9:00 am, Phila. PA WPVI ch. 6 - Tues. 3/21/95, 1:00 pm, national cable WWOR ch. 9 >> REAL WORLD MARATHON. No guarantees, but this will probably be a marathon from the most recent season of Real World episodes, which featured the late Pedro Zamora, a gay man who died recently of AIDS. This 4-1/2 hr. marathon features 9 episodes from the season. Airs: - Wed.-Thurs., 3/22-23/95, beginning at 1:30 am, MTV >> ROLONDA: PRETENDING TO BE A HOMOSEXUAL. (Say WHAT???) Airs in most areas on Thurs. 3/23/95, including: - Thurs. 3/23/95, 10:00 am, NYC WABC ch. 7 - Thurs. 3/23/95, 11:00 am, Phila. PA KYW ch. 3 ************** TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #2 ************** Be sure to read notes #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 #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 3/18/95- Fri 3/24/95. Be sure to read notes #1, 3, & 4 also. Times are Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #1 ****************** >> PHILADELPHIA (CC). Tom Hanks plays a gay lawyer who develops AIDS and is fired by his homophobic law firm. Denzel Washington is his attorney. Airs: - Fri. 3/24/95, 9:45 am, Showtime cable (followed at 11:50 am by EXTRAS: PHILADELPHIA) - Fri. 3/24/95, 10:00 pm, Showtime (followed by EXTRAS: PHILADELPHIA at 12:05 am Fri-Sat.) The following shows air once this week as far as I know: >> AMERICA'S MOST WANTED (CC). Airs Sat. 3/18/95, 9:00 pm, Fox. TV Guide says: "Scheduled: A report on an unsolved San Francisco hate crime in which a gay man was shot to death on the street by an unidentified motorist who had taunted him." >> SALMONBERRIES. Airs Sat-Sun. 3/18-19/95, 2:00 am, Prism. I've never seen this movie, but it is infamous for the k.d. lang nude scene. It has also been universally panned by every lesbian I know who has ever seen it. >> BITTER HARVEST. Airs Sat-Sun., 3/18-19/95, 3:10 am, Cinemax. TV Guide says: "A menage a trois between a naive rancher (Stephen Baldwin) and two drifters (Jennifer Rubin, Patsy Kensit)." >> DEGRASSI JUNIOR HIGH (CC). Airs Sun. 3/19/95, 5:30 pm, Showtime. "Frank discussions of AIDS frame this episode in which Snake's older brother (Montgomery Randal) reveals that he is gay."-TV Guide >> PROTOCOL. Airs Sun. 3/19/95, 6:00 pm, Lifetime cable. Goldie Hawn appears as a waitress who becomes a diplomat in this comedy. Her best friends and housemates are a gay couple, who are portrayed positively. >> MY BROTHER'S KEEPER (CC). Airs Sun. 3/19/95, 9:00 pm, CBS. TV Guide says: "This emotional 1995 TV-movie dramatizes the fact-based story of a man who's fighting against AIDS - and the health care system. John Lithgow, in a dual role, plays identical twins Tom and Bob Bradley. Tom, who is HIV-positive, learns that his immune system could be restored via a bone-marrow transplant from Bob. Tom wants the treatment, but it's an expensive, experimental procedure that his medical-insurance company won't cover - thereby settign the stage for a court battle." Also see the article on pg 6 and the Paul Droesch review on pg. 45. *********** TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #3 ***************** Please 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 3/18/95- Fri 3/24/95. Be sure to read notes #1, 2, & 4 also. All times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #2 ****************** >> HILL STREET BLUES. Airs Mon. 3/20/95, 7:00 pm, on Phila. PA WGTW ch. 48. May or may not air in other areas in syndicated reruns. Joe Coffey is propositioned by his old high school coach (James Tolkan). >> FOCUS: LEHIGH VALLEY. Airs Tues. 3/21/95, 7:30 pm, on Allentown PA WLVT ch. 39a. "Programs for HIV-positive people and their families."-TV Guide >> POSITIVE HEALTH. Airs in Phila. PA every Tuesday at 7:30 pm, including Tues. 3/21/95, 7:30 pm, on Phila. PA WYBE ch. 35. A local show by and for people who are HIV+. >> CENTURY OF WOMEN (CC). Airs Tues. 3/21/95, 8:05 pm, WTBS. TV Guide says: "A look at the changing roles of women in the 20th century. Segments include 'Sexuality and Social Justice,' 'Work and Family' and 'Image and Popular Culture.' Among those interviewed: Maya Angelou, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Erica Jong." Unknown if the sexuality segment will address lesbianism or bisexuality. >> UNPLUGGED. Airs Tues. 3/21/95, 10:00 pm, MTV. "Grammy winner Melissa Etheridge goes Unplugged in an outstanding 1995 performance that counts among its highlights a surprise visit from Bruce Springsteen." >> JAY LENO (CC). Airs Tues. 3/21/95, 11:35 pm, NBC. Guests include the Indigo Girls. >> BROADCAST TAPES OF DR. PETER (CC). Airs Wed. 3/22/95, 6:40 am (NOT pm!), HBO. Documentary about a Canadian physician who filmed tv news reports on his progressing case of AIDS, prior to his death from the disease. >> INDEPENDENT IMAGES. Airs Wed. 3/22/95, beginning at 11:00 pm, on Phila. PA WHYY ch. 12. According to WHYY's APPLAUSE program guide in the March '95 issue of SEVEN ARTS MAGAZINE, this set of short films includes: 1. "Takedown" at 11:00, which "examines the inherent sensuality in wrestling, male homoeroticism and the female gaze" 2. "Queerson" at 11:05, which "takes a look at a group of parents whose fear turns to unconditional love for their gay and lesbian children" and 3. "VUR-TE-BRAK" at 11:50, which "investigates the simultaneous breakdown of the videomaker's spinal cord and his long-term relationship." *********** 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 3/18/95- Fri 3/24/95. Be sure to read notes #1 - #3 also. All times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #3 ****************** >> ROSEANNE (CC). Airs Thurs. 3/23/95, 7:00 pm, on Phila. PA WGBS ch. 57. May or may not air in other areas as well. This is the show in which Roseanne decides to stick her two cents into Leon's argument with his lover about whether or not they should "straighten up" the house when parents visit. >> GOLDEN GIRLS (CC). Airs Thurs. 3/23/95, 7:30 pm, Wildwood NJ WMGM ch. 40. May or may not air in other syndicated daily reruns. This is the great episode in which Dorothy's lesbian friend Jean (Lois Nettleton) falls in love with Rose. >> HATE ROCK. Airs Thurs. 3/23/95, 8:00 pm, MTV. These documentary features usually address anti-gay music as well as other forms of hate-oriented music. ********************************************************* That's it for this week! 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