From: CarolM10@aol.com Date: Sat, 13 May 1995 02:42:56 -0400 Subject: Gay TV Shows 5/13-19/95 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 5/13/95- Fri 5/19/95. Be sure to read notes #2-4 also. Most times are Eastern. ********************************************************* The following shows air at multiple/various times: >> IN THE LIFE. According to the IN THE LIFE program guide, episode 403 "looks at the experience of gay and lesbian veterans - veterans of the military, veterans of the battle against AIDS, and veterans in the Stonewall movement for lesbian and gay equal rights." It also includes a preview of "A Language of Their Own" (which is a new play about a gay male Asian couple) and reports on the 5th annual OutWrite conference for gay & lesbian writers. Upcoming airings (local times) include: - Allentown, PA: Sat.-Sun. 5/13-14/95, midnight, WLVT ch. 39 - Boston, PA: Fri. 5/19/95, 9:00 pm, WGBX ch. 44 >> THE PELICAN BRIEF (CC). It is incidental to the plot, but one of two Supreme Court justices who gets killed turns out to have been a closeted gay man. Airs: - Sun. 5/14/95, 1:35 pm and 9:00 pm, Prism. >> 4 WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (CC). This movie reportedly includes a gay couple, who are portrayed positively. Airs: - Sun. 5/14/95, 4:05 pm, The Movie Channel - Mon. 5/15/95, 5:40 am (NOT pm!), TMC - Wed. 5/17/95, 8:00 pm, Showtime >> ROLONDA: DISAPPROVING OF A TEEN'S SEXUALITY. No promises, but this sounds like it might have some gay/bi teens. Airs on Mon. 5/15/95 in most areas, including: - Mon. 5/15/95, 10:00 am, NYC NY WABC ch. 7 - Mon 5/15/95, 11:00 am, Phila. PA KYW ch. 3 >> CHARLES PEREZ: MOTHERS AND LESBIANISM. Airs on Mon. 5/15/95 in most areas, including: - Mon. 5/15/95, 11:00 am, WPIX national cable ch. 11 - Mon. 5/15/95, 5:00 pm, Phila. PA WPHL ch. 17 >> JENNY JONES: DISAPPROVING OF A SISTER'S LIFESTYLE. Same comment as Rolonda; no promises. Airs Tues. 5/16/95 in most areas, including: - Tues. 5/16/95, 9:00 am, Phila. PA WPVI ch. 6 - Tues. 5/16/95, 1:00 pm, WWOR national cable ch. 9 >> THE HANDMAID'S TALE. Horrific story based on the Margaret Atwood novel, about a future in which women are sexual slaves and lesbians and gays are imprisoned for "sexual crimes." Among the characters is one lesbian. Airs: - Tues. 5/16/95, 8:00 pm, Bravo cable - Tues.-Wed. 5/16-17/95, midnight, Bravo >> ROSIE O'DONNELL (CC). April 1995 stand-up performance, taped in Boston. Among other topics, the comic offers her on-target opinion of the murder of a gay Jenny Jones guest by another guest, and the societal homophobia that was involved. Airs: - Tues. 5/16/95, 10:00 pm, HBO - Fri. 5/19/95, 9:30 pm, HBO ************** 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 5/13/95- Fri 5/19/95. Be sure to read notes #1, 3, & 4 also. Times are Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #1 ****************** >> WITHNAIL & I. An email correspondent described the plot as: "Two sloppy actors in 1969 London drive their beat-up Jaguar to a rough cottage owned by one's gay uncle." Airs: - Thurs. 5/18/95, 6:00 pm, Bravo - Fri. 5/19/95, 1:30 pm, Bravo The following shows air once this week as far as I know: >> THREESOME (CC). Airs Sat. 5/13/95, 8:00 pm, Showtime cable. Somewhat amusing story about two men and a woman who become college roommates. The woman is in love with man #1. Man #1 is in love with man #2. Man #2 is in love with the woman. >> THREE OF HEARTS (CC). Airs Sat. 5/13/95, 9:45 pm, Showtime. Very weird story about a lesbian (Kelly Lynch) who hires a male gigolo (William Baldwin) to seduce, and then dump, her bisexual ex (Sherilyn Fenn), in the hope that the ex will give up on men and return to her. >> BITTER HARVEST. Airs Sat. 5/13/95, 10:45 pm, Prism. TV Guide says: "A menage a trois between a naive rancher (Stephen Baldwin) and two drifters (Jannifer Rubin, Patsy Kensit)." >> AND THEN THERE WAS ONE. Airs Sun. 5/14/95, 4:00 pm, Lifetime cable. TV Guide says: "A couple (Amy Madigan, Dennis Boutsikaris) face their own mortality when they - and their infant daughter - are diagnosed with AIDS." >> PERSONAL BEST. Airs Sun.-Mon., 5/14-15/95, 12:45 am, Encore cable. 1982 movie starring Mariel Hemingway and Patrice Donnelly as Olympic track stars and lovers. Most of the women I know hated this movie because of the incredibly sexist and offensive male coach. >> SOAPDISH (CC). Airs Mon. 5/15/95, 1:30 pm, Cinemax. Sally Field and Kevin Kline star in this 1991 parody of tv soap operas. One of the many villians is transgendered. >> AIDS UPDATE. Airs every Monday at 8:00 pm, on Boston MA's cable channel 3 (public access). From AIDS Action and the FCHC. Actual show title is uncertain. Note: Boston area readers should take note of this show; I won't list it again since I have no access to their airing schedule. >> CHICAGO HOPE (CC). Airs Mon. 5/15/95, 10:00 pm, CBS. Among the plots: "a dying AIDS patient (Obba Babatunde) hopes Dr. Hancock can arrange a surgical procedure that might allow him to see at least 1 more sunrise"-TV Guide. ************ 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 5/13/95- Fri 5/19/95. Be sure to read notes #1, 2, & 4 also. All times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #2 ****************** >> CHANTILLY LACE. Airs Mon. 5/15/95, 11:20 pm, The Movie Channel. Mostly-improvised story about a group of women who get together at a mountain cabin for a weekend reunion. The characters include a lesbian couple, who come out during the weekend. Although well-intentioned, the portrayals are uneven; some are good, but others are pretty bad at times. >> DAVID LETTERMAN (CC). Airs Mon. 5/15/95, 11:35 pm. Guests include Elton John. >> ROSEANNE (CC). Airs Tues. 5/16/95, 6:30 pm, NYC NY WNYW ch. 5. May or may not air in other areas during daily syndication. This is the episode in which Nancy reveals the nature of her relationship with Marla (Morgan Fairchild) to Roseanne and Jackie. >> POSITIVE HEALTH. Airs in Phila. PA every Tuesday (including 5/16/95) at 7:30 pm, on WYBE ch. 35. Locally produced show by and for PWAs and people who are HIV+. >> BIOGRAPHY. Airs Tues. 5/16/95, 8:00 pm, Arts & Entertainment. This episode is about Elizabeth Taylor, and is likely to discuss her AIDS activism. >> NYPD BLUE (CC). Airs Tues. 5/16/95, 10:00 pm, ABC. TV Guide says: "Sipowicz leads the investigation to nail a rapist; John Irvin (Bill Brochtrup) informs Simone that Irvin and his police-officer lover were victims of gay- bashing - incited from within the force." Also, check out the brief article on pg. 53 about Dennis Franz (Sipowicz), which says about next season that: "There will be storylines on his alcoholism and bigotry, particularly toward Bill Brochtrup, the gay receptionist who briefly replaced Gail O'Grady's character and who will return." >> SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION. Airs Tues-Wed., 5/16-17/95, 3:30 am, Showtime. Will Smith appears as a gay con man. >> SOUTH BANK SHOW. Airs Thurs. 5/18/95, 8:00 pm, Bravo cable. "A 1992 profile of author Alice Walker ('The Color Purple') includes a discussion of her novel 'Posessing the Secret of Joy' and comments from Gloria Steinem."-TV Guide >> COMMUNITY FORUM: OUT OF THE CLOSET. Scheduled to air Thurs. 5/18/95, 9:30 pm, on Phila. PA WYBE ch. 35. Monthly Phila. PA show about the gay/lesbian/bi/ transgender community. ************ CONTINUED ON NOTE #4 ******************* Please 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 5/13/95- Fri 5/19/95. Be sure to read notes #1 - 3 also. All times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #3 ****************** >> ER (CC). Airs Thurs. 5/18/95, 10:00 pm, NBC. "Carter prepares for his last day in the hospital and Benton treats a dying AIDS patient (Jeff Seifert)."-TV Guide Pg. 54 says: "The near-death AIDS patient treated by ER's Dr. Benton (Eriq LaSalle) in this week's episode is played by actor Jeff Seifert, who himself is HIV-positive." >> MURPHY BROWN (CC). Airs Fri. 5/19/95, 11:30 pm, WPIX national cable ch. 11. Jim Dial (Charles Kimbrough) inadvertently buys a gay male bar. This is a great episode. Highly recommended! ********************************************************* Also, please note: 1) Pg. 32 of the TV Guide says that there is a story line on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS involving "a gossipy army colonel who eats chocolates for breakfast and has a homoerotic crush on the town tycoon." No other details were provided, but Y&R airs weekdays at 12:30 pm ET on CBS. 2) UNHAPPILY EVER AFTER (which airs every Wed. at 9:00 pm on the new Warner Brothers network) has a semi-regular character named Barry, who is an openly gay student. The character is reportedly played by an openly gay actor. Among the WB stations airing the show are WGY from Chicago, WPIX national cable ch. 11 from NY, KTLA from Los Angeles, WLVI from Boston, and WPHL ch. 17 from Phila. PA. Be sure to read notes #1-3 for more shows. Happy viewing. Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npwc08a In IDs: 0 & 1 are numbers. AmericaOnLineID = caroLm10 o & L are letters. Internet ID = caroLm10@aoL.com