From: CarolM10@aol.com Date: Sat, 25 Nov 1995 02:23:50 -0500 Subject: Gay TV Shows 11/25/95 - 12/1/95 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 11/25/95-Fri 12/1/95. Be sure to read all 4 notes. Local shows are listed with local times; national shows are Eastern time zone. ******************************************************** The following shows air at multiple/various times: - JUST ONE OF THE GUYS. Joyce Hyser stars as a high school student who pretends to be male and enrolls in another school, to research a newspaper article on sexism. When she falls in love with a male friend at the other school, her classmates think that Joyce is a gay male. A well done 1985 movie. Airs: > Sat. 11/25/95, 7:00 am (NOT pm!), Encore cable (not CC) > Wed. 11/29/95, 3:00 pm, Cinemax (CC) > Thurs. 11/30/95, 11:00 pm, Encore (not CC) > Fri. 12/1/95, 10:00 am, Encore (not CC) - THE QUESTION OF EQUALITY (CC). 4-part series on past & current efforts in the lesbian & gay rights movement: Pt. 1: OUT RAGE '69 - re: Stonewall & the early movement Pt. 2: CULTURE WARS - re: gaybashing, etc. Pt. 3: HOLLOW LIBERTY - re: does 'liberty & justice' apply to lesbians & gays?, navy discharges of women, etc. Pt. 4: GENERATION Q - re: the future of gay rights, especially the concerns/achievements of lesbian/gay youth. Check your PBS stations, because this one is airing around the country all month. Upcoming airings include, but are NOT limited to: > Sat. 11/25/95, 11:30 pm, Seattle WA KCTS ch. 9 (pt. 4) > Sun. 11/26/95, 10:00 pm, on NYC NY WNET ch. 13 (pt. 4) > World Wide Web users: For more info on this series, see: http://www.itvs.org/ITVS/programs/QofE - PELICAN BRIEF (CC). It is incidental to the plot, but one of the US Supreme Court Justices who gets killed in the beginning of the show turns out to have been gay. Airs: > Sun. 11/26/95, noon, HBO > Fri. 12/1/95, 10:30 pm, PRISM - ALL MY CHILDREN (CC). The plot line around Michael's gayness is pretty prominent. This past week, Michael's sister Laurel told her husband Trevor that Michael is gay, & Trevor freaked. There is also an ongoing story line about a very young girl, Paloma, who is dying of AIDS. > Airs weekdays at 1:00 pm ET on ABC. - THREESOME (CC). Three college students wind up rooming together. The woman is in love w/ man #1. Man #1 is in love with man #2. Man #2 is in love with the woman. Airs: > Wed.-Thurs., 11/29-30/95, 12:45 am, The Movie Channel > Fri. 12/1/95, 8:00 pm, Showtime cable - STATE OF THE ARTS. TV Guide says: "The high and low notes in the life of composer Leonard Bernstein." Unknown if it will cover his private life. (Bernstein came out in his later years.) Airs: > Thurs. 11/30/95, 6:30 pm, on New Jersey Network public tv stations (including WNJS ch. 23 in Camden, WNJT ch. 52 in Trenton) > May or may not air on other public tv stations. Check your local listings. ************** TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #2 ************** Be sure to read all 4 notes! Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npyr87e AmericaOnLineID = caroLm10 In IDs: 0 & 1 are numbers. Internet ID = caroLm10@aoL.com o & L are letters. WORLD WIDE WEB GAY TV HOME PAGE (case-sensitive): http://pages.prodigy.com/NJ/carol_mortimer/gay_tv_menu.html 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 11/25/95-Fri 12/1/95. Be sure to read all 4 notes! Most times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #1 ***************** - LONGTIME COMPANION. 1990 film about the effects of AIDS on a group of young gay white men from NYC & Fire Island, NY. Airs: > Fri. 12/1/95, 8:00 pm, Bravo cable > Fri.-Sat. 12/1-2/95, 1:30 am, Bravo - WORLD AIDS DAY PROGRAMMING. Friday 12/1/95 is World AIDS Day. Traditionally, most networks schedule a lot of AIDS programming on that day. Many talk shows, morning & nightly news shows, and dramas will have AIDS-oriented programming. (This week's list includes known shows, but there will be others as well, I'm sure.) - SMART SEX. "Examining the sexual attitudes, behavior and experiences of young adults through interviews and discussions. Topics include sexually transmitted diseases."-TV Guide. Given that this is World AIDS Day, AIDS is likely to feature prominently in this show. > Airs Fri. 12/1/95, 10:00 pm, on some public tv stations, including New Jersey Network stations WNJS ch. 23 in Camden and WNJT ch. 52 in Trenton. The following shows air once this week as far as I know: - PERSONAL BEST (CC). Airs Sun.-Mon., 11/26-27/95, 2:30 am, Encore. Just about every woman I know hated this 1982 movie about two female Olympic athletes who are lovers. Beware of the incredibly offensive male coach. - GAY MEN'S CHORUS OF LONG BEACH HALLOWEEN CONCERT 'CHILLER'. Airs in Long Beach (CA?) on Mon. 11/27/95, 7:00 pm local time, on "CBI Long Beach channel 65 (57 on cable ready tv)". A correspondent wrote that "This 1992 concert has never been aired before. Under the direction of Jeff Dufford the Gay Men's Chorus performed for a packed haunted house." - CLIO AWARDS (CC). Airs Mon. 11/27/95, 9:00 pm, Fox (?). Note: I'm not sure if this is airing on the whole Fox network, or a syndicate of stations including Phila.'s WTXF ch. 29 and NYC's WNYW ch. 5, so check your listings. According to the TV Guide, "Guests include RuPaul, who presents some of 1995's sexiest commercials." - LARRY SANDERS (CC). Airs Mon. 11/27/95, 11:00 pm, HBO. "Sandra Bernhard hosts the show."-TV Guide - POSITIVE HEALTH. Airs Tues. 11/28/95, 7:30 pm. on Phila. PA WYBE ch. 35. Local show by and for people with AIDS and HIV disease. - IDOLS OF THE GAME, PART 2 (CC). Airs Tues. 11/28/95, 8:05 pm, WTBS. "Part 2, 'Babes in Boyland,' offers a look at top women athletes and their complex roles at sports celebrities. Among those profiled are Babe Didrikson, Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, and Nancy Lieberman." ************* TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #3 ************** Be sure to read all 4 notes! Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npyr87e AmericaOnLineID = caroLm10 In IDs: 0 & 1 are numbers. Internet ID = caroLm10@aoL.com o & L are letters. WORLD WIDE WEB GAY TV HOME PAGE (case-sensitive): http://pages.prodigy.com/NJ/carol_mortimer/gay_tv_menu.html 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 11/25/95-Fri 12/1/95. Be sure to read all 4 notes! Most times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #2 ****************** - LIVE SHOT (CC). Airs Tues. 11/28/95, 9:00 pm, UPN (incl. Phila PA WGBS ch. 57, & national cable WWOR ch. 9). "Lou (Tom Byrd) fears his homosexuality will be revealed when a gay radical group threatens to 'out' a news personality." - TV Guide - THE SECRET FILES OF J. EDGAR HOOVER. Airs in San Francisco on Tues. 11/28/95, at 11:00 pm, on KQED ch. 9. - REAL WORLD. Airs Wed. 11/29/95, 10:30 pm, MTV. "Pedro meets Rachel's conservative parents."-TV Guide - LARRY SANDERS (CC). Airs Wed. 11/29/95, 10:30 pm, HBO. TV Guide says that "Hank hires a new assistant." I'm not sure about this one. It may or may not be a rerun of the episode in which Hank hires a gay assistant played by Scott Thompson. No promises. - THE CREW (CC). Airs Thurs. 11/30/95, 8:30 pm, Fox. According to TV Guide, gay character Paul goes on a blind date. - THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT. Airs Thurs. 11/30/95, 10:30 pm, Showtime cable. "Delightfully campy account of three transvestites' offbeat escapades as they traverse the Australian outback in their ramshackle bus, 'Priscilla'."-TV Guide - AND THEN THERE WERE ONE (CC). Airs Fri. 12/1/95, 2:00 pm, Lifetime cable. "A couple (Amy Madigan, Dennis Boutsikaris) face their own mortality when they - and their infant daughter - are diagnosed with AIDS."-TV Guide - PEDRO ZAMORA TRIBUTE. Airs Fri. 12/1/95, 3:00 pm, MTV. A tribute to the late "Real World" cast member, who was openly gay and who died of AIDS. - EAGLE SCOUT: THE STORY OF HENRY NICOLS (CC). Airs Fri. 12/1/95, 4:00 pm, HBO. Documentary about an Eagle Scout who is HIV-positive and who does AIDS-awareness lectures. - AND THE BAND PLAYED ON (CC). Airs Fri. 12/1/95, 4:30 pm, HBO. Excellent movie based on the Randy Shilts book about the early years of the AIDS epidemic. Matthew Modine, Alan Alda, Lily Tomlin, and many other stars give superb performances in this gripping drama. Highly recommended. - PHILADELPHIA (CC). Airs Fri. 12/1/95, 5:45 pm, Showtime cable. Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington star in this great movie about a gay lawyer who is fired when his firm learns that he has AIDS and is gay, and who then sues the firm. The Flirtations have a brief appearance. - STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION (CC). Airs Fri. 12/1/95, 7:30 pm, on Phila. PA WGBS ch. 57. May or may not air in other areas on syndicated daily reruns, so check your local listings. This is the episode in which Dr. Beverly Crusher has an affair with a Trill ambassador. When the ambassador's host body dies and the Trill symbiont is transferred into a female host body, Dr. Bev can't cope with continuing a relationship with a woman..... *************** TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #4 ************ Be sure to check out all 4 notes! Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npyr87e AmericaOnLineID = caroLm10 In IDs: 0 & 1 are numbers. Internet ID = caroLm10@aoL.com o & L are letters. WORLD WIDE WEB GAY TV HOME PAGE (case-sensitive): http://pages.prodigy.com/NJ/carol_mortimer/gay_tv_menu.html 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 11/25/95-Fri 12/1/95. Be sure to read all 4 notes! Most times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #3 ****************** - BAYWATCH NIGHTS (CC). Airs Fri. 12/1/95, 9:00 pm, on WWOR national cable ch. 9. TV Guide says: "Mitch (David Hasselhoff) can't skirt the issue when a series of assaults begins plaguing Malibu's drag-show circuit. So he addresses the situation by posing as a female impersonator." - ONE FOOT ON A BANANA PEEL, THE OTHER FOOT IN THE GRAVE. Airs Fri. 12/1/95, 11:00 pm, Bravo cable. TV Guide says "(1994) Intimate view of the daily lives of AIDS patients in a New York City clinic." ********************************************************* That's it for this week's gay tv shows, but check out the article on pg. 35 of the 11/27/95 issue of Time magazine, entitled "Archetype Alert". Time says: "Hollywood has reinvented a favorite character from the '40s: the attractive, supercompetent, man-hungry girl Friday with a heart of gold. The '90s version is still attractive, supercompetent and man-hungry - but he's a guy." The short article includes info and pictures on: > NYPD BLUE's John Irvin (played by Bill Brochtrup) > MURDER ONE's Louis Heinsbergen (actor John Fleck) > HIGH SOCIETY's Stephano (actor Luigi Amodeo) > COPYCAT's Andy (actor John Rothman) ********************************************************* In the "ALL ISMS ARE RELATED" category, check out these non-gay, diversity-related tv shows: - TONY BROWN'S JOURNAL. TV Guide says "Newsweek senior editor David M. Alpern discusses the magazine's survey on racial identity and race relations." Airs this weekend on public tv. Check your local listings. Airings include: > Sat. 11/25/95, 11:00 am, on NYC NY's WNET ch. 13 > Sat. 11/25/95, 4:00 pm, on Allentown PA's WLVT ch. 39A - CHOICES OF THE HEART: THE MARGARET SANGER STORY. Airs Tues. 11/28/95, 2:00 pm, Lifetime cable. "Fact-based dramatization of the life and work of Margaret Sanger (Dana Delany), the New York nurse and mother of three who championed the birth control movement in the early 1900s."-TV Guide - NEW YORK NEWS (CC). Airs Thurs. 11/30/95, 9:00 pm, CBS. Among the story lines is one in which "Jack (Gregory Harrison) investigates lynchings that might be the work of a white-supremacist group."-TV Guide - ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY. Airs in New York City on Thurs.-Fri., 11/30/95-12/1/95, 12:05 am, on WABC ch. 7. TV Guide says: "(Made for TV; 1978) A black family battles racism in Depression-era Mississippi." ********************************************************** That's it for this week! Please be sure to read all 4 notes. Happy viewing! Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npyr87e AmericaOnLineID = caroLm10 In IDs: 0 & 1 are numbers. Internet ID = caroLm10@aoL.com o & L are letters. WORLD WIDE WEB GAY TV HOME PAGE (case-sensitive): http://pages.prodigy.com/NJ/carol_mortimer/gay_tv_menu.html