Subject: Gay TV Shows 12/2/95 - 12/8/95
From: [email-masked]
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 1995 03:26:04 -0500

Hi, folks!  This is note #1 (of 5) of the list of tv shows
with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight
AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 12/2/95-Fri 12/8/95.
Be sure to read all 5 notes.  Local shows are listed with
local times; national shows are Eastern time zone.

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The following shows air at multiple/various times:

- IN THE LIFE.  According to the IN THE LIFE member
program guide, episode 502 includes:  stories on gays
& religion, holidays and family celebrations, and
leadership issues; a visit to the US Holocaust Memorial
Museum; and an interview with George Stephanopoulous about
the Clinton "Administration's role in forging alliances
between gay and straight communities".  Upcoming airings
include the following.  (Beware of PBS pledge breaks!)
> Phila. PA:  Sat. 12/2/95, 10:00 pm, WYBE ch. 35
> Pittsburgh, PA:  Sat. 12/2/95, 11:00 pm, WQEX ch. 16
> Springfield/Northampton, MA:  Episode #501 airs Sat.
12/2/95, 11:15 pm, ch. 57 WGBY.  (#502 will air on Sat.
12/23/95 at 11:30 pm.)
> Seattle, WA/Vancouver, B.C.:  Sat. 12/2/95, 11:30 pm,
ch. 9 KCTS
> Penn State/Univ. Park, PA:  Mon. 12/4/95, 11:00 pm, ch.
3 WPSX
> Oregon Public Broadcasting:  12/9 Midnight on ch. 3
KOAB, ch. 7 KOAC, ch. 28 KEPB, ch. 13 KTVR, ch. 10 KOPB

- VH1 FASHION & MUSIC AWARDS.  Scheduled performers
include Elton John and k.d. lang.  Airs:
> Sun. 12/3/95, 9:00 pm, VH1
> Sun.-Mon. 12/3-4/95, 12:30 am, VH1

- 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:
> Sun. 12/3/95, noon, on New Jersey Network public tv
(incl. WNJS ch. 23 in Camden, WNJT ch. 52 in Trenton)
> May or may not air on other public tv stations.  Check
your local listings.

- MIKE & MATY (CC).  Guest is RuPaul.  Airs Mon. 12/4/95
in most areas.  Check local listings.  Airings include:
> Mon. 12/4/95, 11:00 am, on NYC NY WABC ch. 7.
> Mon. 12/4/95, 11:30 am, on Phila. PA WPVI ch. 6

- RICKI LAKE:  HOMOSEXUALITY.  Airs on Mon. 12/4/95 in
some (not all) areas.  Check local listings.  Airings
include:
> Mon. 12/4/95, 10:30 am, on Phila. PA WPVI ch. 6
(probable, but not definite)
> Mon. 12/4/95, noon, on WWOR national cable ch. 9

- ALL MY CHILDREN (CC).  The plot line around Michael's
gayness is very active.
> Airs weekdays at 1:00 pm ET on ABC.

- ONE LIFE TO LIVE (CC).  Last week, I inaccurately said
that All My Children has an ongoing story line about a
very young girl, Paloma, who is dying of AIDS.  This story
is actually on OLTL.  Sorry about that.  (Thanks to Davey
for catching this!)
> Airs weekdays at 2:00 pm ET on ABC.

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Be sure to read all 5 notes!
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Hi, folks!  This is note #2 (of 5) of the list of tv shows
with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight
AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 12/2/95-Fri 12/8/95.
Be sure to read all 5 notes!  Most times Eastern.

*************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #1 *****************

- GENERAL HOSPITAL (CC).  There has also been an ongoing
story line about AIDS on this show.  The character of
Stone died of AIDS on 12/1, but there may be follow-up.
> Airs weekdays at 3:00 pm ET on ABC.

- ALL ABOUT BETTE (CC).  TV Guide says "Jodie Foster
narrates a profile of Bette Davis (1908-89), whose 'real
life was filled with ambivalence.'  Included:  Davis'
battles with studio bosses."  I've never heard any firm
reports about Bette Davis, but a friend suggested I list
this.  The "ambivalence" quote is intriguing.....  Airs:
> Mon. 12/4/95, 8:00 pm, on NJ Network stations (including
WNJS ch. 23 in Camden, WNJT ch. 52 in Trenton)
> May air on other public tv stations as well.  Check
local listings.

- GREAT PERFORMANCES:  JULIE ANDREWS (CC).  A celebration
of the new Broadway production based on the great gay
movie Victor/Victoria.  Airs this week on some PBS
stations, so check your local listings.  Airings include:
> Mon. 12/4/95, 9:00 pm, on Phila. PA WHYY ch. 12
> Fri. 12/8/95, 8:00 pm, on NYC NY WNET ch. 13

- THE SIMPSONS (CC).  TV Guide says:  "Homer receives a
promotion, a key to the executive washroom, and an
invaluable secretary (voice of Harvey Fierstein)."  Airs
this week on some daily syndicated reruns, including:
> Tues. 12/5/95, 6:00 pm, on Phila PA WTXF ch. 29
> Tues. 12/5/95, 7:00 pm, on NYC NY WNYW ch. 5

- ZORRO THE GAY BLADE.  Very stereotypical but really
funny movie about the twin sons of the legendary
swordsman, who take over as Zorro when their father dies.
One is straight, and the other is a flaming queen.
(Picture Zorro in a lavender tassled hat!)  Airs:
> Wed. 12/6/95, 11:00 pm, Encore cable
> Thurs. 12/7/95, 6:30 am (NOT pm!) & 2:45 pm, Encore

- ORLANDO (CC).  Movie about a person who lives 400 years
and manages to change genders several times without any
surgery.  Despite the intriguing premise, this is an
*incredibly* boring movie.  Not recommended.  Airs:
> Thurs. 12/7/95, 7:55 am (NOT pm!) and 3:30 pm, The Movie
Channel

- SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION.  Intriguing and enjoyable
movie about a gay con man.  Supposedly based on a true
story.  Will Smith stars as the con man.  Airs:
> Thurs. 12/7/95, 11:30 am & 10:30 pm, Prism
> Thurs. 12/7/95, 5:05 pm, The Movie Channel

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

- THE PELICAN BRIEF (CC).  Airs Sat. 12/2/95, 9:30 am (NOT
pm!), Prism.  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.

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Be sure to read all 5 notes!

Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ
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Hi, folks!  This is note #3 (of 5) of the list of tv shows
with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight
AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 12/2/95-Fri 12/8/95.
Be sure to read all 5 notes!  Most times Eastern.

*************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #2 ******************

- IDOLS OF THE GAME, PART 2 (CC).  Airs Sat. 12/2/95, 2:05
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."-TV
Guide

- GROWING UP GAY.  Airs Sat. 12/2/95, 8:00 pm, on Phila.
PA WYBE ch. 35.  WYBE's program guide says "Sex education
specialist Brian McNaught shares his knowledge as well as
his personal experience of being gay in a straight world."

- CABLE ACE AWARDS (CC).  Airs Sat. 12/2/95, 9:00 pm, TNT.
Among the shows being considered for awards is "Citizen
X", which was praised by readers of this column for its
inclusion of a storyline about gayness in the USSR.

- NIGHT STAND (CC).  Airs Sat. 12/2/95, 11:00 pm, WWOR
national cable ch. 9.  TV Guide describes this as a satire
and says "A transvestite's wedding that gives new meaning
to the term bridegroom."

- INDIGO GIRLS IN LONDON.  Airs Sat.-Sun.. 12/2-3/95,
12:05 am, Disney cable.

- SUNDAY MORNING (CC).  Airs Sun. 12/3/95, 9:00 am, on
CBS.  TV Guide says:  "Scheduled:  A look at what
scientists have learned about AIDS since first detecting
the virus in the early 1980s (postponed from an earlier
date)."

- MAKING OF HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.  Airs Sun. 12/3/95,
7:40 pm, Showtime cable.  This "documentary" (i.e., ad)
about the making of the theatrical movie probably includes
some discussion of the gay son in the film.

- THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT.  Airs
Sun. 12/3/95, 8:00 pm, The Movie Channel.  "Delightfully
campy account of three transvestites' offbeat escapades as
they traverse the Australian outback in their ramshackle
bus, 'Priscilla'."-TV Guide

- MELROSE PLACE (CC).  Airs Mon. 12/4/95, 8:00 pm, Fox.
TV Guide says "Matt makes friends with an injured actor
(Lonnie Schuyler)".

- CAN'T HURRY LOVE (CC).  Airs Mon. 12/4/95, 8:30 pm, CBS.
TV Guide says "Roger gets a massage - from a man".

- IN THE HOUSE (CC).  Airs Mon. 12/4/95, 8:30 pm, NBC.
"Marion (LL Cool J) takes it like a man when his old
friend (RuPaul) discloses his new profession as a female
impersonator."

- ED WOOD: A LOOK BACK IN ANGORA.  Airs Tues. 12/5/95,
5:05 AM (NOT pm!), The Movie Channel.  Documentary about
the straight cross-dressing film director who is widely
regarded as the worst director of all time.

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Be sure to check out all 5 notes!
Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ
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Hi, folks!  This is note #4 (of 5) of the list of tv shows
with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight
AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 12/2/95-Fri 12/8/95.
Be sure to read all 5 notes!  Most times Eastern.

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

- POSITIVE HEALTH.  Airs Tues. 12/5/95, 7:30 pm. on Phila.
PA WYBE ch. 35.  Local show by and for people with AIDS
and HIV disease.

- AMERICA UNDERCOVER: TAXICAB CONFESSIONS 2.  Airs Tues.
12/5/95, 10:00 pm, HBO.  TV Guide calls this "a sequel to
last January's Emmy-winning glimpse into New York City
culture through the eyes of cab passengers."  The first
"Taxicab Confessions" included a lot of gay/lesbian/bi/
transgender content, so this one probably will, too.  No
promises, though.

- SALMONBERRIES.  Airs Wed.-Thurs. 12/6-7/95, 4:30 am,
Prism.  k.d. lang stars in this movie, but most of the
women I know who've seen it have described it as boring.

- AFTERSCHOOL SPECIAL:  POSITIVE - A JOURNEY INTO AIDS
(CC).  Airs Thurs. 12/7/95, 4:00 pm, ABC.  "Cameras follow
actors Michael Sutton and Kimberly McCullough, who play
AIDS patients on the daytime soap opera General Hospital,
as they research their roles and talk with those battling
the disease, their families, friends, companions and
health officials."-TV Guide.  See the article on pg. 56.

- FRIED GREEN TOMATOES (CC).  Airs Thurs. 12/7/95, 8:00
pm, USA cable.  This movie adaptation of Fannie Flagg's
novel FRIED GREEN TOMATOES AT THE WHISTLE STOP CAFE hardly even hints at the
lesbian romance that is so central to
the book [between Idgie (Mary Stuart Masterson's
character) and Ruth (Mary-Louise Parker's role)].

- THE CREW (CC).  Airs Thurs. 12/7/95, 8:30 pm, FOX.  TV
Guide says "Unable to provide a urine sample for a random,
company-ordered drug test, Randy uses part of the one that
Paul submitted - but their tests don't yield the same
results.  Paul:  David Burke."  Paul is the gay character.

- SEINFELD (CC).  Airs Thurs. 12/7/95, 9:00 pm, NBC.
"Kramer refuses to wear a ribbon on the AIDS walk."-TV
Guide

- UNSOLVED MYSTERIES (CC).  Airs Fri. 12/8/95, 8:00 pm,
NBC.  TV Guide says "A report on new evidence in the 1959
death of actor George Reeves (TV's first Superman)
includes interviews with costar Jack Larson (who played
Jimmy Olson), researcher Michael Hayde and editor Jim
Nolt."  According to a newspaper report I read last year,
Jack Larson came out some years after the series ended.

- PICKET FENCES (CC).  Airs Fri. 12/8/95, 10:00 pm, CBS.
"The death of a gay man during a papal parade in Rome
Wis., is thought to be a suicide - until an unlikely
witness speaks out."  See the article on pg. 49 of the
12/2-8/95 TV Guide for more on this.

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Please be sure to read all 5 notes.  Happy viewing!
Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ
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Hi, folks!  This is note #5 (of 5) of the list of tv shows
with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight
AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 12/2/95-Fri 12/8/95.
Be sure to read all 5 notes!  Most times Eastern.

*************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #4 ******************'

- M. BUTTERFLY (CC).  Airs Fri.-Sat. 12/8-9/95, 12:35 am,
Prism.  "Adaptation of David Henry Hwang's Tony-winning
play about the deceptive love affair between a French
diplomat (Jeremy Irons) and a Chinese opera singer."-TV
Guide.  The opera singer turns out to be a man in drag.

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That's it for this week's gay tv shows, but the 12/1/95
issue of ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY (pg. 65) reports that two of
the shows with gay characters have been cancelled:
COURTHOUSE and THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.

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In the "ALL ISMS ARE RELATED" category, check out these
non-gay, diversity-related tv shows:

- CNN PRESENTS: BETWEEN BLACK & WHITE (CC).  CNN's ad says
"How Divided Are We?  Tonight, CNN PRESENTS explores the
widening gap between races in America.  And why, despite
many of the same dreams, we still share many of the same
stereotypes.  Don't miss this graphic portrait of how the
other half lives."  Airings include:
> Sun. 12/3/95, 9:00 pm, CNN
> Sun.-Mon. 12/3-4/95, midnight, CNN.

- LAUREN HUTTON AND....  "Scheduled program guest:  Dr.
Leonard Jeffries, former chairman of CUNY's Black Studies
Dept."-TV Guide  Check local listings for Tues. 12/5/95.
Airings include:
> Tues.-Wed. 12/5-6/95, 1:30 am, on Phila. PA WGBS ch. 57
> Tues.-Wed. 12/5-6/95, 1:35 am, on NYC NY WCBS ch. 2

- RICKI LAKE:  CONCERNS ABOUT RACIST ATTITUDES IN ONE'S
FAMILY.  Airs on Wed. 12/6/95 in some (not all) areas.
Check local listings.  Airings include:
> Wed. 12/6/95, 10:30 am, on Phila. PA WPVI ch. 6
(probable, but not definite)
> Wed. 12/6/95, noon, on WWOR national cable ch. 9

- THE PUZZLE PLACE HOLIDAY SPECIAL.  TV Guide says "The
Puzzle Place kids learn about holiday traditions - not
just Christmas, but Chanukah, Kwanzaa, and Las Posadas,
too."  Airs this week on most PBS stations, including:
> Thurs. 12/7/95, 8:00 pm, on Allentown PA WLVT ch. 39A
> Fri. 12/8/95, 10:00 am, on NYC NY WNET ch. 13
> next Sat. 12/9/95, 8:05 pm, on Phila. PA WHYY ch. 12.

- ROLONDA:  RACISM.  Airs Thurs. 12/7/95 or Fri. 12/8/95
in most areas.  Check local listings.  Airings include:
> Thurs.-Fri. 12/7-8/95, 2:05 am, on NYC NY WCBS ch. 2
> Fri. 12/8/95, 10:00 am, on Phila. PA WTXF ch. 29

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One last note:  folks who have web access should
periodically check out my web site IN ADDITION TO THESE
LISTS.  The web site has room for much more info than can
fit into these tv show lists, including detailed
information from readers about shows across the US and
Canada, upcoming plot lines, etc.  

That's it for this week's lists.  Be sure to read all 5
notes.

Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ
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