From: CarolM10@aol.com Date: Sat, 16 Dec 1995 02:27:49 -0500 Subject: Gay TV Shows 12/16/95 - 12/22/95 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 12/16/95-Fri 12/22/95. Be sure to read all 5 notes. Local shows are listed with local times; national shows are Eastern time zone. ***************** HAPPY HANUKKAH! ***************** 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!) > Albany, NY: Sat. 12/16/95, 11:00 pm, WHMT ch. 17 > Allentown/Bethlehem, PA: Thurs.-Fri. 12/21-22/95, 12:30 am, WLVT ch. 39A > Boston, MA: Sun.-Mon. 12/17-18/95, 12:30 am, WGBH ch. 2; Wed. 12/20/95, 9:00 pm, WGBX ch. 44 > Buffalo, NY: Sat. 12/16/95, 10:30 pm, WNEQ ch. 23 > Cleveland/Akron Alliance, OH: Next Sat.-Sun. 12/23-24/95, midnight, WNEO ch. 45 & WEAO ch. 49 > Connecticut Public TV: Mon. 12/18/95, 11:00 pm, on WEDW ch. 49, WEDH ch. 24, WEDY ch. 65, WEDN ch. 53, WEDH ch. 12 > Dallas, TX: Sat. 12/16/95, 10:00 pm, KDTN ch. 2 > Detroit, MI: Sun. 12/17/95, 11:00 pm, WTVS ch. 56 > Flint, MI: Sun. 12/17/95, 11:00 pm, WFUM ch. 28 > Miami, FL: Wed. 12/20/95, 10:00 pm, WLRN ch. 17 > Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: Wed. 12/20/95, 10:00 pm, KTCI ch. 17 > NYC NY: Tues. 12/19/95, 10:00 pm, WNET ch. 13 > Phila. PA: Thurs. 12/21/95, 11:05 pm, WHYY ch. 12 > Rochester, NY: Sun.-Mon 12/17-18/95, 12:20 am, WXXI ch. 21 > San Fran., CA: Tues. 12/19/95, 11:00 pm KQED ch. 9 > San Mateo, CA: Sat.-Sun 12/16-17/95, mid., KCSM ch. 60 > Springfield/Northampton, MA: Next Sat. 12/23/95, 11:30 pm, WGBY ch. 57 > Tampa, FL: Sat.-Sun 12/16-17/95, 12:30 am, WEDU ch. 3 > Wash. DC: Sun.-Mon. 12/17-18/95, 1:00 am, WETA ch. 26 - ZORRO THE GAY BLADE. Very stereotypical but also very 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: > Sun. 12/17/95, 8:15 AM (NOT pm!) & 3:45 pm, Encore cable - REAL WORLD MARATHON. A 7-hr. marathon of Real World episodes. The TV Guide doesn't say which shows will appear, but some of them may include the late Pedro Zamora or some of the other gay or bi participants. > Begins on Sun. 12/17/95, 1:00 pm, MTV - ALL MY CHILDREN (CC). The plot line around Michael's gayness, and Trevor's homophobic response, continues. > Airs weekdays at 1:00 pm ET on ABC. ************** TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #2 ************** Be sure to read all 5 notes! Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npwc08a <-- Please note that I am returning to my OLD Prodigy address!!! 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 5) of the list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 12/16/95-Fri 12/22/95. Be sure to read all 5 notes! Most times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #1 ***************** - GUIDING LIGHT (CC). Guiding Light has a story line involving HIV and AIDS. Davey writes: "Susan came on the show as HIV+ and has dated the character of Nick. Major AIDS-phobia dealt with in this storyline. A few weeks ago Susan developed full blown AIDS after learning she had Kaposi Sarcoma. This is a really good storyline with Nancy Bell playing Susan and Vincent Irrizary, a longtime Guiding Light star, playing Nick McHenry Spaulding.... Also in this storyline is Keith Christopher who in reality is gay and HIV+ as well. He plays a counselor." > Airs weekdays at 3:00 pm ET on CBS. - INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE (CC). Last week, several readers commented that I should have included this show in my list. Jerry W. put it this way: "Most of my gay friends interpret Cruise's character as being gay and trying to seduce Pitt's character. There's just something about that bite on the neck that it seems to me is like having sex." I've seen the movie and didn't see it as gay, but I'll bow to the group wisdom and list it. Airs: > Mon. 12/18/95, 10:15 pm, HBO > Mon.-Tues. 12/18-19/95, 4:05 am, HBO - SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION. Allegedly fact-based story about a gay con man (Will Smith). Donald Sutherland, Stockard Channing, and Sir Ian McKellen co-star. Airs: > Mon. 12/18/95, 3:35 pm, The Movie Channel > Mon.-Tues. 12/18-19/95, midnight, Prism > Mon.-Tues. 12/18-19/95, 12:35 am, The Movie Channel > Tues. 12/19/95, 5:00 AM (NOT pm!), Prism - (Human Sexuality series show - exact title unknown). Described as "an excellent series" on sexuality. > Part 3 (of 4): Airs on Tues. 12/19/95, 10:00 pm ET, on CICO TV Ontario, seen in the Detroit market on cable and UHF ch. 32. > Part 4: Tues. 12/26/95, 10:00 pm ET, on CICO TV Ontario, seen in the Detroit market on cable and UHF ch. 32. - MRS. DOUBTFIRE (CC). Harvey Fierstein and CA gay comic Scott Capurro appear as a gay couple who transform Robin Williams into an elderly woman. Airs: > Wed. 12/20/95, 11:30 am and again at 8:00 pm, HBO The following shows air once this week as far as I know: - NIGHT STAND (CC). Airs Sat. 12/16/96, 11:00 pm, WWOR national cable ch. 9. TV Guide says: "Satire. Dick (Timothy Stack) takes a look at lesbianism, and one woman solicits his help in determining her sexuality." Sounds like this one may deserve a homophobia alert. - ORLANDO (CC). Airs Sun. 12/17/95, 9:45 pm, The Movie Channel. Movie about a person who lives for 400 years and manages to change gender several times without the benefit of surgery. Despite the intriguing premise, this is an INCREDIBLY boring movie! You've been warned. ************* TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #3 ************** Be sure to read all 5 notes! Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npwc08a <-- Please note that I am returning to my OLD Prodigy address!!! 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 5) of the list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 12/16/95-Fri 12/22/95. Be sure to read all 5 notes! Most times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #2 ****************** - GREAT PERFORMANCES: JULIE ANDREWS (CC). Airs in Allentown/Bethlehem, PA on Tues. 12/19/95, 1:30 pm, on WLVT ch. 39A. May also air on other PBS stations this week, so check your local listings if you're interested. A celebration of the new Broadway production based on the great gay movie Victor/Victoria. - THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT. Airs Tues. 12/19/95, 7:15 pm, The Movie Channel. TV Guide calls this a "Delightfully campy account of three transvestites' offbeat escapades as they traverse the Australian outback in their ramshackle bus, 'Priscilla'." According to a reader, however, the movie is "actually about two transvestites and a transsexual." Thanks JJ. - POSITIVE HEALTH. Airs in Philadelphia PA on Tues. 12/19/95, 7:30 pm. on WYBE ch. 35. Local show by and for people with AIDS and HIV disease. - SALMONBERRIES. Airs Tues.-Wed., 12/19-20/95, 2:30 am, Prism. TV Guide says this is an "atmospheric, meandering account of the friendship that develops between an Eskimo drifter (k.d. lang) and an East German librarian (Rosel Zech) in a small Alaskan town." The women I know who've seen it have panned it - (even the k.d. fans). - STOLEN MOMENTS: RED HOT & COOL. Airs in Phila. PA on Wed. 12/20/95, 9:00 pm, on WYBE ch. 35. May or may not air on other public tv stations, so check your local listings. WYBE's program guide says: "Jazz greats Pharoah Sanders and Ramsey Lewis plus hip hop stars Digable Planets and Pharcyde bring a message with their music: AIDS is the consequence for young people who don't protect themselves." - DAVID LETTERMAN (CC). Airs Wed. 12/20/95, 11:35 pm, CBS. There's both good news and bad news here. According to TV Guide, Wednesday's scheduled guests include Melissa Etheridge...and Howard Stern.(Talk about a hard decision!) - THE CREW (CC). Airs Thurs. 12/21/95, 8:30 pm, FOX. TV Guide says "Lenora and Paul commiserate after both are stood up". - COMMUNITY FORUM: OUT OF THE CLOSET. Scheduled to air in Philadelphia, PA on Thurs. 12/21/95, 9:30 pm, on WYBE ch. 35. Monthly show by & for Philly's lesbian/gay/bi/ transgender community, with special focus on our communities of color. This month's topic unknown. ********************************************************* That's it for the gay tv shows this week. But 3 notes: 1. San Francisco area readers: On Dec. 17, from 6:00- 11:00 pm, the Bay area PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) chapters will staff the phone banks during a pledge drive for KQED. This would be a good night to call if you'd like to make a pledge. ***************** CONTINUED ON NOTE #4 **************** Be sure to check out all 5 notes! Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npwc08a <-- Please note that I am returning to my OLD Prodigy address!!! 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 5) of the list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 12/16/95-Fri 12/22/95. Be sure to read all 5 notes! Most times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #3 ****************** Notes, continued: 2. Apologies to anyone else who (like me) missed last week's gay Roseanne wedding episode. ABC rescheduled the episode to 9:30 pm at the last minute - too late for the change to be reflected in TV Guide (or my listings). An article in USA Today's 12/11 issue quoted ABC spokeswoman Janice Gretenmeyer as saying: "We felt the adult humor within the show was more appropriate at a later time period when there are fewer children in the audience." Apparently, ABC thinks that committed gay families are anti-family. Anyone with an opinion on this may want to share it with ABC: 77 West 66th Street, NYC NY 10023. 3. Check out the 12/15/95 issue of ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY. There is an article by Benjamin Svetkey entitled "Disney Catches Hell: Gay Day and 'Subliminal Messages at Mickey & Co. Bring On the Religious Right's Wrath" (pp 42-43). ********************************************************* In the "ALL ISMS ARE RELATED" category, check out these non-gay, diversity-related tv shows: - LIGHTING THE WAY: YOUNG PEOPLE CELEBRATE. TV Guide says: "Documentary. The ceremonies and traditions of four holidays, Kwanzaa, La Posada, Hanukkah, and Christmas, are explored through the eyes of four children aged 11 to 16 and their families." Airs in New Jersey: > Sat. 12/16/95, 11:30 am, on New Jersey Network public tv stations (incl. Camden WNJS ch. 23 & Trenton WNJT ch. 52) - AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. Airs Sat. 12/16/95, 8:00 pm, C-SPAN. "Deval Patrick, Assistant Attorney General (Civil Rights Division)"-TV Guide. - DUE PROCESS. Topic: Sexual harassment. Airs in NJ: > Sun. 12/17/95, 10:00 am, on New Jersey Network public tv stations (incl. Camden WNJS ch. 23 & Trenton WNJT ch. 52) - MINERVA'S MACHINE. Airs in New York City on Sun. 12/17/95, noon, on WNET ch. 13. TV Guide says: "Exploring gender roles in the field of computer science. Also: male-female responses to technology." - NOT IN OUR TOWN (CC). WHYY TV's program guide, Applause, says: "A documentary about the residents of Billings, Montana, who stood up to a group of white supremacists who committed a series of hate crimes." TV Guide adds: "Volunteers countered escalating violence by painting over racist graffiti and staging marches & candlelight vigils sponsored by religious groups of all denominations." Followed by local phone-in discussions in some areas. Check local public tv listings for air date/time in your area. Airings include: > Sun. 12/17/95, 10:30 pm, on Phila. PA WHYY ch. 12 > Sun. 12/17/95, 11:30 pm, on NYC NY WNET ch. 13 > Wed. 12/20/95, 9:00 pm, on San Francisco CA WQED ch. 9 ***************** CONTINUED ON NOTE #5 **************** Be sure to check out all 5 notes! Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npwc08a <-- Please note that I am returning to my OLD Prodigy address!!! 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 #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 12/16/95-Fri 12/22/95. Be sure to read all 5 notes! Most times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #4 ****************** Continuation of non-gay ALL ISMs ARE RELATED DEPT. tv show listings: - ONE WOMAN, ONE VOTE (CC). "Examines the 72-year struggle to legalize the vote for women, focusing on the partnership of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony."-TV Guide. Check local public tv schedules. Airings include: > Mon. 12/18/95, 9:00 pm, on Allentown PA WLVT ch. 39A > Mon. 12/18/95, air time unknown, on Tampa FL WEDU ch. 3 - SCHOOLBREAK SPECIAL: CHILDREN REMEMBER THE HOLOCAUST (CC). Airs Tues. 12/19/95, 4:00 pm, on CBS. TV Guide says this program "recounts the savagery of the Nazis through the writings of young Jews who were brutalized during WWII." - GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT. Dated but still disappointingly relevant adaptation of Laura Z. Hobson's novel. Gregory Peck stars as a magazine reporter who poses as a Jew to research an article on anti-Semitism. Airs: > Fri. 12/22/95, 10:00 pm, on American Movie Classics > Fri.-Sat. 12/22-23/95, 2:00 am, AMC ******************************************************** Please be sure to read all 5 notes. Happy viewing! Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npwc08a <-- Please note that I am returning to my OLD Prodigy address!!! 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 From: CarolM10@aol.com Date: Sat, 16 Dec 1995 14:38:07 -0500 Subject: Addendum to gay tv list for Wed. 12/20/95! Hi! This is a special addendum to the gay tv list! - GRACE UNDER FIRE (CC). Airs Wed. 12/20/95, 9:00 pm, ABC. Tina Wood, the Collection Manager for the Queer Resources Directory, alerted me to this show. She said: "I just got done filing your latest Gay TV This Week list in the QRD, and I noticed that you did not have Grace Under Fire listed. The character who came out a couple of weeks ago, Emmet, is going to die suddenly, and apparently his male partner is going to reveal their secret at the funeral. Should be interesting." Sorry I missed this one, folks, but I thought everyone would appreciate this additional info. THANKS, TINA! Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ carolm10@aol.com