Subject: Gay TV Shows 1/20/96 - 1/26/96
From: [email-masked]
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 1996 03:03:08 -0500

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 1/20/96 - Fri 1/26/96.
Be sure to read all 4 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:

- 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:
> Sat. 1/20/96, 6:00 am & again at 1:45 pm, Encore cable
> Tues. 1/23/96, 2:20 pm, The Movie Channel (TMC)
> Wed. 1/24/96, 3:00 pm & again at 8:00 pm, Comedy Central
cable

- THE WEDDING BANQUET.  Movie about an interracial gay
male couple.  One of the men decides to marry a woman to
keep his traditional Chinese parents from learning of his
gayness.  Airs:
> Sat. 1/20/96, 1:35 pm, Cinemax-2
> Tues.-Wed. 1/23-24/96, 4:00 am, Cinemax-2
> Fri. 1/26/96, 3:30 pm, STARZ (East)

- POSITIVE:  LIFE WITH HIV.  This new series was produced
by AIDS Films for the Independent Television Service
(ITVS).  A press release says: "POSITIVE: LIFE WITH HIV is
a limited series of four one-hour programs that provides a
forum for sharing the achievements, frustrations,
aspirations, and successes of those who are affected
and/or infected by AIDS."  WHYY's APPLAUSE guide says:
#1. Community: "...looks at the ways that societal issues
affect people living with HIV and AIDS.  How does race,
class and gender influence diagnosis, care and treatment?"
#2. Identity:  "...explores the issues of identity and
lifestyle, including a candid look at sex and sexuality
among those affected and infected by HIV."
#3. Care.  "This segment takes a look at the American
health-care system and how it is dealing with the
overwhelming demands of this epidemic."
#4. Fighting for Our Lives.  "This final episode examines
the many forms of AIDS activism as fears and concerns
about death, grief and commemoration are explored."
> Check your PBS listings for airings in your area.
Upcoming airings include but are NOT limited to:
> Sat. 1/20/96, 11:00 pm, on New Jersey Network public tv
stations (incl. Camden WNJS ch. 23, Trenton WNJT ch. 52,
and WNJM Channel 50 in northern NJ).  (#2??)
> Sun. 1/21/96, 10:30 pm, NYC NY WNET ch. 13 (#3)
> Sun. 1/21/96, 11:00 pm, Allentown PA WLVT ch. 39A (#2)
> Tues. 1/23/96, 8:00 pm, Phila. PA WYBE ch. 35 (#3&4)

- JENNY JONES:  MEN WHO DRESS IN THEIR MATES' CLOTHES
(CC).  Airs Mon 1/22/96 in most areas.  Check local
listings.  Airings include:
> Mon. 1/22/96, 9:00 am, on Phila. PA WPVI ch. 6
> Mon. 1/22/96, 1:00 pm, on WWOR national cable ch. 9

- THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS (CC).  This show has an AIDS/
HIV storyline involving the character of Keesha.
> Y&R's air time depends on location, so check listings.
> On the east coast, Y&R airs weekdays at 12:30 pm on CBS

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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 1/20/96 - Fri 1/26/96.
Be sure to read all 4 notes!  Most times Eastern.

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- ALL MY CHILDREN (CC).  The story about suspended gay
high school history teacher Michael Delaney (Chris Bruno)
continues to be a major plot.  Michael's homophobic
brother-in-law, attorney Trevor Dillon (James Kiberd),
will represent him in a lawsuit against the school board.
See the article on pg. 36 of the 1/20-26/96 TV Guide.
> Airs weekdays at 1:00 pm ET on ABC.

- GUIDING LIGHT (CC).  The HIV/AIDS storyline continues.
> Airs weekdays at 3:00 pm ET on CBS.

- FOCUS: LEHIGH VALLEY. (PA)  TV Guide says:  "Featured: a
look at AIDSnet, an organization that offers assistance to
the county's HIV-positive residents."  Airs:
> Tues. 1/23/96, 3:00 pm & again at 7:30 pm, on Allentown
PA WLVT ch. 39A

- NAKED IN NEW YORK.  Satellite Choice Direct Broadcast
Satellite magazine says: "A playwright deals with the
unexpected advances of a longtime male friend and a
veteran stage actress."  Upcoming airings include:
> Tues. 1/23/96, 8:00 pm, STARZ (East)
> Next Sat. 1/27/96, 10:30 pm, STARZ (East)

- ED WOOD (CC).  1994 movie about Edward D. Wood Jr., a
1950s film director ("Glen or Glenda?", "Plan 9 from Outer
Space", etc.).  Wood was a straight cross-dresser whose
friends included gay & transgender individuals.  Airs:
> Wed. 1/24/96, 10:30 am & again at 9:00 pm, The Movie
Channel

- ROSEANNE (CC).  TV Guide says "Florence Henderson plays
a businesswoman with whom Roseanne hopes to establish
useful contacts."  This episode featured Sandra Bernhard
as Roseanne's lesbian friend Nancy, and she makes several
gay comments.  Airs this week (probably Wed. 1/24/96) in
daily syndicated reruns in some areas; check local
listings.  Airings include:
> Wed. 1/24/96, 7:00 pm, on Phila. PA WPSG ch. 57

- LONGTIME COMPANION.  Movie about the impact of the early
AIDS years on a group of (fictional) mostly-white gay men
from NYC and Fire Island.  Airs:
> Thurs. 1/25/96, 9:35 pm, Independent Film Channel (IFC)
> Thurs.-Fri. 1/25-26/96, 4:20 am, IFC

- ROSEANNE (CC).  "Roseanne is the life of the party at a
gay bar until Nancy's girlfriend (Mariel Hemingway) plants
a kiss on her."-TV Guide   As a result, Roseanne freaks
out a bit.  Airs:
> Fri. 1/26/96, 6:30 pm, on NYC WNYW ch. 5
> Check local listings.  This show will air this week
(probably Friday 1/26) in many other areas as well, and
next week (probably Wed. 1/31) in some areas.
> Likely/not definite: Wed. 1/31/96, Phila. PA WPSG ch. 57

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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 1/20/96 - Fri 1/26/96.
Be sure to read all 4 notes!  Most times Eastern.

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

- TRIAL STORY: A HATE CRIME IN HOUSTON: A MOTHER SEEKS
JUSTICE.  Airs Sat. 1/20/96, 3:00 pm, Court TV.  True
story about an anti-gay murder.

- TEA AND SYMPATHY.  Airs Sat. 1/20/96, 9:00 pm, Turner
Classic Movies (TCM).  I've never seen this 1956 movie
(Deborah Kerr, John Kerr).  A reader says: "A 'sensitive'
(read: 'gay') prep school student develops a special
relationship with the wife of a housemaster.  This movie
sympathetically represents the pressure on the boy to fit
in, but the 'happy' ending (for 1956) was a little
disappointing."

- mdTV: ADVENTURES WITH DEBI & MARK. Gay TV series. Airs
in Manhattan NY this week "1/21/96, 12:30 am" on Time-
Warner Cablecasts cable ch. 17.  However, please note:
I'm not sure if this will really air on Sat.-Sun.
1/20-21/96 at 12:30 am, or Sun.-Mon 1/21-22/96, at 12:30
am.  The info I received was unclear, and different tv
stations handle after-midnight listings differently.  To
be safe, check each date/time.

- TRACEY ULLMAN SHOW MARATHON.  Begins on Sun. 1/21/96,
2:00 pm, on Comedy Central cable.  The Tracey Ullman Show
had several recurring gay characters, so they are likely
to appear in this 3-hr. marathon.

- A CHORUS LINE(CC). Airs Mon. 1/22/96, 10:00 am, Cinemax.
Film based on the Broadway show; has a gay character.

- TOOTSIE.  Airs Mon. 1/22/96, 8:00 pm, on WPIX national
cable ch. 11.  Dustin Hoffman stars as an unemployed actor
who pretends to be an actress to get a role in a soap
opera.  When he falls for one of his female co-stars, she
thinks he's a lesbian.

- CHICAGO HOPE (CC).  Airs Mon. 1/22/96, 10:00 pm, CBS.
TV Guide says:  "a new hospital lawyer (guest star Sandra
Bernhard) signs on; Kronk doesn't want to treat a drag
queen (Giancarlo Esposito) with AIDS."

- JUST ONE OF THE GUYS (CC).  Airs Tues. 1/23/96, 4:00 pm,
HBO.  Fun movie about a teen woman who poses as a male &
enrolls in another high school, to research a newspaper
article on sexism.  When she falls for a male friend at
that school, the other students think she's a gay man.

- POSITIVE HEALTH.  Airs in Philadelphia PA on Tues.
1/23/96, 7:30 pm. on WYBE ch. 35.  Local weekly show by
and for people with AIDS and HIV disease.

- PHILADELPHIA (CC).  Airs Tues.-Wed. 1/23-244/96, 2:10
am, The Movie Channel.  Tom Hanks won an Oscar for his
performance as a gay lawyer, who is fired when he develops
AIDS and his gayness becomes known.  Denzel Washington
costars as the homophobic attorney who represents him.

- ED WOOD:  A LOOK BACK IN ANGORA (CC).  Airs Wed.
1/24/96, 8:05 pm.  A companion documentary to the
theatrical movie ED WOOD, with interviews & clips.

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Be sure to check out all 4 notes!
Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ
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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 1/20/96 - Fri 1/26/96.
Be sure to read all 4 notes!  Most times Eastern.

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

- MATT WATERS (CC).  LAST week, TV GUIDE said:  "Matt must
decide whether to allow a promising football star to
continue playing when he discovers that the teen used a
false address in order to attend Bayview.  Meanwhile, Russ
(Felix A. Pire) wonders whether he's gay."  According to
readers, that show did not air last week as scheduled, and
may have been postponed.  It is possible that it will air
this week (Wed. 1/24/96, 9:00 pm, CBS), but NO GUARANTEES.

- TRACEY TAKES ON...(CC).  Airs Wed. 1/24/96, 10:30 pm,
HBO.  TV GUIDE's reviewer Susan Stewart says: "Tracey
Ullman's humor goes beyond observation, beyond shtick, and
sometimes beyond even Lily Tomlin.  Her latest half-hour
series explores one topic per show and the first,
'Romance,' features Ullman and Julie Kavner in a lesbian
golf skit that's both groundbreaking and heartbreaking.
My score: 7."

- DREAM ON.  Airs Wed. 1/24/96, 10:00 pm, Comedy Central.
"Martin and Nina discuss testing for AIDS."-TV Guide

- JAY LENO (CC).  Airs Wed. 1/24/96, 11:35 pm, NBC.
Scheduled guests include Melissa Etheridge.

- SMITHSONIAN FANTASTIC JOURNEY (CC). Airs Thurs. 1/25/96,
8:00 pm, CBS.  A celebration of the 150th anniv. of the
Smithsonian. TV Guide says:  "Included:  research in East
Africa on lions infected with the virus that causes AIDS."

- M*A*S*H (CC). Airs in NYC on Fri. 1/26/96, 11:30 pm, on
WNYW ch. 5.  Frank (Larry Linville) tries to get a patient
dishonorably discharged from the Army because he's gay.

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

- SOPHIE & THE MOONHANGER (CC).  The 1/13-19/96 issue of
TV Guide said:  "Solid performances by Patricia Richardson
and Lynn Whitfield elevate this 1996 made-for-cable drama
about interracial friendship, set in a fictional Southern
town in the 1950s.  Richardson plays Bonnie Edgerton, the
wife of an abusive Ku Klux Klan leader (David Andrews),
who struggles to keep the truth about her husband a secret
from her black housekeeper - and best friend - Sophie
(Whitfield).  Bonnie's loyalties are ultimately put to the
test when the Klan targets Sophie and her husband, who
plans to open his own business."  Airs:
> Sun. 1/21/96, 6:00 pm, Lifetime cable
> Wed. 1/24/96, 9:00 pm, Lifetime cable

- LARRY KING LIVE (CC).  "A week of programs from Los
Angeles with a discussion of the allegations of racism in
the LAPD."  Airs:
> Daily at 9:00 pm ET, Mon 1/22/96 - Fri. 1/26/96
> Each show is re-broadcast later that night, at 2:00 am

- JERRY SPRINGER:  THE KU KLUX KLAN.  This one is in the
"know your enemy" category....  Airs Thurs. 1/25/96 in
most areas.  Check local listings.  Airings include:
> Thurs. 1/25/96, 11:00 am, on NYC NY WNBC ch. 4
> Thurs. 1/25/96, 10:00 pm, on Phila. PA WPSG ch. 57

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That's it for this week.  Happy viewing, everyone!
Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ
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