From: CarolM10@aol.com Date: Sat, 10 Feb 1996 06:21:10 -0500 Subject: Gay TV Shows 2/10/96 - 2/16/96 Hi, folks! This is note #1 (of 7) of the list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 2/10/96 - Fri 2/16/96. Be sure to read all 7 notes. Local shows are listed with local times; national shows are Eastern time zone. *************************************************************** The following shows air at multiple/various times: - IN THE LIFE. Quarterly lesbian & gay newsmagazine. WYBE's program guide says: "Celebrating Black History Month, IN THE LIFE investigates current conditions of gays and lesbians in South Africa and how black men are finding their own community in Harlem. Also covered in the show: gay presence on the Internet and the Mautner Project for lesbians with cancer." Upcoming airings include (but aren't limited to) the following: > Albany, NY: Next Sat. 2/17/96, 11:00 pm, WHMT ch. 17 > Boston, MA: Next Sun-Mon 2/18-19/96, 12:30 am, WGBH ch. 2 > Atlanta, GA: Sun-Mon 2/11-12/96, midnight, WPBA ch. 30 > Centralia WA: Tues. 2/13/96, 11:00 pm, KCKA ch. 15; and Tues.-Wed. 2/13-14/96, 3:00 am, KCKA ch. 15 > Gainsville, FL: Sun-Mon, 2/11-12/96, midnt., WUFT ch. 5 > Los Angeles: Sat.-Sun. 2/10-11/96, 1:00 am, KCET ch. 28 > Maryland Public TV: Fri 2/15/96, 11:30 pm, on WMPT ch. 22, WMPB ch. 67, WFPT ch. 62, WWPB ch. 31, WCPT ch. 36, WCPB ch. 28 > Mnpls./St. Paul, MN: Wed. 2/14/96, 10:00 pm, KTCI ch. 17 > NYC NY: Mon. 2/12/96, 10:00 pm, WNET ch. 13 > Oregon Pulbic Broadcasting: Sun-Mon. 2/10-11/96, midnight, KOAB ch. 3, KOAC ch. 7, KEPB ch. 28, KTVR ch. 13, KOPB ch. 10 > Phoenix, AZ: Fri. 2/16/96, 11:30 pm, KAET ch. 8 > Sacramento CA: Sat.-Sun. 2/10-11/96, midnight, KVIE ch. 6 > San Francisco: Wed. 2/14/96, 11:00 pm, on KQED ch. 9 > San Mateo CA: Sun. 2/11/96, 11:00 pm, KCSM ch. 60 and again on Wed.-Thurs. 2/14-15/96, midnight, KCSM ch. 60 > Tacoma WA: Tues. 2/13/96, 11:00 pm, KBTC ch. 28; and Tues.-Wed. 2/13-14/96, 3:00 am, KBTC ch. 28 > Tampa FL: Sat.-Sun. 2/10-11/96, 12:30 am, on WEDU ch. 3 > Vermont ETV: Tues. 2/13/96, 10:00 pm, WETK ch. 33, WVER ch. 28, WVTB ch. 20, WVTA ch. 41 > Wisconsin Public TV: Fri. 2/16/96, 11:00 pm, WHA ch. 21, WHWC ch. 28, WPNF ch. 38, WHLA ch. 31, WHRM ch. 20, WLEF ch. 36 - IN THE MIX (CC). TV Guide says: "Rosie Perez, Queen Latifah and KRS-1 are among those interviewed at the AIDS Dancethon in New York." Check your local PBS listings. Airs on some public tv stations this week, including: > Sat. 2/10/96, 6:00 pm, on New Jersey Network public tv stations (incl. Camden WNJS ch. 23, Trenton WNJT ch. 52, and WNJM Channel 50 in northern NJ). - THE BRADY BUNCH MOVIE (CC). This parody of the tv sitcom brings the family into the 90s. A lesbian classmate of one of the female kids (Jan??) is in love with her. Airs: > Sat. 2/10/96, 8:00 pm, HBO > Tues. 2/13/96, 11:30 am & again at 8:00 pm, HBO > Fri. 2/16/96, 8:30 am & again at 6:30 pm, HBO - DRESS GRAY. TV Guide says "Gore Vidal adapted Lucian Truscott's murder mystery set at a Vietnam-era military school." If memory serves, this movie involved a gay plot line, and it wasn't very positive. Airs: > Sun. 2/11/96, 11:00 am & again at 8:00 pm, TNT ************** TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #2 ************** Be sure to read all 7 notes! Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npwc08a 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 7) of the list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 2/10/96 - Fri 2/16/96. Be sure to read all 7 notes! Most times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #1 ***************** - PARTNERS. Very stereotypical but also very funny 1982 movie. Ryan O'Neal and John Hurt play two cops (one straight, one gay), who go undercover as a gay couple to research gaybashings in L.A. The ending of this movie is absolutely priceless. Airs: > Mon. 2/12/96, 8:00 am & again at 3:00 pm, Comedy Central - DONAHUE: PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS. Monday's guests are scheduled to include Steve Michael. He is an openly gay HIV+ AIDS activist and Democratic presidential nominee (on the New Hampshire ballot). Airs Mon. 2/12/96 in most areas. Check local listings. Airings include: > Mon-Tues. 2/13-14/96, 4:30 am, Phila. PA KYW ch. 3 - ROLONDA: LOVE LIVES OF FAMOUS PEOPLE. Unknown if this will address any l/g/bi folks. Probably not, but you never know. Airs Mon. 2/12/96 in most areas. Check local listings. Airings include: > Mon. 2/12/96, 10:00 am, on Phila. PA WTXF ch. 29 - 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 - ALL MY CHILDREN (CC). The gay story continues to be very active. > Airs weekdays at 1:00 pm ET on ABC. - GENERAL HOSPITAL (CC). A longtime female character is HIV-positive. > Airs weekdays at 3:00 pm ET on ABC. - GUIDING LIGHT (CC). The HIV/AIDS storyline continues. > Airs weekdays at 3:00 pm ET on CBS. - MONTEL WILLIAMS: AIDS AND TEEN MOTHERS (CC). Airs Tues. 2/13/96 in most areas. Check local listings. Airings include: > Tues. 2/13/96, 11:00 am, Seattle WA KIRO ch. 7 > Tues. 2/13/96, 4:00 pm, Phila. PA WCAU ch. 10 > Tues. 2/13/96, 5:00 pm, NYC NY WNYW ch. 5 - ANOTHER VIEW. Topic: AIDS. Airs: > Tues. 2/13/96, 6:30 pm, on New Jersey Network public tv stations (incl. Camden WNJS ch. 23, Trenton WNJT ch. 52, and WNJM Channel 50 in northern NJ). > Fri. 2/16/96, 2:00 pm, New Jersey Network stations - ROSEANNE #1 (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. This aired a couple of weeks ago in most areas, but it will air this week in some other areas, during syndicated daily reruns. Check local listings. Airings include: > Tues. 2/13/96, 6:30 pm, Bellingham (WA? OR?) KVOS ch.12 ************* TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #3 ************** Be sure to read all 7 notes! Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npwc08a 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 7) of the list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 2/10/96 - Fri 2/16/96. Be sure to read all 7 notes! Most times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #2 ****************** - A. PHILIP RANDOLPH: FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM (CC). TV Guide says: "A profile of the civil and labor-rights pioneer (1889-1979), whose activism on behalf of equality for black Americans 'sets the agenda for the modern civil- rights movement.' The program traces the roots of his socialism, from his interest in radical politics while living in Harlem to his involvement with unions." A reader notes that this show also talks about Bayard Rustin, and the controversy caused by Rustin's open gayness. Airs: > Tues. 2/13/95, 8:00 pm, on Tacoma WA KBTC ch. 28 and Centralia (WA? OR?) KCKA ch. 15 > Tues-Wed. 2/13-14/95, midnight, on Tacoma WA KBTC ch. 28 and Centralia (WA? OR?) KCKA ch. 15 - REALITY BITES. A reader says: "A television intern and her friends grapple with post-college life in Houston. The coming-out of one of the friends is a minor subplot." Airs: >Wed. 2/14/96 10:00a.m. STARZ >Wed. 2/14/96 6:15p.m. STARZ - ROSEANNE #2 (CC). "Leon (Martin Mull) hosts a Halloween soiree with a bevy of his gay friends, many of whom seem to know Fred intimately."-TV Guide This show should air this week on syndicated reruns in most (but not all) areas. Check your local listings. Airings include: > Wed. 2/14/96, 6:30 pm, on NYC NY WNYW ch. 5 > Thurs. 2/15/96, 7:00 pm, on Phila. PA WPSG ch. 57 - SEINFELD (CC). TV Guide says "George sports a toupee; Elaine tries to change a gay man (Robert Mailhouse); Jerry is forced to admit to watching 'Melrose Place.'" Airs in syndicated daily reruns. Airings include: > Thurs. 2/15/96, 7:30 pm, on Phila. PA WTXF ch. 29 > Thurs. 2/15/96, 7:30 pm, on Seattle WA KIRO ch. 7 > Thurs. 2/15/96, 11:00 pm. on WPIX national cable ch. 11 - LA CAGE AUX FOLLES #1 & #2. La Cage #1 is a wonderfully funny '78 movie about what happens when the adult son of a gay male couple (Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault) plans to marry the daughter of a right-wing ultra-conservative French politician. #2 is a pretty disappointing sequel. Look for the USA remake of La Cage, starring Robin Williams, which should be in theaters soon. Shows air: > Thurs. 2/15/96, 8:00 pm, TNT (#1) > Thurs.-Fri. 2/15-16/96, 1:00 am, TNT (#1) > Thurs.-Fri. 2/15-16/96, 3:05 am, TNT (#2) - THE DRESSER. The Satellite Choice Direct Broadcast Satellite Guide says: "1983. Drama 'PG'. Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay. A gay valet cajoles the senile actor- manager of a Shakespearean theatre troupe into one last performance in WW II England." Airings include: > Fri. 2/16/96, 4:00 pm, Encore cable > Fri.-Sat. 2/16-17/96, 2:15 am, Encore ***************** CONTINUED ON NOTE #4 **************** Be sure to check out all 7 notes! Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npwc08a 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 7) of the list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 2/10/96 - Fri 2/16/96. Be sure to read all 7 notes! Most times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #3 ****************** The following shows air once this week as far as I know: - AMERICA UNDERCOVER: TAXICAB CONFESSIONS (CC). Airs Sat. 2/10/96, 11:30 pm, HBO. This documentary follows some NYC cabbies around and talks to their customers. The customers & cabbies include g/l/bi/transgender folk. - READY TO WEAR (PRET-A-PORTER). Airs Sun. 2/11/96, 10:00 pm, STARZ. A reader says: "The sparcity of gay characters in a film about the fashion industry strains either stereotypes or credulity. But there are a few, including Forrest Whittaker [The Crying Game] as a clothing designer whose lover is cheating on him - with a woman. There's an unexpected transvestite, played by..." - MELROSE PLACE (CC). Airs Mon. 2/12/96, 8:00 pm, FOX. TV Guide says "Matt is warned that Alan's producer (Benita Moreno) may try to break them up". - HIGH SOCIETY (CC). Airs Mon. 2/12/96, 9:30 pm, CBS. TV Guide says "A strapping he-man sweeps Ellie off her feet and takes her mind off an archrival who has come sniffing around Emerson for a new publishing contract. Chuck: Tom Arnold." However, the CBS ad for this show says this: "The man of Ellie's dreams turns out to be the woman of her nightmares. Guest: Tom Arnold." Same guest, so.... - CHICAGO HOPE (CC). Airs Mon. 2/12/96, 10:00 pm, CBS. TV Guide says: "An old friend (Mia Sara) of Kronk's sees his advice on a health problem she thinks resulted from her sex-change operation." - MARRIED....WITH CHILDREN (CC). Airs in NYC on Tues. 2/13/96, 7:00 pm, on WWOR ch. 9. The Village People appear. - POSITIVE HEALTH. Airs in Philadelphia PA on Tues. 2/13/96, 7:30 pm on WYBE ch. 35. Local weekly show by and for people with AIDS and HIV disease. - DATELINE NBC #1 (CC). Airs Tues. 2/13/96, 10:00 pm, NBC. This one is iffy. TV Guide says "Scheduled: Sex Without Labels" compares the often permissive sexual attitues of the '90s to the sexual revolution of the '60s." No promises on gay content. - YOU DON'T HAVE TO RIDE JIM CROW. Airs in NYC on Tues. 2/13/96, 10:00pm on WNET ch. 13. WHYY's program guide says "Documents the story of the 1947 'journey of reconciliation' America's first freedom ride. The program closely profiles two very important men: Bayard Rustin and George Houser." Rustin was gay. - CITIZEN X (CC). Airs Tues.-Wed. 2/13-14/96, 12:30 am, HBO. TV Guide says this film is about "the search for Soviet serial killer Andre Chikatilo (Jeffrey DeMunn)." According to one reader, it also includes some fact-based coverage of the treatment of gays in the Soviet Union. ************* TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #5 ***************** Be sure to check all 7 notes. Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npwc08a 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 7) of the list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 2/10/96 - Fri 2/16/96. Be sure to read all 7 notes! Most times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #4 ****************** - ROSIE O'DONNELL (CC). Airs Tues.-Wed. 2/13-14/96, 2:15 am, HBO. If this is the show I think, Rosie talks about anti-gay violence. This show was filmed shortly after a homophobe killed a gay man after they had both appeared on a Jenny Jones show. - LOUIE (CC). Airs Wed. 2/14/96, 8:30 pm, CBS. TV Guide says: "When Louie tells Eddie (Matt Landers) how bad his toupee looks, he removes it, and finds the experience so liberating he decides to reveal another aspect of himself: his love of women's clothing." - THE SOAP OPERA AWARDS. Airs Wed. 2/14/96, 9:00 pm, NBC. It may be interesting to watch this and see if any of the AIDS-related or gay story lines/performances attracts attention at the awards. - ORLANDO (CC). Airs Thurs. 2/15/96, 4:15 pm, Showtime cable. Movie based on Virginia Woolfe's story of a person who lives for 400 years and manages to change genders several times without the benefit of surgery. Despite the intriguing premise, I thought this was an INCREDIBLY boring movie. One reader disagrees with that assessment, but I stand by it. You've been warned. - REAL WORLD. Airs Thurs. 2/15/96, 9:30 pm, MTV. Rerun of the episode in which the San Francisco roommates move in together. Look for gay roommate Pedro (who later died of AIDS). - COMMUNITY FORUM: OUT OF THE CLOSET. Airs in Phila. PA on Thurs. 2/15/96, 9:30 pm, WYBE ch. 35. Monthly show by & for our local g/l/b/t communities, with specific focus on our communities of color. Topic unknown. - VICTOR/VICTORIA. Airs Thurs. 2/15/96, 10:05 pm, TNT. Wonderful musical comedy about a light opera singer (Julie Andrews) in 1930s Paris. When she loses her job, she pretends to be a gay male drag queen. Robert Preston is great as her best friend, a gay man named Toddy. James Garner & Alex Karras costar as their respective lovers. Highly recommended. - THE INCREDIBLY TRUE ADVENTURES OF TWO GIRLS IN LOVE. Romance about an interracial lesbian teen couple. Funny, warm, and thoroughly wonderful. Airing on pay-per-view on Direct Broadcast Satellite (and probably elsewhere), starting on Fri. 2/16/96. Check your listings for times. - DATELINE NBC #2 (CC). Airs Fri. 2/16/96, 9:00 pm, NBC. TV Guide says "Scheduled: Jane Pauley interviews Aileen Getty, heiress to the Getty oil fortune, who was diagnosed with HIV in 1985 and now devotes time to AIDS-related causes. Among the topics Getty is scheduled to discuss: growing up wealthy; her illness." **************** CONTINUED ON NOTE #6 ****************** Be sure to read all 7 notes! Happy viewing. Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npwc08a 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 #6 (of 7) of the list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 2/3/96 - Fri 2/9/96. Be sure to read all 7 notes! Most times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #5 ****************** - NOT IN OUR TOWN (CC). Airs in Seattle WA on Fri. 2/16/96, 11:00 pm, on KCTS ch. 9. May or may not air on other PBS stations. EXCELLENT documentary about how Billings, Montana stood up against an outbreak of hate crimes in 1993. After an outbreak of anti-Semitic, racist, and homophobic harassment, the entire community acted with solidarity and class. An inspiring story. - JAY LENO (CC). Airs Fri. 2/16/96, 11:35 pm, NBC. k.d. lang is a scheduled guest. ********************************************************* That's it for this week's gay tv shows. In the "ALL ISMs ARE RELATED" category, check out these non-gay, diversity-related tv shows. Note that most PBS stations have special programming throughout February for Black History Month. - NICK NEWS. "A lesson in African-American history includes segments on school desegregation, blacks in the military, and black filmmakers."-TV Guide Airs: > Sat. 2/10/96, 7:30 am, on NYC NY WCBS ch. 2 > Sun. 2/11/96, 7:30 am, on Phila. PA KYW ch. 3 > Sun. 2/11/96, 8:00 pm, on Nickelodeon - WOMEN AND SOCIAL ACTION. Airs: > Sun. 2/11/96, 7:00 AM (NOT pm!), Allentown PA WLVT ch. 39A > Fri. 2/16/96, 6:00 AM, Allentown PA WLVT ch. 39A - THE JACKIE ROBINSON STORY. Airs in Phila. PA on Sun. 2/12/96, noon, on WPVI ch. 6. "The great second baseman of the Brooklyn Dodgers portrays himself in this account of his breaking the color barrier in the majors."-TV Guide - MOREHOUSE MEN (CC). Airs in NYC on Sun. 21/11/96, 6:00 pm, on WNET ch. 13. TV Guide says this show features "A visit to Atlanta's Morehouse College, a private institution for black men". - FRONTLINE: MURDER ON 'ABORTION ROW' (CC). Airs in NYC on Sun.-Mon. 2/11-12/96, 1:00 am, on WNET ch. 13. "Examines the case of John Salvi III, charged with the shooting deaths of Boston women's clinic workers Shannon Lowney and Leeanne Nichols on Dec. 30, 1994."-TV Guide - IMAGES AND REALITIES. Airs Mon. 2/12/96, 9:00 pm, on New Jersey Network public tv stations. TV Guide says: "Danny Glover and Esther Rolle host a survey of black family life; past, present, and future." - JOURNEY OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN ATHLETE (CC). "Part 1 1875-1950) of a two-part study depicting the on and off- field challenges faced by black athletes in America. Samuel L. Jackson narrates the film."-TV Guide Also, note the Susan Stewart review in the This Week - Hits and Misses" column of the 2/10-16/96 TV Guide. Airs: > Mon. 2/12/96, 10:00 pm, HBO > Fri. 2/16/96, noon, HBO **************** CONTINUED ON NOTE #7 ****************** Be sure to read all 7 notes! Happy viewing. Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npwc08a 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 #7 (of 7) of the list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 2/3/96 - Fri 2/9/96. Be sure to read all 7 notes! Most times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #6 ****************** Continuation of non-gay, ALL ISMs ARE RELATED DEPARTMENT tv listings: - MISSISSIPPI, AMERICA (CC). WHYY's program guide says "Documents an important chapter in the history of civil rights in the United States, Freedom Summer 1964, when a coalition of civil rights organizations joined forces to assist blacks in Mississippi in their fight to register to vote." Airs: > Tues. 2/13/96, 10:00 pm, on Allentown PA WLVT ch. 39A > Tues. 2/13/96, 11:00 pm, on Phila. PA WHYY ch. 12. > next Sun. 2/18/96, 2:00 pm, on Phila. PA WHYY ch. 12 - THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN (CC). Laurence Fishburne stars in this great movie about the U.S. military's first African- American fighter pilot squadron, in WWII. Airs: > Mon. 2/12/96, 10:00 pm, on Seattle KCTS ch. 9 > Wed. 2/14/96, 4:00 pm, HBO ********************************************************* 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. ******************************************************** Please be sure to read all 7 notes. Happy viewing! Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npwc08a 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