From: CarolM10@aol.com Date: Sat, 17 Feb 1996 00:24:30 -0500 Subject: Gay TV Shows 2/17/96 - 2/23/96 Hi, folks! This is note #1 (of 6) of the list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 2/17/96 - Fri 2/23/96. Be sure to read all 6 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: Sat. 2/17/96, 11:00 pm, WHMT ch. 17 > Boston, MA: Sun-Mon 2/18-19/96, 12:30 am, WGBH ch. 2 and Wed. 2/21/96, 9:00 pm, WGBX ch. 44 > Chicago, IL: Tues. 2/20/96, 11:00 pm, WTTW ch. 11 > Connecticut Public TV: Sun. 2/18/96, 11:00 pm, on WEDW ch. 49, WEDH ch. 24, WEDY ch. 65, WEDN ch. 53, WEDH ch. 12 > Detroit, MI: Sun. 2/18/96, 11:00 pm, WTVS ch. 56 > Flint, MI: Sun. 2/18/96, 11:30 pm, WFUM ch. 28 > Houston, TX: Sun-Mon. 2/18-19/96, 12:30 am, KUHT ch. 8 > Phila. PA: Next Sat. 2/24/96, 8:00 pm, WYBE ch. 35 > Rochester, NY: Sun. 2/18/96, 11:30 pm, WXXI ch. 21 > Springfield/Northampton, MA: Sat. 2/17/96, 11:12 pm, WGBY ch. 57 > Wash. DC: Sun.-Mon. 2/18-19/96, 1:00 am, WETA ch. 26 - 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: > Sat. 2/17/96, 5:15 am (NOT PM!) & 1:00 pm, Encore cable > Wed. 2/20/96, 11:45 am, Encore cable > Tues.-Wed. 2/20-21/96, 2:30 am, Encore cable - REAL WORLD REUNION. TV Guide says: "Feuding roomies, same-sex weddings, great apartments and funny pets. No, it's not Friends, but The Real World Reunion." Elsewhere, they say "There's also a tribute to the late Pedro Zamora." Airs: > Sat. 2/17/96, 1:00 pm, 4:30 pm, & 9:00 pm, on MTV > Sun. 2/18/96, 10:30 am, 2:00 pm, & 6:30 pm, MTV > Mon. 2/19/96, noon, MTV > Wed. 2/21/96, 9:30 pm, MTV - 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. Also: a report on an AIDS hotline started by students; a teen discussion of HIV and AIDS." Airs: > Sat. 2/17/96, 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). > May air in other areas as well. Check your local PBS listings. - THE PRIVATE FILES OF J. EDGAR HOOVER. TV Guide describes this 1977 movie as a "sensationalistic look at the FBI chief's career". Given the production year, it is unlikely to get into J. Edgar's private life. Airs: > Sat. 2/17/96, 7:00 pm, Encore cable > Sun. 2/18/96, 5:15 AM (NOT pm!) & 1:15 pm, Encore > Wed.-Thurs. 2/21-22/96, 3:15 am, Encore > Thurs. 2/22/96, 1:00 pm, Encore ************** TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #2 ************** Be sure to read all 6 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 6) of the list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 2/17/96 - Fri 2/23/96. Be sure to read all 6 notes! Most times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #1 ***************** - ROSIE O'DONNELL (CC). I think this is the one in which 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. Airs: > Sat.-Sun. 2/17-18/96, 1:25 am, HBO > Thurs. 2/22/96, 5:15 AM (NOT pm!), HBO - ANOTHER VIEW. Topic: AIDS. Airs: > Sun. 2/18/96, 11:30 am, on New Jersey Network public tv stations (incl. Camden WNJS ch. 23, Trenton WNJT ch. 52, and WNJM Channel 50 in northern NJ). > May air on other PBS stations. Check local listings. - 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: > Sun. 2/18/96, noon & again at 8:00 pm, Comedy Central - 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: > Sun. 2/18/96, 1:00 pm & 10:00 pm, HBO > Thurs. 2/22/96, 10:30 am & 8:00 pm, HBO - THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE. TV Guide says: "Robert Aldrich directed this strong, well-acted version of Frank Marcus's stage play about a destructive lesbian relationship." Airs: > Sun-Mon. 2/18-19/96, 1:15 am, Encore cable > Fri.-Sat., 2/23-24/96, 2:45 am, Encore cable - 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 a major one. Last week, Tad's "The Cutting Edge" talk show discussed the school board having fired Michael. One of the students came out. In the middle of audience chaos, Michael's sister Laurel was shot & killed. Was the bullet meant for gay history teacher Michael? Stay tuned.... > 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. - 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: > Mon. 2/19/96, 8:00 pm, STARZ > Tue. 2/20/96, 3:45 pm, STARZ ************* TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #3 ************** Be sure to read all 6 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 6) of the list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 2/17/96 - Fri 2/23/96. Be sure to read all 6 notes! Most times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #2 ****************** - THE WEDDING BANQUET. "Engaging farce involving an interracial gay couple who stage a phony marriage ceremony to please one partner's traditional-minded parents. Winston Chao, May Chin."-TV Guide Airs: > Tues. 2/20/96, 8:05 AM (NOT pm!), Prism > Tues.-Wed. 2/20-21/96, midnight, Prism - MONTEL WILLIAMS: AIDS AND TEEN MOTHERS (CC). Airs Tues. 2/20/96 in the areas that delay Montel by one week. Check local listings. Airings include: > Tues. 2/20/96, 10:00 am, on NYC NY WNYW ch. 5 - BLACK IS, BLACK AIN'T (CC). WHYY's program guide says: "An upfront examination of racism, sexism, and homophobia within the black community; the program asks the question, 'What is black, black enough or too black?'" This is the final film from gay African-American filmmaker/poet Marlon Riggs, who gave us the superb film "Tongues Untied." I haven't seen this one yet, but I'll bet that it's excellent. Airs: > Thurs. 2/22/96, 10:00 pm, on Phila. PA WHYY ch. 12 > Thurs. 2/22/96, 10:00 pm, on San Francisco's KQED ch. 9 > Thurs. 2/22/96, 11:00 pm, on Denver CO's KRMA public tv > Probably airs on other PBS stations as well. Check local listings. - 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). Check your pay-per-view listings. - STRAWBERRY AND CHOCOLATE. The February Satellite Choice Direct Broadcast Satellite Guide says: "An idealistic Cuban communist finds his outlook on life forever altered through his growing friendship with a gay Cuban." Airing on pay-per-view on Direct Broadcast Satellite (and probably elsewhere), starting on Wed. 2/21/96. Check your pay-per-view listings. The following shows air once this week as far as I know: - YOU DON'T HAVE TO RIDE JIM CROW. Airs in NYC on Sat. 2/17/96, 5:00 AM (NOT pm!) 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 openly gay. - mdTV: ADVENTURES WITH DEBI AND MARK. Airs in Manhattan NY on Sun. 2/18/96, 9:00 pm, on Time-Warner cable ch. 69. Debi and Mark tour the SF Castro asking folks about their "dates from hell." - NED AND STACEY (CC). Airs Mon. 2/19/96, 9:00 pm, Fox. TV Guide says: "A gay client of Ned's accidentally discovers that the couple have separate bedrooms and becomes convinced that Net is not out of the closet." Also, check out the Fox ad for this show in TVG. The ad shows Ned holding hands with another man, and says "Ned will do ANYTHING to land a new client. But this time...he may have gone too far!" ***************** CONTINUED ON NOTE #4 **************** Be sure to check out all 6 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 6) of the list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 2/17/96 - Fri 2/23/96. Be sure to read all 6 notes! Most times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #3 ****************** - AMERICAN MASTERS: "JAMES BALDWIN: THE PRICE OF THE TICKET" (CC). Airs in NYC on Mon. 2/19/96, 10:00 pm, WNET ch. 13. A bio of the gay, Black author (1924-87). Unknown if his sexuality will be discussed. - POSITIVE HEALTH. Airs in Philadelphia PA on Tues. 2/20/96, 7:30 pm on WYBE ch. 35. Local weekly show by and for people with AIDS and HIV disease. - JUST LIKE A WOMAN. Airs Wed. 2/21/96, 8:00 pm, Cinemax. TV Guide says: "(British, 1992) R: Sexual situations. Life is a drag for a cross-dressing American investment banker (Adrian Pasdar) who becomes involved with his London landlady (Julie Walters)." - A CHORUS LINE. Airs Wed.-Thurs. 2/21-22/96, 12:15 am, Cinemax-2. Based on the long-running Broadway show. This movie has two gay characters. - AIDS 101. Airs in NYC on Wed.-Thurs. 2/21-22/96, 4:00 am, on WNET ch. 13. May or may not air on other PBS stations, so check your local listings. - 48 HOURS (CC). Airs Thurs. 2/22/96, 10:00 pm, CBS. TV Guide says "A report on family values examines 'what makes up a family and what makes up the values,' as executive producer Cathy Lasiewicz puts it. Included: segments on 'nontraditional' families, chastity, and sex and violence in the media." - ER (CC). Airs Thurs. 2/22/96, 10:00 pm, NBC. This one is iffy, folks, so no promises. A reader told me that one of the EMTs who appears on ER occasionally is gay, but I don't watch the show & I don't know who it is. This episode features paramedics Shepherd (Ron Eldard) and Raul (Carlos Gomez), who get trapped in a fire. - NAMES...FROM HOME. Airs in San Francisco on Thurs. 2/22/96, 11:30 pm, on KQED ch. 9. This show about the AIDS Memorial Quilt focuses on some Springfield, MA residents who have been touched by AIDS. ********************************************************* 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. - Also see the following shows in the gay tv lists: > YOU DON'T HAVE TO RIDE JIM CROW > AMERICAN MASTERS: JAMES BALDWIN > BLACK IS, BLACK AIN'T The following shows air at multiple/various times: - A BUNNY'S TALE. Based on Gloria Steinem's Ms. Magazine expose of the treatment of Playboy "bunnies". Airs: > Sat. 2/17/96, 6:15 AM (NOT pm!), HBO > Fri. 2/23/96, 2:15 pm, HBO ************* TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #5 ***************** Be sure to check all 6 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 6) of the list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 2/17/96 - Fri 2/23/96. Be sure to read all 6 notes! Most times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #4 ****************** Continuation of non-gay, ALL ISMs ARE RELATED DEPARTMENT tv listings: - AMERICA'S DREAM (CC). TV Guide says: " 'The short- story medium allows us an opportunity to tell these very poignant stories...then leave the audience with something very valuable,' says Danny Glover, who produced this well- acted trio of dramas based on tales by black authors Richard Wright, John Henrik Clark and Maya Angelou." Airs: > Sat. 2/17/96, 10:15 pm, HBO > Wed. 2/21/96, 9:30 am and 8:00 pm, HBO - WOMEN AND SOCIAL ACTION. Airs: > Sun. 2/18/96, 7:00 AM (NOT pm!), Allentown PA WLVT ch. 39A > Fri. 2/23/96, 6:00 AM, Allentown PA WLVT ch. 39A - JOURNEY OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN ATHLETE (CC). TV Guide says that this 2-part study reviews "the on and off-field challenges faced by black athletes in America." Airs: > Sun. 2/18/96, 10:30 am, HBO (Pt. 1) > Mon. 2/19/96, 10:00 pm, HBO (Pt. 2) > Thurs. 2/22/96, 9:30 pm, HBO (Pt. 1) > Thurs. 2/22/96, 10:35 pm, HBO (Pt. 2) - 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: > Sun. 2/18/96, noon, on NYC NY WNET ch. 13 > 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. 2/17/96, 8:00 am & 8:00 pm, HBO > Fri. 2/23/96, 10:30 am, HBO - ANOTHER VIEW. TV Guide says "A look at the NAACP." Airs: > Tues. 2/20/96, 6:30 pm, New Jersey Network stations > Fri. 2/23/96, 2:00 pm, New Jersey Network stations The following shows air once this week as far as I know: - REAL LIFE. Airs in NYC on Sat. 2/17/96, 2:30 pm, WNET ch. 13. "A look at the media's portrayal of disabled people and how the stereotypes are changing."-TV Guide - AFRICAN/AFRICAN-AMERICAN SUMMIT. Airs Sat. 2/17/96, 3:00 pm, on New Jersey Network public tv stations (incl. Camden WNJS ch. 23, Trenton WNJT ch. 52, and WNJM Channel 50 in northern NJ). - INTIMATE PORTRAIT (CC). Airs Sat. 2/17/96, 11:00 pm, Lifetime cable. A profile of poet Maya Angelou. - DEALING WITH DIVERSITY. Episodes air Sat.-Sun. 2/17-18/96, midnight & 1:00 am, on Allentown PA WLVT ch. 39A. **************** CONTINUED ON NOTE #6 ****************** Be sure to read all 6 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 6) of the list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 2/17/96 - Fri 2/23/96. Be sure to read all 6 notes! Most times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #5 ****************** Continuation of non-gay, ALL ISMs ARE RELATED DEPARTMENT tv listings: - WHO'S GONNA SING OUR SONG? Airs Sun. 2/18/96, 10:30 pm, on New Jersey Network public tv stations. "A chronicle of the Johnson Dreamers, a group of 60 high-schoolers from the Anacostia section of Washington D.C., who explored their African-American heritage through performance art."- TV Guide - RACE TO FREEDOM: THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. Airs Mon. 2/19/96, 11:00 am, Black Entertainment Television (BET). - IMAGES AND REALITIES. Airs Mon. 2/19/96, 9:00 pm, New Jersey Network public tv stations. TV Guide says: "A report on the status of black women includes a panel discussion featuring Halle Berry, Queen Latifah, journalist Susan L. Taylor, economist Julianne Malveaux." - FREDERICK DOUGLASS (CC). Airs Mon. 2/19/96, 10:00 pm, Allentown PA WLVT ch. 39A. "A profile of the former slave (1818-95) chronicles his childhood, his escape from slavery and his involvement in human-rights issues. Alfre Woodard narrates."-TV Guide - BLACK CARICATURE. Airs Wed. 2/21/96, 9:00 pm, BET. "Black images in film, literature and music."-TV Guide - 20TH CENTURY. Airs Wed. 2/21/96, 10:00 pm, Arts & Entertainment cable. TV guide says the topic of this segment is "Chronicling racial violence." - SUMMIT 96. Airs Wed. 2/21/96, 10:30 pm, WTBS Cable Superstation. "Malcolm-Jamal Warner hosts a panel discussion about the importance of young, black role models. Guests include actress Kim Fields Freeman ('Living Single'), journalst Farai Chideye, State Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.)"-TV Guide - TOM SNYDER (CC). Airs Wed.-Thurs. 2/21-22/96, 12:35 am, CBS. TV Guide says NAACP leader Myrlie Evers-Williams is the scheduled guest. - ONE SURVIVOR REMEMBERS (CC). Airs Fri. 2/23/96, 5:10 am, HBO. "Glenda Weissmann Klein, who was liberated from a Nazi 'death march,' offers an eloquent personal account of her six-year ordeal."-TV Guide ********************************************************* Be sure to read all 6 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