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#1

6 TV Shows that Need a Gay Character

Posted: 4/14/06 at 4:51pm

FROM "OUT" MAGAZINE:

Six Network TV Shows that Really Need to Get a Gay Character
Call us hard to please, but these shows could use a little something queer.

"Far be it from us to tell executive producers what to do, but we have a few helpful suggestions that would spice up any network show—and work seamlessly into their stories..."

READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE HERE AND ADD YOUR TWO CENTS
http://eugloven.livejournal.com/205723.html
#2

re: 6 TV Shows that Need a Gay Character

Posted: 4/14/06 at 4:55pm

I totally agree with Grey's Anatomy, but not with Gilmore Girls. I don't see how a major gay character would fit in with GG. Maybe one of Rory's Yale friends? I honestly don't know.

Ooh, I'd love to see Finn come out...
"A little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing." - Thomas Jefferson
#4

re: 6 TV Shows that Need a Gay Character

Posted: 4/14/06 at 5:23pm

Ha. Yes, I madly agree with Lost.

and there are enough CSIs for ONE of them to have a gay character. Seriously.
There's always room for pathos - and jazz hands.
#5

re: 6 TV Shows that Need a Gay Character

Posted: 4/14/06 at 6:00pm

Definitely Lost and Grey's. Perhaps the reason Alex is always so pissy is because he's gay and is forced to hide it.
#7

re: 6 TV Shows that Need a Gay Character

Posted: 4/14/06 at 6:48pm

Call it wishful thinking, but I'll be so happy when the day comes for accurate social representation. "Lost" and "Grey's Anatomy" are 2 fantastic TV shows showing almost perfect diversity statistics for America regarding RACE and GENDER.

But the generally accepted American statistic is "1 out of 10" for queers on this planet. (Something like 7 out of 10 in Britain and 9 in Portugal or something). Either way, when you've got a cast of over 20, you've BOUND to have a homo dancing in there. It's the facts! Come on, they've got to be getting lonely on that island, someone on "Lost" had better make a switch to get some lovin'!
#11

re: 6 TV Shows that Need a Gay Character

Posted: 4/14/06 at 7:48pm

Honestly, I don't know about Lost. It's just, the cast of character is extremely finite. It's not like they can just have a gay character move in next door or something. And with all the backstories that they've already shown, nothing hinting at it has come up yet. Some character randomly coming out at this point will just be seen as a this obvious ditch attempt to win brownie points.
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how

Updated On: 4/14/06 at 07:48 PM

#15

re: 6 TV Shows that Need a Gay Character

Posted: 4/14/06 at 8:17pm

OrangeSkittles- There is always Frogurt guy we heard about last episode!
Am I cut out to spend my time this way?
#16

re: 6 TV Shows that Need a Gay Character

Posted: 4/14/06 at 8:23pm

Sorry, I didn't explain myself better. I think it'd be great if someone on the show just happened to be gay. I just read that and had these images of Very Special Episodes of Locke's coming out story and got scared. I'm really picky about TV, and I think Lost is one of the best written shows out there, so it's more that I'm worried about any potential shark-jumping.
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how

Updated On: 4/14/06 at 08:23 PM

#17

re: 6 TV Shows that Need a Gay Character

Posted: 4/14/06 at 8:27pm

here's my thoughts:

"Will and Grace" (where's the gay characters???)
"I Love Lucy"
"Law and Order: SVU" (c'mon Meloni is divorced, he needs to experiment)
any show about young people in college or just out of college, but NOT "the OC"
"American Idol"
Don't f*ck with me fellas. This ain't my first time at the rodeo.
#19

re: 6 TV Shows that Need a Gay Character

Posted: 4/14/06 at 8:58pm

That's why I said that it'd be great if a character "just happened to be gay," without the afterschool special aspects. Unfortunately in practice, very few shows that I've seen have been able to accomplish that successfully.

"Law and Order: SVU (c'mon Meloni is divorced, he needs to experiment)"

Check out Oz. re: 6 TV Shows that Need a Gay Character
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how

Updated On: 4/14/06 at 08:58 PM

#21

re: 6 TV Shows that Need a Gay Character

Posted: 4/14/06 at 9:10pm

True, it's on my "very few" list. re: 6 TV Shows that Need a Gay Character I think Beecher was the only character to ever actually come out on that show. I probably shouldn't have laughed at that scene, but it was just such horrible timing.
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how
#22

re: 6 TV Shows that Need a Gay Character

Posted: 4/14/06 at 11:12pm

umm, anyone else want Greg on CSI to be the resident 'mo?
when ducks grow thumbs then maybe my opinion will change.
#24

re: 6 TV Shows that Need a Gay Character

Posted: 4/14/06 at 11:23pm

No mention of EYEWITNESS NEWS? Almost every man on air is gay: Charles Perez, Sam Champion, Steve Bartlestein and a whole bunch of others.
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
#25

re: 6 TV Shows that Need a Gay Character

Posted: 4/15/06 at 12:01am

Well, Grey's Anatomy does have Joe the bartender, like that article said. And when he brought his boyfriend to Thanksgiving it was no big deal.

There were rumors that one character was going to turn out to be bi, but I don't know if that is still happening.

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