Prayers for Bobby
Prayers for Bobby
#1Prayers for Bobby
Posted: 1/24/09 at 10:03pmAnyone else watching on Lifetime now? I love it, and poor bobby!
"He found something that he wanted, had always wanted and always would want— not to be admired, as he had feared; not to be loved, as he had made himself believe; but to be necessary to people, to be indispensable."
-F. Scott Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise
#2re: Prayers for Bobby
Posted: 1/24/09 at 10:16pmI recorded it and just started watching it. I'll probably end up crying my eyes out.
#2re: Prayers for Bobby
Posted: 1/24/09 at 11:04pm
I just finished watching it. I haven't cried this much from a made for tv movie, or really any movie, ever! SO sad, but so touching. And I love Sigourney Weaver. 
"He found something that he wanted, had always wanted and always would want— not to be admired, as he had feared; not to be loved, as he had made himself believe; but to be necessary to people, to be indispensable."
-F. Scott Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise
CMoore
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#4re: Prayers for Bobby
Posted: 1/25/09 at 12:57amThis movie could have been my life story, SO grateful it wasn't. I can't wait to watch it, just missed the premiere, but they are showing it again right after.
snl89
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/05
#5re: Prayers for Bobby
Posted: 1/25/09 at 1:16am
I'm SO frustrated that I don't get Lifetime here at school (we don't have cable so I only get a few basic channels through digital rabit ears). I REALLY wanted to see this movie, it looks so good!!
The ONLY thing is, while the movie itself looked fantastic from the previews I saw, the previews themselves were... pretty cheesy. But, then again, it IS Lifetime haha. But yeah, DEFINITELY need to see it somehow. It looks so incredibly poignant.
I don't need a life that's normal. That's way too far away. But something next to normal would be okay. Something next to normal is what I'd like to try. Close enough to normal to get by.
#6re: Prayers for Bobby
Posted: 1/25/09 at 1:46amIt's hard to watch. It's so crazy to me that people still think that way. Especially a mother. I'll never really understand it.
CMoore
Leading Actor Joined: 8/17/07
#9re: Prayers for Bobby
Posted: 1/25/09 at 2:22am
Another good movie/documentary for family members to see is:
For the Bible Tells Me So
And soulforce.org for resources.
Perfectly Marvelous
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/16/06
#10re: Prayers for Bobby
Posted: 1/25/09 at 10:51amI missed it and forgot to set up the DVR to record it, but judging from the trailers it looked like a very well-made film. Any chance of it repeating or going out on DVD?
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MrMidwest
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#11re: Prayers for Bobby
Posted: 1/25/09 at 11:38am
LIFE Sun, Jan 25, 8:00 PM Prayers for Bobby
LIFE Tue, Jan 27, 9:00 PM Prayers for Bobby
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
Perfectly Marvelous
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#12re: Prayers for Bobby
Posted: 1/25/09 at 11:43amGreat, thank you! (:
"I am and always will be the optimist. The hoper of far-flung hopes and dreamer of improbable dreams." - Doctor Who
"Yes, the brutalities of progress are called revolutions. When they are over, men recognize that the human race has been harshly treated but it has moved forward." - Les Miserables
#13re: Prayers for Bobby
Posted: 1/25/09 at 11:47amIt's a very powerful story. I'm kind of glad it was made into a Lifetime movie.
StockardFan
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/08
#14re: Prayers for Bobby
Posted: 1/25/09 at 11:52amWell, I don't like Sigourney Weaver, but I do want to see the movie. I just set the DVR to record it tonight.
KFTC!!!!!
MrMidwest
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
#15re: Prayers for Bobby
Posted: 1/25/09 at 12:07pm
Being as how our hearts are about as soft as cashew brittle, it's not often that something comes along that warms us up enough to tease a gentle "Awwww..." from our lips.
But when actor Scott Bailey's publicist sent us an essay that he'd written about his experience playing the boyfriend of Bobby Griffith in the true-life tearjerker Prayers for Bobby, that's pretty much what happened.
I was originally going to excerpt the essay here for you to read, but I'm actually posting it in its entirety below, because it's kinda too precious for words.
A straight actor's gay education: Scott Bailey on his "Prayers for Bobby" experience
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
Updated On: 1/25/09 at 12:07 PM
StockardFan
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/08
#16re: Prayers for Bobby
Posted: 1/25/09 at 12:17pmAwww, that made me cry. And he's HAWT!
KFTC!!!!!
BroomstickBoy
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/21/04
#17re: Prayers for Bobby
Posted: 1/25/09 at 4:56pmThat made me like that man just a WEE bit more :)
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#18re: Prayers for Bobby
Posted: 1/25/09 at 5:14pm
Missed it, but will be sure to catch it. Looks fabulous! Loved the essay - so inspiring. I especially loved this line by one of the commenters "I may be straight, but I'm not narrow."
And oh yeah, he is HAWT!!!! I give him two nipples up!
Updated On: 1/25/09 at 05:14 PM
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dg22894
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#20re: Prayers for Bobby
Posted: 1/25/09 at 6:46pmI had two friends in it. It was an amazing movie.
sally1112
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/13/04
#21re: Prayers for Bobby
Posted: 1/25/09 at 6:59pmI watched it thinking it would be kinda silly and sappy, and I was wrong. It is really well done and S.W. is so great that her performance keeps the show from being fluff. I cried so much, as soon as it was over I had to run out to a gay bar and go dancing with friends!
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#23re: Prayers for Bobby
Posted: 1/25/09 at 10:03pmI'm not a big Lifetime movie fan, but I decided to record it after seeing Sigourney Weaver on The View. About half-way through the tears started (I'm usually not a cryer) and I continued to cry pretty much to the end. Great movie.
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#24re: Prayers for Bobby
Posted: 1/25/09 at 10:07pmIt was a good story. Technically I question the director's choice of the horror film transitions in places. I know the speeded up segments and staccato image advancements are all the rage but I found it distracting and a bit annoying at times.
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