Dperate Hoewiv creator Marc Cherry talks to USA Today about Bob and Lee, the gay uple who recently moved on to Wisteria Lane. If you've missed the
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- TUC WATKS IS THE GAY CHARACTER ACTOR OF HIS GENERATN
- GAY CHARACTERS OFTEN GOT SHORT SHRIFT ON “DPERATE HOEWIV” WHICH BEGS FAL SEASON THIS FALL
- GAY TV REP: DPERATE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY LYLE MASAKIJANUARY 7, 2008/2:35 PMBY LYLE MASAKIJANUARY 7, 2008 / 2:35 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GAY TV REP: DPERATE HOEWIV","DATEPUBLISHED":"2008-01-07T19:35:01.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2008-01-07T19:35:01.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LYLE MASAKI","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAST NIGHT WE GOT A LTLE B OF DPERATE HOEHBANDS BOB AND LEE ON DPERATE HOEWIV AS WELL AS A GOOD AMOUNT OF ANDREW. AFTER THE STCTN WROUGHT BY THE TORNADO THAT H WISTERIA LANE THE LAST EPISO, THE SURVIVORS OF THE DISASTER (WHICH MEANS EVERYONE EXCEPT FOR ONE MOR CHARACTER AND ANOTHER CHARACTER WHO DIDN'T SEEM LIKELY TO LAST LONGER THAN HIS STORY ARC, ANYWAY) ARE FOCED ON REBUILDG THEIR DAMAGED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}REPAIRS OF THE HODG' HOME IS LOOKG GOOD SHAPE, THANKS TO A GOOD ROOFER FOUND THROUGH BOB AND LEE ... OR WAS LOOKG GOOD. BOB AND LEE, TURNS OUT, ARE NSOLG THAT NTRACTOR, WALTER, ON THEIR ONT STEPS. AFTER A BAD BREAKUP, WALTER HAS LEARNED THAT HIS EX HAS MOVED WH SOMEONE NEW. THE NEWS HAS H WALTER SO HARD HE WON'T BE ABLE TO DO ANY WORK FOR A WHILE, ALL HE N DO IS S HIS TCK AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BREE SUGGTS THAT THEY SET WALTER UP WH ONE OF THEIR IENDS TO HELP HIM GET HIS "WILL TO WORK" BACK, BUT BOB AND LEE EXPLA THAT MOST OF THEIR IENDS ARE "N" WHILE WALTER IS A "THREE", "IN THE GAY WORLD," LEE EXPLAS, "A NE DON'T GO TO A THREE." BEE THERE AREN'T ANY GAY MEN WHO FORM RELATNSHIPS BASED ON MON TERTS AND PERSONAL NNECTNS. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SCE EVERY OTHER GOOD NTRACTOR TOWN IS ALREADY BOOKED, THE ONLY HOPE BREE AND ORSON N DREAM UP IS TO TRY TO SET WALTER UP WH THE ONLY OTHER GAY PERSON THEY KNOW: ANDREW. THEY VE BOTH WALTER AND ANDREW OVER TO DNER TO PLENTY OF AWKWARD NVERSATN SUCH AS:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BREE: WALTER RECENTLY SPL UP WH HIS LIFE PARTNER, TODD. THEY WERE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ORSON: SMALL WORLD, HUH?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WALTER: HOW IS SMALL, EXACTLY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BREE: ANDREW IS ALSO AN OUT AND PROUD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ORSON: HE'S HERE, HE'S QUEER AND WE'RE ED TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANDREW: SCE WHEN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BREE: YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE YOU HAVE MON? A LOVE OF BOOTS. ANDREW HAS SOME BETIFUL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ORSON: I N ONLY IMAGE THE FUN YOU TWO WOULD HAVE AT THE BOOT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAN, ON THE OTHER HAND, CIS TO PUT THE SCHEME TO A STOP. NOT BEE SEEMS WRONG ON SO MANY LEVELS, BUT BEE BREE IS LIVG HER HOE DURG REPAIRS, WHICH OF URSE MEANS DNERS OF DUCK L'ORANGE (WHAT NO VOL VENTS, MAKI OR A PEAPPLE HEDGEHOG?) AND BREE KEEPG SAN'S HOE AMAZGLY CLEAN. SHE TERPTS SSERT TO MS WH BREE'S PLAN:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAN : YOU'LL REEL SOMETHG , YOU ALWAYS DO. HIS LAST BOYIEND, JT, HE WAS SO HOT. YOU REALLY DO HAVE A THG FOR THE YOUNG, RIPPED MCLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ORSON : HE DID AT ONE TIME, BUT ANDREW'S OUTGROWN . HE'S REALIZED THE FOLLY OF BEG SO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BREE: EXACTLY. HIS TAST HAVE GONE TO THE MORE MATURE, CULTURED TYPE ... LIKE WALTER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAN: THIS IS A FIX UP? WELL ... I ... JT NEVER WOULD HAVE OCCURRED TO ME BEE OF THE VAST AGE DIFFERENCE. BUT, HELL, WHY NOT? LIFE IS SHORT, 'S CERTALY SHORTER FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BREE: SAN!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAN: DON'T GET ME WRONG, YOU SHOULD GRAB LOVE WHEREEVER YOU FD . WHO R IF YOUR IENDS THK YOU'RE PAYG FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BREE: WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THIS PIE UPSTAIRS TO JULIE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WALTER: NO, SHE'S RIGHT. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT MY IENDS WOULD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ORSON: WELL, THEN YOU NEED NEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WALTER: HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU SEEM LIKE A NICE GUY AND WHILE 'D BE GREAT TO PARA YOU ONT OF MY EX, I'D BE G {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BREE : HE DON'T MD!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANDREW: NO! PARA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ORSON: HE'S GOT A MH TANK TOP THAT WOULD BRG YOUR EX TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WALTER: AS TEMPTG AS THAT SOUNDS, I'M JT NOT READY TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOW, I HAVEN'T BEEN AS IRRATED WH BOB AND LEE AS MUCH AS MANY GAY VIEWERS. THEY ACTUALLY GOT ON MY GOOD SI BY IMMEDIATELY BEG BCHY TO SAN, WHO'S BEE THE MOST TRATG PART OF DPERATE HOEWIV FOR ME. SURE, THEY'RE BCHY AND TTY BUT THEY STARTED OUT BEG BCHY TO THE CHARACTER WHO SPIR MY OWN BCHY SI; I ULD FIVE THEIR STEREOTYPIC QUALI SCE THEY SAID THGS I WANTED TO HEAR SAID ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MAN WHO N'T FUNCTN DURG A PERSONAL CRISIS. CAN WE GET JT BACK? HE WAS A B NAIVE AND BLD TO HIS BOYIEND'S FLTS, BUT HE WAS A NICE GUY WHO DIDN'T DISTRACT WH ANY OVERWHELMG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT SAID, I DO LIKE THAT WALTER WAS SMART ENOUGH TO AVOID WHAT CLEARLY WOULD BE A BAD RELATNSHIP. MOREOVER, I ALSO DID LIKE THAT THE FOC OF THE STORY WAS ON HOW BREE AND ORSON ARE SO CLUELS AROUND GAY MEN. A LTLE B OF HUMOR WAS MED OUT OF ANDREW'S AWKWARD ATTEMPTS AT FLIRTG WH A GUY HE'S CLEARLY NOT TERTED , BUT FOR THE MOST PART 'S BREE AND ORSON WHO ARE THE FOOLS HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS ALSO MEANS THAT, ONCE AGA, THE GAY CHARACTERS DON'T GET A STORY OF THEIR OWN, AND STEAD SERVE THE STRAIGHT CHARACTERS' STORY (THIS TIME PLAYG THE STRAIGHT MAN TO BREE AND ORSON'S WACKY SCHEMG ... AND Y, PUN TEND). ANDREW N BE A PELLG CHARACTER AND SHAWN PYOM IS PARTICULARLY APT AT PORTRAYG HIM AS A CHARMG MAN WH A DARK SI. DPERATE HOEWIV HAS BEEN A T REGARDG MOST OF S CHARACTERS WH REPETIVE STORI WHERE THE CHARACTERS DON'T SEEM TO LEARN OM THEIR MISTAK. WHY NOT RE-ENERGIZE THE SHOW BY EXPLORG SOME OF THE CHARACTERS WHO'VE SAT ON THE SIL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN SE YOU MISSED , HERE ARE THE MAJOR SCEN FEATURG ANDREW AND WALTER OM LAST NIGHT'S EPISO:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- MARC CHERRY ON DPERATE HOEWIV‘ NEW GAY COUPLE
- "GAY" 'HOEWIV' CHARACTER "ISN'T GAY"
- 13 CLASSIC DISNEY CHARACTERS WHO WERE PROBABLY GAY
- DPERATE HOEWIV TO ADD A GAY {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY BRIAN JUERGENSJULY 29, 2007/11:07 PMBY BRIAN JUERGENSJULY 29, 2007 / 11:07 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"DPERATE HOEWIV TO ADD A GAY COUPLE","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-07-30T03:07:32.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-07-30T03:07:32.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRIAN JUERGENS","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN TERI HATCHER SLID TO A SEAT NEXT TO MARC CHERRY AT THE ABC PRS TOUR PARTY LAST THURSDAY NIGHT LOS ANGEL, SHE WAS ALL EARS AND WI-EYED AS HER DPERATE HOEWIV BOSS WAS DISCSG ONE OF HER STORYL FOR NEXT SEASON WH ME AND A FEW OTHER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHERRY, HIS VOICE GROWG HOARSE OM NON-STOP TERVIEWS, SURPRISED BY REVEALG SOMETHG FOR THE FIRST TIME: AROUND EPISO FIVE, WE MAY BE SEEG A RABOW FLAG HANGG OUTSI ONE OF THE HOM ON WISTERIA LANE. IT SEEMS THAT HATCHER'S CHARACTER OF SWEET AND BUMBLG SAN – WHO MARRIED HUNKY MIKE DELFO (JAN DENTON) THE SEASON FALE – WILL GET NEW NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS WH WHOM SHE WILL STANTLY CLASH AND, THEY WILL BE... A GAY UPLE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT'S RIGHT: DPERATE HOEWIV, WHICH HAD TRATGLY PUT THE STORYLE OF GAY TEEN ANDREW VAN DE KAMP (SHAWN PYOM) ON THE BACK BURNER SEASON 3, IS FALLY HAVG S FIRST SAME-SEX UPLE MOVE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. "WE'RE GOG TO HAVE THE FIRST MALE SPERATE HOEWIV," SAID CHERRY, THE SHOW'S GAY CREATOR AND HEAD WRER. "THEY WILL MOVE TO THE OLD APPLEWHE HOE AND ONE OF THE GAY MEN WILL JT HAVE A ACT, HATEFUL RELATNSHIP WH TERI HATCHER."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO WHO WILL PLAY THE SAME-SEX UPLE? ROGER BART, SO FABULO AS THE GAY "WIFE" THE REMAKE OF "THE STEPFORD WIV" A FEW YEARS BACK WOULD BE PERFECT FOR ONE HALF BUT HE'S ALREADY PLAYED A HETEROSEXUAL ON HOEWIV AND A CREEPY ONE AT THAT: BREE'S WACKO PHARMACIST BE WHO KILLED HER FIRST HBAND, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAID CHERRY ABOUT POTENTIAL ACTORS FOR THE PART: "WE JT STARTED WRG THE EPISOS SO I PROBABLY WON'T START STG FOR ANOTHER FEW WEEKS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE DIDN'T HAVE TO LOOK VERY FAR FOR SPIRATN SCE HE IS BASG THE CHARACTERS ON SOME OF THE REAL-LIFE NEIGHBORS HE HAS HAD SKIRMISH WH OVER THE YEARS. "I JT CID TO HAVE THEM MOVE ONTO THE STREET AND HAVE AS MANY ISSU AS ANY OTHER UPLE," CHERRY SAID WHILE SIPPG ON A KE SI THE PARTY AT THE BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL. "AND SAN WANTS TO BE SO POLILLY RRECT AND SHOW HOW OPEN-MD SHE IS AND SHE PUTS HER FOOT HER MOUTH STANTLY AND GO DOWNHILL OM THERE. I'M BASG A LTLE B ON MY RELATNSHIP WH MY NEIGHBORS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN HATCHER WAS ASKED ABOUT SAN CLASHG WH ONE OF THE GAY MEN SHE WAS QUICK TO SAY: "NOT OVER BEG GAY!"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHERRY TERJECTED: "SHE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY FIGHT OVER YET. THE [THE ACTORS] ARE THE LAST PERSON YOU WANT TO GO TO ABOUT THE STORYL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HATCHER'S SAN WILL NOT ONLY BE ADJTG TO A NEW MARRIAGE AND A NEW GAY NEIGHBOR SHE DON'T GET ALONG WH, BUT ALSO AN OLD IEND (DANA DELANY) WHO MOV BACK ONTO WISTERIA LANE WH HER HBAND (NATHAN FILLN) TO STIR THGS UP EVEN MORE. "I N'T TELL YOU HOW EXCED I AM ABOUT THIS SEASON," HATCHER SAID. "DANA DELANY IS SO GREAT. SHE'S GOT THE DRAMA AND THE EDY AND THE EDGE. SHE IS JT BRILLIANT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO WHAT ABOUT ANDREW? MANY GAY VIEWERS HAVE BEEN PECIALLY TRIGUED WH, AND VTED , HIS CHARACTER EVER SCE SAN UGHT HIM KISSG JT (RYAN CARN) THE SWIMMG POOL THE FIRST HALF OF SEASON 1. ANDREW'S CLASH WH HIS MOTHER BREE (MARCIA CROSS) OVER HIS SEXUALY MA FOR SOME MEMORABLE SCEN SEASONS 1 AND 2. AFTER G OUT TO HIS MOTHER, BREE SAYS TO ANDREW WHAT CHERRY'S MOM SAID TO HIM REAL LIFE: "I'D STILL LOVE YOU, EVEN IF YOU WERE A MURRER."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PYOM'S ANDREW HAD A B OF AN ONGOG ROMANCE WH JT AS CARN WHO APPEARED 11 EPISOS OVER TWO SEASONS. BUT WAS NEVER CLEAR IF ANDREW HAD TE FEELGS FOR THE CUTE BLOND BOY OR WAS JT TRYG TO DRIVE HIS MOTHER CRAZY BY FLNTG HER L AND ALLOWG HIM TO SPEND THE NIGHT HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEN ANDREW UPPED THE ANTE BY SCG BREE'S BISEXUAL SEX-ADDICT BOYIEND (LEE TERGEN). BREE PACKED ANDREW'S BAGS AND DUMPED HIM OFF THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. HE APPEARED AT THE START OF THE LAST SEASON HOMELS AND APPARENTLY TURNG TRICKS WHEN A GUILT-RIDN BREE BRGS HIM BACK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SCE THEN, THE WRERS SEEMED TO HAVE GIVEN ANDREW A LOBOTOMY AND, POSSIBLY, STRATED HIM. HIS ROLE WAS RCED TO THE OCSNAL ONE-LER OVER THE DNER TABLE OR AT TOM AND LYTE'S PIZZA JOT WHERE HE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHERRY HAD DITED TO ME AT LAST SPRG'S GAY AND LBIAN ALLIANCE AGAST DEFAMATN (GLAAD) AWARDS THAT ANDREW MIGHT HAVE A NEW LOVE TERT SEASON 4 BUT WOULD NOT ELABORATE AND SAID THE CHARACTER WAS BY REBUILDG BRIDG WH HIS DYSFUNCTNAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THIS IS A GUY WHO WAS KICKED OUT OF THE HOE BY HIS MOTHER LAST SEASON AND HAD SOME ROUGH EXPERIENC AND NOW HE'S BEG A FUNCTNG MEMBER OF THE FAY," CHERRY SAID THEN. "WHAT I REALLY WORKED SEEG HIM AS A MEMBER OF THE FAY AND WASN'T HIS GAYNS THAT ME FIRST, WAS HIM AS A SON TRYG TO RE-TABLISH HIS RELATNSHIP WH BREE. SO THIS HAS BEEN A YEAR MORE ABOUT TRYG TO GET BREE AND ANDREW TOGETHER AS A I'M SURE SOMETHG REALLY AWFUL IS GOG TO HAPPEN NEXT YEAR."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WAS ANDREW GOG TO HAVE A BOYIEND? "I THK THAT HE'LL HAVE SOME TERTG GAY ADVENTUR," CHERRY TOLD APRIL. "RIGHT NOW WE'RE JT WDG DOWN SEASON 3, BUT JUNE THE WRG STAFF GETS TOGETHER AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT. BUT YOU KNOW, HE'S HAD SUCH A TAME YEAR, 'S TIME TO KD OF JUICE HIM UP AGA."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON THURSDAY, CHERRY AGA PROMISED THGS WILL BE DIFFERENT THIS SEASON FOR THE REFORMED TROUBLEMAKER WHO MAY NOT BE SO REFORMED. "WE'RE NOT DOG MUCH WH HIM AT THE BEGNG OF THE YEAR BUT THE THIRD EPISO, WE HAVE A FUN THG THAT HAPPENS," CHERRY EXPLAED. ANDREW WILL SOMEHOW BEE VOLVED LYTE'S (FELICY HUFFMAN) NCER STORYLE AND REVERT TO HIS FORMER EVIL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHERRY SAID ANDREW'S SEXUALY WILL NOT BE PROMENTLY ALT WH EARLY EPISOS, PECIALLY WH THE NEW GAY NEIGHBORS SHAKG THGS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE HAS BEEN SOME NOISE ABOUT ANDREW GOG THE BISEXUAL ROUTE BUT PYOM PROFSED TO NOT KNOWG A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THAT'S THE CRAZY THG ABOUT THIS," HE SAID. "YOU KD OF GO TO BLDLY NOT KNOWG WHAT YOU ARE GOG TO BE DOG. IT WOULD BE NICE IF I ULD GET A NICE, HOT 19-YEAR-OLD GIRL ON THERE THAT I ULD FOOL AROUND WH, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I KNOW THEY'LL CHOOSE SOMETHG GREAT WHETHER HE GO BI OR NOT, THEY'LL MAKE TERTG. WHATEVER THEY THROW AT ME, I'M WILLG TO TAKE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHERRY ADDRSED THE BISEXUAL ISSUE FOR APRIL: "THAT'S A BATE I'M GOG TO HAVE WH THE WRERS. A LOT OF WRERS FEEL THAT SOMETIM YOUNG BOYS SAY 'BISEXUAL' BEE THAT'S 'A STOP ON THE WAY TO GAY TOWN.' BUT YOU KNOW, I ACTUALLY THK MIGHT BE FASCATG IF ANDREW EXPERIMENTS, AS LONG AS WE HAVE SOME TERTG PLITNS OM THAT. I KNOW THAT SO MANY GAY TEENAGERS DO 'TRY ' JT TO PLEASE THEIR PARENTS. SO WE'LL SEE. SOMETHG SHOCKG WOULD HAPPEN AS A RULT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PYOM SAID AT THE ABC PARTY THAT HE WANTS TO MAKE CLEAR THAT HE HAS NO PROBLEM NTUG TO PLAY ANDREW AS A GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I'VE BEEN QUOTED AND MISQUOTED MANY TIM ON THIS, BUT HERE'S THE TTH: BEG STRAIGHT, 'S UNFORTABLE HAVG TO KISS A GUY BUT AT THE VERY SAME TIME I KNOW 'S A PART OF MY JOB," HE SAID. "I'VE DONE SCEN WHERE I'VE HAD TO SP MARCIA'S FACE AND THAT WAS UNFORTABLE AS WELL - YOU HAVE TO DO THGS SOMETIM THAT ARE A STRETCH FOR YOU AS AN DIVIDUAL WHICH IS NORMALLY WHAT YOU DO ACTG. I DO FOR THE TEGRY OF THE CHARACTER."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO MATTER WHAT DPERATE HOEWIV HAS STORE FOR ANDREW - GOOD OR BAD - THE ARRIVAL OF A GAY UPLE ON WISTERIA LANE MEANS GAY FANS OF THE SHOW WILL HAVE A NEW REASON TO TUNE THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
TUC WATKS IS THE GAY CHARACTER ACTOR OF HIS GENERATN
Lee McDermott is a gay character om Dperate Hoewiv. This sectn is need of major improvement. Please help improve this article by edg . This sectn is need of major improvement. Please help improve this article by edg . This sectn is need of major improvement... * gay characters desperate housewives *
'Dign by Maane Romagosa for ThrillistDign by Maane Romagosa for ThrillistTuc Watks would like for you to thk of him as a gay Kev Kle. Col may have broken the likable protagonist's heart, but he is no mere of Unupled's but, Thrillist talked to Watks, who is datg his former -star Andrew Rannells, about beg one of his generatn's go-to gay TV actors, g out on The Marie Osmond Show of all plac, and why trippg on a stairse changed his reer.
Thrillist: You're the rare gay character actor who has nsistently played a wealth of gay rol. Tuc Watks: It's funny you mentned that, bee I am a gay actor who's been playg gay characters sce the '90s. When I did rol like I Thk I Do and Beggars and Choosers, people said, "You n't be a gay actor and play gay rol if you want to play a wir range of rol.
GAY CHARACTERS OFTEN GOT SHORT SHRIFT ON “DPERATE HOEWIV” WHICH BEGS FAL SEASON THIS FALL
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There was a time not so long ago that the gay characters were the gay clown or the troubled person or the psychopath. I was a gay actor who shouldn't play gay rol if I wanted to play straight rol.
But I was also a gay actor who they weren't hirg to play the straight rol bee they knew I was gay. That's on Netflix, and 's yet to Watks and Neil Patrick Harris 'Unupled' | NetflixWhen straight actors play gay rol, we talk about what they chose to do wh their mannerisms.
Movie stars and A-list TV stars get to play a wir range, but I thk most of the stuff that I've played, whether 's straight or gay, I'm really jt playg myself, for the most part. The current climate of televisn is more about 've not only gotten to play gay rol, but characters who are fairly well-adjted, wh maybe the exceptn of The Boys the Band.
GAY TV REP: DPERATE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY LYLE MASAKIJANUARY 7, 2008/2:35 PMBY LYLE MASAKIJANUARY 7, 2008 / 2:35 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GAY TV REP: DPERATE HOEWIV","DATEPUBLISHED":"2008-01-07T19:35:01.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2008-01-07T19:35:01.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LYLE MASAKI","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAST NIGHT WE GOT A LTLE B OF DPERATE HOEHBANDS BOB AND LEE ON DPERATE HOEWIV AS WELL AS A GOOD AMOUNT OF ANDREW. AFTER THE STCTN WROUGHT BY THE TORNADO THAT H WISTERIA LANE THE LAST EPISO, THE SURVIVORS OF THE DISASTER (WHICH MEANS EVERYONE EXCEPT FOR ONE MOR CHARACTER AND ANOTHER CHARACTER WHO DIDN'T SEEM LIKELY TO LAST LONGER THAN HIS STORY ARC, ANYWAY) ARE FOCED ON REBUILDG THEIR DAMAGED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}REPAIRS OF THE HODG' HOME IS LOOKG GOOD SHAPE, THANKS TO A GOOD ROOFER FOUND THROUGH BOB AND LEE ... OR WAS LOOKG GOOD. BOB AND LEE, TURNS OUT, ARE NSOLG THAT NTRACTOR, WALTER, ON THEIR ONT STEPS. AFTER A BAD BREAKUP, WALTER HAS LEARNED THAT HIS EX HAS MOVED WH SOMEONE NEW. THE NEWS HAS H WALTER SO HARD HE WON'T BE ABLE TO DO ANY WORK FOR A WHILE, ALL HE N DO IS S HIS TCK AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BREE SUGGTS THAT THEY SET WALTER UP WH ONE OF THEIR IENDS TO HELP HIM GET HIS "WILL TO WORK" BACK, BUT BOB AND LEE EXPLA THAT MOST OF THEIR IENDS ARE "N" WHILE WALTER IS A "THREE", "IN THE GAY WORLD," LEE EXPLAS, "A NE DON'T GO TO A THREE." BEE THERE AREN'T ANY GAY MEN WHO FORM RELATNSHIPS BASED ON MON TERTS AND PERSONAL NNECTNS. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SCE EVERY OTHER GOOD NTRACTOR TOWN IS ALREADY BOOKED, THE ONLY HOPE BREE AND ORSON N DREAM UP IS TO TRY TO SET WALTER UP WH THE ONLY OTHER GAY PERSON THEY KNOW: ANDREW. THEY VE BOTH WALTER AND ANDREW OVER TO DNER TO PLENTY OF AWKWARD NVERSATN SUCH AS:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BREE: WALTER RECENTLY SPL UP WH HIS LIFE PARTNER, TODD. THEY WERE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ORSON: SMALL WORLD, HUH?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WALTER: HOW IS SMALL, EXACTLY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BREE: ANDREW IS ALSO AN OUT AND PROUD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ORSON: HE'S HERE, HE'S QUEER AND WE'RE ED TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANDREW: SCE WHEN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BREE: YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE YOU HAVE MON? A LOVE OF BOOTS. ANDREW HAS SOME BETIFUL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ORSON: I N ONLY IMAGE THE FUN YOU TWO WOULD HAVE AT THE BOOT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAN, ON THE OTHER HAND, CIS TO PUT THE SCHEME TO A STOP. NOT BEE SEEMS WRONG ON SO MANY LEVELS, BUT BEE BREE IS LIVG HER HOE DURG REPAIRS, WHICH OF URSE MEANS DNERS OF DUCK L'ORANGE (WHAT NO VOL VENTS, MAKI OR A PEAPPLE HEDGEHOG?) AND BREE KEEPG SAN'S HOE AMAZGLY CLEAN. SHE TERPTS SSERT TO MS WH BREE'S PLAN:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAN : YOU'LL REEL SOMETHG , YOU ALWAYS DO. HIS LAST BOYIEND, JT, HE WAS SO HOT. YOU REALLY DO HAVE A THG FOR THE YOUNG, RIPPED MCLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ORSON : HE DID AT ONE TIME, BUT ANDREW'S OUTGROWN . HE'S REALIZED THE FOLLY OF BEG SO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BREE: EXACTLY. HIS TAST HAVE GONE TO THE MORE MATURE, CULTURED TYPE ... LIKE WALTER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAN: THIS IS A FIX UP? WELL ... I ... JT NEVER WOULD HAVE OCCURRED TO ME BEE OF THE VAST AGE DIFFERENCE. BUT, HELL, WHY NOT? LIFE IS SHORT, 'S CERTALY SHORTER FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BREE: SAN!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAN: DON'T GET ME WRONG, YOU SHOULD GRAB LOVE WHEREEVER YOU FD . WHO R IF YOUR IENDS THK YOU'RE PAYG FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BREE: WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THIS PIE UPSTAIRS TO JULIE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WALTER: NO, SHE'S RIGHT. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT MY IENDS WOULD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ORSON: WELL, THEN YOU NEED NEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WALTER: HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU SEEM LIKE A NICE GUY AND WHILE 'D BE GREAT TO PARA YOU ONT OF MY EX, I'D BE G {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BREE : HE DON'T MD!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANDREW: NO! PARA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ORSON: HE'S GOT A MH TANK TOP THAT WOULD BRG YOUR EX TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WALTER: AS TEMPTG AS THAT SOUNDS, I'M JT NOT READY TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOW, I HAVEN'T BEEN AS IRRATED WH BOB AND LEE AS MUCH AS MANY GAY VIEWERS. THEY ACTUALLY GOT ON MY GOOD SI BY IMMEDIATELY BEG BCHY TO SAN, WHO'S BEE THE MOST TRATG PART OF DPERATE HOEWIV FOR ME. SURE, THEY'RE BCHY AND TTY BUT THEY STARTED OUT BEG BCHY TO THE CHARACTER WHO SPIR MY OWN BCHY SI; I ULD FIVE THEIR STEREOTYPIC QUALI SCE THEY SAID THGS I WANTED TO HEAR SAID ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MAN WHO N'T FUNCTN DURG A PERSONAL CRISIS. CAN WE GET JT BACK? HE WAS A B NAIVE AND BLD TO HIS BOYIEND'S FLTS, BUT HE WAS A NICE GUY WHO DIDN'T DISTRACT WH ANY OVERWHELMG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT SAID, I DO LIKE THAT WALTER WAS SMART ENOUGH TO AVOID WHAT CLEARLY WOULD BE A BAD RELATNSHIP. MOREOVER, I ALSO DID LIKE THAT THE FOC OF THE STORY WAS ON HOW BREE AND ORSON ARE SO CLUELS AROUND GAY MEN. A LTLE B OF HUMOR WAS MED OUT OF ANDREW'S AWKWARD ATTEMPTS AT FLIRTG WH A GUY HE'S CLEARLY NOT TERTED , BUT FOR THE MOST PART 'S BREE AND ORSON WHO ARE THE FOOLS HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS ALSO MEANS THAT, ONCE AGA, THE GAY CHARACTERS DON'T GET A STORY OF THEIR OWN, AND STEAD SERVE THE STRAIGHT CHARACTERS' STORY (THIS TIME PLAYG THE STRAIGHT MAN TO BREE AND ORSON'S WACKY SCHEMG ... AND Y, PUN TEND). ANDREW N BE A PELLG CHARACTER AND SHAWN PYOM IS PARTICULARLY APT AT PORTRAYG HIM AS A CHARMG MAN WH A DARK SI. DPERATE HOEWIV HAS BEEN A T REGARDG MOST OF S CHARACTERS WH REPETIVE STORI WHERE THE CHARACTERS DON'T SEEM TO LEARN OM THEIR MISTAK. WHY NOT RE-ENERGIZE THE SHOW BY EXPLORG SOME OF THE CHARACTERS WHO'VE SAT ON THE SIL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN SE YOU MISSED , HERE ARE THE MAJOR SCEN FEATURG ANDREW AND WALTER OM LAST NIGHT'S EPISO:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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It was a different to say that a well-adjted gay person looks like any one thg, but Dperate Hoewiv and Unupled, the are people who are fortable their own sk, who have reers and are gog about their liv relatively productive ways. I grew up wh a fear of beg gay, what beg gay meant, feelg like was not an optn. I had bee a father to tws through surrogacy, and tellg the story of how I beme a father, trsic to that was that I was a gay guy who wanted to have kids but uldn't go through the tradnal way of havg children.
MARC CHERRY ON DPERATE HOEWIV‘ NEW GAY COUPLE
Everyone I worked wh knew I was gay, and that's jt about a ago. My kids actually helped me bee a ltle more fortable publicly wh who I 's another strategy that somebody your sho uld have employed along the way, which was to rist the typ of rol that you those are great rol whether you're gay or straight.
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"GAY" 'HOEWIV' CHARACTER "ISN'T GAY"
The tth is, show creator Marc Cherry – who is openly gay – has mostly unsed his gay characters sce the early stag of season three. That’s when socpathic gay teen Andrew Van Kamp went om beg one of the most highly-visible gay characters on televisn to mostly glorified extra although last season he did surface for a meaty alholic episo.
Alex Comis, played by Todd Grnell but he is not the fully-realized gay character he should be and Pyom is always terrific the role. While Andrew has his own place and no longer liv on Wisteria Lane, gay uple Bob and Lee (Tuc Watks and Kev Rahm) do live there. But stead, was all wrapped up 60 mut as Gaby succsfully schemed to get the gay uple back together.
13 CLASSIC DISNEY CHARACTERS WHO WERE PROBABLY GAY
Lee McDermott is a gay character om Dperate Hoewiv.
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DPERATE HOEWIV TO ADD A GAY {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY BRIAN JUERGENSJULY 29, 2007/11:07 PMBY BRIAN JUERGENSJULY 29, 2007 / 11:07 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"DPERATE HOEWIV TO ADD A GAY COUPLE","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-07-30T03:07:32.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-07-30T03:07:32.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRIAN JUERGENS","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN TERI HATCHER SLID TO A SEAT NEXT TO MARC CHERRY AT THE ABC PRS TOUR PARTY LAST THURSDAY NIGHT LOS ANGEL, SHE WAS ALL EARS AND WI-EYED AS HER DPERATE HOEWIV BOSS WAS DISCSG ONE OF HER STORYL FOR NEXT SEASON WH ME AND A FEW OTHER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHERRY, HIS VOICE GROWG HOARSE OM NON-STOP TERVIEWS, SURPRISED BY REVEALG SOMETHG FOR THE FIRST TIME: AROUND EPISO FIVE, WE MAY BE SEEG A RABOW FLAG HANGG OUTSI ONE OF THE HOM ON WISTERIA LANE. IT SEEMS THAT HATCHER'S CHARACTER OF SWEET AND BUMBLG SAN – WHO MARRIED HUNKY MIKE DELFO (JAN DENTON) THE SEASON FALE – WILL GET NEW NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS WH WHOM SHE WILL STANTLY CLASH AND, THEY WILL BE... A GAY UPLE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT'S RIGHT: DPERATE HOEWIV, WHICH HAD TRATGLY PUT THE STORYLE OF GAY TEEN ANDREW VAN DE KAMP (SHAWN PYOM) ON THE BACK BURNER SEASON 3, IS FALLY HAVG S FIRST SAME-SEX UPLE MOVE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. "WE'RE GOG TO HAVE THE FIRST MALE SPERATE HOEWIV," SAID CHERRY, THE SHOW'S GAY CREATOR AND HEAD WRER. "THEY WILL MOVE TO THE OLD APPLEWHE HOE AND ONE OF THE GAY MEN WILL JT HAVE A ACT, HATEFUL RELATNSHIP WH TERI HATCHER."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO WHO WILL PLAY THE SAME-SEX UPLE? ROGER BART, SO FABULO AS THE GAY "WIFE" THE REMAKE OF "THE STEPFORD WIV" A FEW YEARS BACK WOULD BE PERFECT FOR ONE HALF BUT HE'S ALREADY PLAYED A HETEROSEXUAL ON HOEWIV AND A CREEPY ONE AT THAT: BREE'S WACKO PHARMACIST BE WHO KILLED HER FIRST HBAND, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAID CHERRY ABOUT POTENTIAL ACTORS FOR THE PART: "WE JT STARTED WRG THE EPISOS SO I PROBABLY WON'T START STG FOR ANOTHER FEW WEEKS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE DIDN'T HAVE TO LOOK VERY FAR FOR SPIRATN SCE HE IS BASG THE CHARACTERS ON SOME OF THE REAL-LIFE NEIGHBORS HE HAS HAD SKIRMISH WH OVER THE YEARS. "I JT CID TO HAVE THEM MOVE ONTO THE STREET AND HAVE AS MANY ISSU AS ANY OTHER UPLE," CHERRY SAID WHILE SIPPG ON A KE SI THE PARTY AT THE BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL. "AND SAN WANTS TO BE SO POLILLY RRECT AND SHOW HOW OPEN-MD SHE IS AND SHE PUTS HER FOOT HER MOUTH STANTLY AND GO DOWNHILL OM THERE. I'M BASG A LTLE B ON MY RELATNSHIP WH MY NEIGHBORS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN HATCHER WAS ASKED ABOUT SAN CLASHG WH ONE OF THE GAY MEN SHE WAS QUICK TO SAY: "NOT OVER BEG GAY!"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHERRY TERJECTED: "SHE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY FIGHT OVER YET. THE [THE ACTORS] ARE THE LAST PERSON YOU WANT TO GO TO ABOUT THE STORYL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HATCHER'S SAN WILL NOT ONLY BE ADJTG TO A NEW MARRIAGE AND A NEW GAY NEIGHBOR SHE DON'T GET ALONG WH, BUT ALSO AN OLD IEND (DANA DELANY) WHO MOV BACK ONTO WISTERIA LANE WH HER HBAND (NATHAN FILLN) TO STIR THGS UP EVEN MORE. "I N'T TELL YOU HOW EXCED I AM ABOUT THIS SEASON," HATCHER SAID. "DANA DELANY IS SO GREAT. SHE'S GOT THE DRAMA AND THE EDY AND THE EDGE. SHE IS JT BRILLIANT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO WHAT ABOUT ANDREW? MANY GAY VIEWERS HAVE BEEN PECIALLY TRIGUED WH, AND VTED , HIS CHARACTER EVER SCE SAN UGHT HIM KISSG JT (RYAN CARN) THE SWIMMG POOL THE FIRST HALF OF SEASON 1. ANDREW'S CLASH WH HIS MOTHER BREE (MARCIA CROSS) OVER HIS SEXUALY MA FOR SOME MEMORABLE SCEN SEASONS 1 AND 2. AFTER G OUT TO HIS MOTHER, BREE SAYS TO ANDREW WHAT CHERRY'S MOM SAID TO HIM REAL LIFE: "I'D STILL LOVE YOU, EVEN IF YOU WERE A MURRER."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PYOM'S ANDREW HAD A B OF AN ONGOG ROMANCE WH JT AS CARN WHO APPEARED 11 EPISOS OVER TWO SEASONS. BUT WAS NEVER CLEAR IF ANDREW HAD TE FEELGS FOR THE CUTE BLOND BOY OR WAS JT TRYG TO DRIVE HIS MOTHER CRAZY BY FLNTG HER L AND ALLOWG HIM TO SPEND THE NIGHT HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEN ANDREW UPPED THE ANTE BY SCG BREE'S BISEXUAL SEX-ADDICT BOYIEND (LEE TERGEN). BREE PACKED ANDREW'S BAGS AND DUMPED HIM OFF THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. HE APPEARED AT THE START OF THE LAST SEASON HOMELS AND APPARENTLY TURNG TRICKS WHEN A GUILT-RIDN BREE BRGS HIM BACK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SCE THEN, THE WRERS SEEMED TO HAVE GIVEN ANDREW A LOBOTOMY AND, POSSIBLY, STRATED HIM. HIS ROLE WAS RCED TO THE OCSNAL ONE-LER OVER THE DNER TABLE OR AT TOM AND LYTE'S PIZZA JOT WHERE HE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHERRY HAD DITED TO ME AT LAST SPRG'S GAY AND LBIAN ALLIANCE AGAST DEFAMATN (GLAAD) AWARDS THAT ANDREW MIGHT HAVE A NEW LOVE TERT SEASON 4 BUT WOULD NOT ELABORATE AND SAID THE CHARACTER WAS BY REBUILDG BRIDG WH HIS DYSFUNCTNAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THIS IS A GUY WHO WAS KICKED OUT OF THE HOE BY HIS MOTHER LAST SEASON AND HAD SOME ROUGH EXPERIENC AND NOW HE'S BEG A FUNCTNG MEMBER OF THE FAY," CHERRY SAID THEN. "WHAT I REALLY WORKED SEEG HIM AS A MEMBER OF THE FAY AND WASN'T HIS GAYNS THAT ME FIRST, WAS HIM AS A SON TRYG TO RE-TABLISH HIS RELATNSHIP WH BREE. SO THIS HAS BEEN A YEAR MORE ABOUT TRYG TO GET BREE AND ANDREW TOGETHER AS A I'M SURE SOMETHG REALLY AWFUL IS GOG TO HAPPEN NEXT YEAR."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WAS ANDREW GOG TO HAVE A BOYIEND? "I THK THAT HE'LL HAVE SOME TERTG GAY ADVENTUR," CHERRY TOLD APRIL. "RIGHT NOW WE'RE JT WDG DOWN SEASON 3, BUT JUNE THE WRG STAFF GETS TOGETHER AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT. BUT YOU KNOW, HE'S HAD SUCH A TAME YEAR, 'S TIME TO KD OF JUICE HIM UP AGA."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON THURSDAY, CHERRY AGA PROMISED THGS WILL BE DIFFERENT THIS SEASON FOR THE REFORMED TROUBLEMAKER WHO MAY NOT BE SO REFORMED. "WE'RE NOT DOG MUCH WH HIM AT THE BEGNG OF THE YEAR BUT THE THIRD EPISO, WE HAVE A FUN THG THAT HAPPENS," CHERRY EXPLAED. ANDREW WILL SOMEHOW BEE VOLVED LYTE'S (FELICY HUFFMAN) NCER STORYLE AND REVERT TO HIS FORMER EVIL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHERRY SAID ANDREW'S SEXUALY WILL NOT BE PROMENTLY ALT WH EARLY EPISOS, PECIALLY WH THE NEW GAY NEIGHBORS SHAKG THGS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE HAS BEEN SOME NOISE ABOUT ANDREW GOG THE BISEXUAL ROUTE BUT PYOM PROFSED TO NOT KNOWG A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THAT'S THE CRAZY THG ABOUT THIS," HE SAID. "YOU KD OF GO TO BLDLY NOT KNOWG WHAT YOU ARE GOG TO BE DOG. IT WOULD BE NICE IF I ULD GET A NICE, HOT 19-YEAR-OLD GIRL ON THERE THAT I ULD FOOL AROUND WH, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I KNOW THEY'LL CHOOSE SOMETHG GREAT WHETHER HE GO BI OR NOT, THEY'LL MAKE TERTG. WHATEVER THEY THROW AT ME, I'M WILLG TO TAKE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHERRY ADDRSED THE BISEXUAL ISSUE FOR APRIL: "THAT'S A BATE I'M GOG TO HAVE WH THE WRERS. A LOT OF WRERS FEEL THAT SOMETIM YOUNG BOYS SAY 'BISEXUAL' BEE THAT'S 'A STOP ON THE WAY TO GAY TOWN.' BUT YOU KNOW, I ACTUALLY THK MIGHT BE FASCATG IF ANDREW EXPERIMENTS, AS LONG AS WE HAVE SOME TERTG PLITNS OM THAT. I KNOW THAT SO MANY GAY TEENAGERS DO 'TRY ' JT TO PLEASE THEIR PARENTS. SO WE'LL SEE. SOMETHG SHOCKG WOULD HAPPEN AS A RULT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PYOM SAID AT THE ABC PARTY THAT HE WANTS TO MAKE CLEAR THAT HE HAS NO PROBLEM NTUG TO PLAY ANDREW AS A GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I'VE BEEN QUOTED AND MISQUOTED MANY TIM ON THIS, BUT HERE'S THE TTH: BEG STRAIGHT, 'S UNFORTABLE HAVG TO KISS A GUY BUT AT THE VERY SAME TIME I KNOW 'S A PART OF MY JOB," HE SAID. "I'VE DONE SCEN WHERE I'VE HAD TO SP MARCIA'S FACE AND THAT WAS UNFORTABLE AS WELL - YOU HAVE TO DO THGS SOMETIM THAT ARE A STRETCH FOR YOU AS AN DIVIDUAL WHICH IS NORMALLY WHAT YOU DO ACTG. I DO FOR THE TEGRY OF THE CHARACTER."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO MATTER WHAT DPERATE HOEWIV HAS STORE FOR ANDREW - GOOD OR BAD - THE ARRIVAL OF A GAY UPLE ON WISTERIA LANE MEANS GAY FANS OF THE SHOW WILL HAVE A NEW REASON TO TUNE THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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