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• JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
• HOW GAY IS NBC'S "SMASH?" IT'S POTENTIALLY SOMETHG TO SG ABOUT!{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 MICHAEL JENSENFEBARY 24, 2011/2:40 PMBY MICHAEL JENSENFEBARY 24, 2011 / 2:40 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HOW GAY IS NBC'S \"SMASH?\" IT'S POTENTIALLY SOMETHG TO SG ABOUT!","DATEPUBLISHED":"2011-02-24T19:40:25.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2011-02-24T19:40:25.000+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":"MICHAEL JENSEN","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;}LET ME CLEAR UP ONE THG ABOUT SMASH, NBC'S NEW AND MUCH BUZZED ABOUT PILOT STARRG DEBRA MSG — AFTER READG THE SCRIPT, I N SAY PRETTY NFINTLY THAT IS NOT A GLEE {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;}Y, 'S SUPPOSEDLY A EDY-DRAMA WH AN ENSEMBLE ST AND VOLV MIC AND SGG, BUT SMASH HAS MUCH MORE MON WH MIRACULO YEAR, HBO'S FAILED PILOT OM LAST YEAR ABOUT A MERCURIAL BROADWAY POSER, THAN DO WH THE KIDS AT MCKLEY HIGH {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;}WHILE THE SCRIPT FOR SMASH ISN'T NEARLY AS DARK AS MIRACULO YEAR'S, SMASH'S IAL SCRIPT HAS MUCH MORE EMPHASIS ON DRAMA RATHER THAN EDY. AND WHILE SONGS ARE SUNG, IS BY POSERS POSG AND ACTORS DNG, RATHER THAN HIGH SCHOOL STUNTS SUDNLY TRANSFORMG TO THE ST OF THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW AS THEY WORK OUT THEIR ADOLCENT {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;}SMASH ALSO LOOKS PROMISG TERMS OF GAY VISIBILY ON BROADST TELEVISN. IT CLUS TOM, AN OUT POSER, ELLIS, HIS APPARENTLY HETEROSEXUAL ASSISTANT WHO IS NOHELS WILLG TO SLEEP WH HIS BOSS TO GET AHEAD, AND DEREK, A HOMOPHOBIC CHOREOGRAPHER WH WHOM TOM IS FORCED 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;}IN THE PILOT SCRIPT, TOM IS SCRIBED AS "45, LOVELY, BRILLIANT, VOLATILE." HE'S ALSO THE WORK PARTNER OF MSG'S CHARACTER JULIA, WHO IS A LYRICIST AND TOM'S LONGTIME LLABORATOR. THE FIRST SEASON REVOLV AROUND THEIR EFFORTS TO CREATE A BROADWAY MIL BASED ON THE LIFE OF MARILYN {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;}ONE OF 'S EQUENT LAMENTS ABOUT THE PROBLEM WH GAY CHARACTERS ON TELEVISN IS THAT THEY ARE OFTEN SHUT OUT OF THE ACTN BEE MOST DRAMAS ARE BUILT AROUND THE ROMANTIC LIV OF THE CHARACTERS. UP UNTIL ONLY VERY RECENTLY, MOST SHOWS ONLY HAD ONE GAY CHARACTER, WHICH MEANT THOSE ISOLATED CHARACTERS EQUENTLY HAD LS STORY AND SCREEN {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;}SMASH AVOIDS THAT PROBLEM TWO WAYS. FIRST, MUCH OF THE ACTN IS ACTUALLY CENTERED AROUND THE DRAMA OF GETTG A BROADWAY MIL UP AND NNG. AS ANYONE WHO HAS FOLLOWED THE NEWS SURROUNDG JULIE TAYMOR'S SPIRMAN: TURN OFF THE DARK, THAT DRAMA N BE {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;}SEND, SMASH DON'T SHY AWAY OM GIVG TOM A ROMANTIC {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 THE PILOT SCRIPT, WE FIRST SEE TOM EYEG ELLIS, HIS NEW ASSISTANT (JULIA WARNS HIM ELLIS IS STRAIGHT) AND THEN HE NOT ONLY FLIRTS WH A CHOS BOY NAMED DENNIS, BUT WE LATER SEE THAT THEY HAVE SPENT THE NIGHT {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;}FALLY, RIGHT BEFORE THE END OF THE PILOT, WE SEE TOM BED WH ELLIS, UNAWARE THAT HE HAS A GIRLIEND WAG FOR HIM AT HOME. IT'S POSSIBLE ELLIS IS ACTUALLY BISEXUAL, BUT GIVEN HOW OFTEN TELEVISN HAS PORTRAYED BISEXUALS AS SCHEMG AND V, I'M HOPG ELLIS IS SIMPLY STRAIGHT BUT MANIPULATIVE, WHICH IS HOW HE IS PORTRAYED 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;}EHER WAY, 'S GOOD NEWS FOR THE THE CHARACTER OF TOM, AS GIV HIM MORE TO DO THAN JT BE A SHOULR FOR JULIA TO CRY ON. AND WHILE 'S NOT OFTEN THAT AFTERELTON PRAIS THE CLN OF A HOMOPHOBIC CHARACTER, HERE, DERERK, TO BE PLAYED BY FLASH FORWARD'S JACK DAVENPORT, THIS SE, WE'RE HAPPY TO SEE {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;}HAVG DEREK BE A STRAIGHT HOMOPHOBIC CHOREOGRAPHER NOT ONLY GIV TOM A FOIL WH WHICH TO SPAR, TH GIVG HIM MORE POTENTIAL STORYL, ALSO ALS WH THE FACT THAT HOMOPHOBIA IS STILL VERY MUCH A PART OF AMERIN SOCIETY. AND HAVG BE A SUPPOSEDLY SOPHISTITED NEW YORKER, RATHER THAN A STEREOTYPIL RAL OR NSERVATIVE CHARACTER BEHAVE HOMOPHOBILLY, GIV A H {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;}FOR THOSE WORRIED THAT THE SHOW MIGHT NOT HANDLE THAT ASPECT WELL, OR WILL ULTIMATELY END UP IGNORG THE GAY NTENT ALTOGETHER, THE FACT THAT SMASH'S EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS CLU FOUR GAY MEN — MARC SHAIMAN, STT WTMAN, NEIL MERON AND CRAIG ZEDAN — SHOULD PUT THOSE NCERNS AT EASE. THEN THERE IS THE FACT THAT NBC'S NEW PRINT OF PROGRAMMG IS THE OUT BOB GREENBLATT, WHO MA SHOWTIME ONE OF THE MOST GAY IENDLY WORKS {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;}THE ONLY BIG QUTN REMAG, OTHER THAN WHETHER OR NOT NBC WILL PICK UP SMASH, IS WHO WILL BE ST THE ROLE OF TOM. ONE NAME THAT HAS BEEN MENTNED IS STANLEY TUCCI, AND WHILE HE APPEARS TO F THE ROLE NICELY, HE ALSO SEEMS A LTLE OBV. OUR FIRST CHOICE WOULD BE FOR OUT ACTOR JOHN BARROWMAN WHO NOT ONLY IS THE RIGHT AGE, BUT GIVEN HIS MIL AND THEATER BACKGROUND, CERTALY HAS THE RIGHT TALENTS FOR 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;}WHAT OTHER ACTORS ULD YOU SEE PLAYG TOM?{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

JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU

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HOW GAY IS NBC'S "SMASH?" IT'S POTENTIALLY SOMETHG TO SG ABOUT!{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 MICHAEL JENSENFEBARY 24, 2011/2:40 PMBY MICHAEL JENSENFEBARY 24, 2011 / 2:40 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HOW GAY IS NBC'S \"SMASH?\" IT'S POTENTIALLY SOMETHG TO SG ABOUT!","DATEPUBLISHED":"2011-02-24T19:40:25.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2011-02-24T19:40:25.000+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":"MICHAEL JENSEN","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;}LET ME CLEAR UP ONE THG ABOUT SMASH, NBC'S NEW AND MUCH BUZZED ABOUT PILOT STARRG DEBRA MSG — AFTER READG THE SCRIPT, I N SAY PRETTY NFINTLY THAT IS NOT A GLEE {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;}Y, 'S SUPPOSEDLY A EDY-DRAMA WH AN ENSEMBLE ST AND VOLV MIC AND SGG, BUT SMASH HAS MUCH MORE MON WH MIRACULO YEAR, HBO'S FAILED PILOT OM LAST YEAR ABOUT A MERCURIAL BROADWAY POSER, THAN DO WH THE KIDS AT MCKLEY HIGH {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;}WHILE THE SCRIPT FOR SMASH ISN'T NEARLY AS DARK AS MIRACULO YEAR'S, SMASH'S IAL SCRIPT HAS MUCH MORE EMPHASIS ON DRAMA RATHER THAN EDY. AND WHILE SONGS ARE SUNG, IS BY POSERS POSG AND ACTORS DNG, RATHER THAN HIGH SCHOOL STUNTS SUDNLY TRANSFORMG TO THE ST OF THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW AS THEY WORK OUT THEIR ADOLCENT {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;}SMASH ALSO LOOKS PROMISG TERMS OF GAY VISIBILY ON BROADST TELEVISN. IT CLUS TOM, AN OUT POSER, ELLIS, HIS APPARENTLY HETEROSEXUAL ASSISTANT WHO IS NOHELS WILLG TO SLEEP WH HIS BOSS TO GET AHEAD, AND DEREK, A HOMOPHOBIC CHOREOGRAPHER WH WHOM TOM IS FORCED 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;}IN THE PILOT SCRIPT, TOM IS SCRIBED AS "45, LOVELY, BRILLIANT, VOLATILE." HE'S ALSO THE WORK PARTNER OF MSG'S CHARACTER JULIA, WHO IS A LYRICIST AND TOM'S LONGTIME LLABORATOR. THE FIRST SEASON REVOLV AROUND THEIR EFFORTS TO CREATE A BROADWAY MIL BASED ON THE LIFE OF MARILYN {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;}ONE OF 'S EQUENT LAMENTS ABOUT THE PROBLEM WH GAY CHARACTERS ON TELEVISN IS THAT THEY ARE OFTEN SHUT OUT OF THE ACTN BEE MOST DRAMAS ARE BUILT AROUND THE ROMANTIC LIV OF THE CHARACTERS. UP UNTIL ONLY VERY RECENTLY, MOST SHOWS ONLY HAD ONE GAY CHARACTER, WHICH MEANT THOSE ISOLATED CHARACTERS EQUENTLY HAD LS STORY AND SCREEN {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;}SMASH AVOIDS THAT PROBLEM TWO WAYS. FIRST, MUCH OF THE ACTN IS ACTUALLY CENTERED AROUND THE DRAMA OF GETTG A BROADWAY MIL UP AND NNG. AS ANYONE WHO HAS FOLLOWED THE NEWS SURROUNDG JULIE TAYMOR'S SPIRMAN: TURN OFF THE DARK, THAT DRAMA N BE {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;}SEND, SMASH DON'T SHY AWAY OM GIVG TOM A ROMANTIC {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 THE PILOT SCRIPT, WE FIRST SEE TOM EYEG ELLIS, HIS NEW ASSISTANT (JULIA WARNS HIM ELLIS IS STRAIGHT) AND THEN HE NOT ONLY FLIRTS WH A CHOS BOY NAMED DENNIS, BUT WE LATER SEE THAT THEY HAVE SPENT THE NIGHT {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;}FALLY, RIGHT BEFORE THE END OF THE PILOT, WE SEE TOM BED WH ELLIS, UNAWARE THAT HE HAS A GIRLIEND WAG FOR HIM AT HOME. IT'S POSSIBLE ELLIS IS ACTUALLY BISEXUAL, BUT GIVEN HOW OFTEN TELEVISN HAS PORTRAYED BISEXUALS AS SCHEMG AND V, I'M HOPG ELLIS IS SIMPLY STRAIGHT BUT MANIPULATIVE, WHICH IS HOW HE IS PORTRAYED 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;}EHER WAY, 'S GOOD NEWS FOR THE THE CHARACTER OF TOM, AS GIV HIM MORE TO DO THAN JT BE A SHOULR FOR JULIA TO CRY ON. AND WHILE 'S NOT OFTEN THAT AFTERELTON PRAIS THE CLN OF A HOMOPHOBIC CHARACTER, HERE, DERERK, TO BE PLAYED BY FLASH FORWARD'S JACK DAVENPORT, THIS SE, WE'RE HAPPY TO SEE {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;}HAVG DEREK BE A STRAIGHT HOMOPHOBIC CHOREOGRAPHER NOT ONLY GIV TOM A FOIL WH WHICH TO SPAR, TH GIVG HIM MORE POTENTIAL STORYL, ALSO ALS WH THE FACT THAT HOMOPHOBIA IS STILL VERY MUCH A PART OF AMERIN SOCIETY. AND HAVG BE A SUPPOSEDLY SOPHISTITED NEW YORKER, RATHER THAN A STEREOTYPIL RAL OR NSERVATIVE CHARACTER BEHAVE HOMOPHOBILLY, GIV A H {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;}FOR THOSE WORRIED THAT THE SHOW MIGHT NOT HANDLE THAT ASPECT WELL, OR WILL ULTIMATELY END UP IGNORG THE GAY NTENT ALTOGETHER, THE FACT THAT SMASH'S EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS CLU FOUR GAY MEN — MARC SHAIMAN, STT WTMAN, NEIL MERON AND CRAIG ZEDAN — SHOULD PUT THOSE NCERNS AT EASE. THEN THERE IS THE FACT THAT NBC'S NEW PRINT OF PROGRAMMG IS THE OUT BOB GREENBLATT, WHO MA SHOWTIME ONE OF THE MOST GAY IENDLY WORKS {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;}THE ONLY BIG QUTN REMAG, OTHER THAN WHETHER OR NOT NBC WILL PICK UP SMASH, IS WHO WILL BE ST THE ROLE OF TOM. ONE NAME THAT HAS BEEN MENTNED IS STANLEY TUCCI, AND WHILE HE APPEARS TO F THE ROLE NICELY, HE ALSO SEEMS A LTLE OBV. OUR FIRST CHOICE WOULD BE FOR OUT ACTOR JOHN BARROWMAN WHO NOT ONLY IS THE RIGHT AGE, BUT GIVEN HIS MIL AND THEATER BACKGROUND, CERTALY HAS THE RIGHT TALENTS FOR 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;}WHAT OTHER ACTORS ULD YOU SEE PLAYG TOM?{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

It sponsors Salem’s gay softball team, the Speakeasy Sats.