"The Fay Law" Number One Gay Son (TV Episo 2019) - IMDb

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• GAYT EPISO EVER: HOW ‘ALL THE FAY’ GAVE US OUR FIRST GAY S CHARACTER
• NUMBER ONE GAY SON
• 14 TV SHOWS THAT BROKE GROUND WH GAY AND TRANSGENR CHARACTERS
• 15 GAY TV SHOWS THAT BOMBEDFOR EVERY "WILL AND GRACE," THERE'S A "SOME OF MY BT FRIENDS"{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 MASAKIOCTOBER 15, 2015/6:15 PMBY LYLE MASAKIOCTOBER 15, 2015 / 6:15 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"15 GAY TV SHOWS THAT BOMBED","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-10-15T22:15:05.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-10-15T22:15:05.000+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;}THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS HAVE BEEN PRETTY GOOD FOR LGBT-FOCED TV SERI, WH SHOWS LIKE FAKG IT, SENSE8, TRANSPARENT AND THE FOSTERS GARNERG CRIL ACCLAIM AND BIG {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;}BUT THE TV LANDSPE IS LTERED WH GAY-THEMED SHOWS THAT BOMBED. {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;}RELATED: THE 18 HOTTT GAY SEX SCEN ON TV THIS {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;}SOME WERE WELL-TENTNED, OTHERS WERE CRASS AND EXPLOATIVE. ALL WERE YANKED OFF THE AIR BEFORE ANYONE ULD EVEN THK ABOUT A SEND {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;}BELOW, WE TAKE A LOOK AT 15 SHOWS THAT WENT OUT WH A GAY WHIMPER, NOT 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;}{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 BIG HAPPY (2015){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;}NBC GAVE A BIG PH FOR THIS ELLEN DEGENER-PRODUCED S—ABOUT A LBIAN AND A STRAIGHT GUY WHOSE PLAN TO HAVE A BABY TOGETHER IS PLITED BY THE ARRIVAL OF HIS 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;}BUT HAPPY, WAS A CRIL AND RATGS DISASTER AND GOT NCELED AFTER JT SIX {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 MCCARTHYS (2015){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 S ABOUT A GAY MAN (TYLER RTER) AND HIS CLOSE-KN, SPORTS-LIVG, IRISH CATHOLIC WAS BASED ON THE CREATOR BRIAN GALLIVAN'S REAL FAY. BUT THAT DIDN'T SAVE OM BEG PULLED AFTER 11 {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;}SEAN SAV THE WORLD (2013){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;}SEAN HAY' FIRST LEAD TV ROLE SCE WILL & GRACE HAD A PROMISG ST CLUDG S VETERAN LDA LAV AS HIS MOTHER, MEGAN HILTY AS HIS BT IEND AND THOMAS LENNON AS 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;}BUT THE STORY OF A SGLE GAY DAD JUGGLG A REER AND RAISG A TEENAGE DGHTER JT DIDN'T CLICK WH DIENC— WAS NCELLED AFTER 15 {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;}PARTNERS (2012){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;}WILL & GRACE CREATORS DAVID KOHAN AND MAX MUTCHNICK TURNED THEIR WORKG RELATNSHIP TO A CBS S ABOUT TWO BT IENDS (MICHAEL URIE AND DAVID KMHOLTZ), ONE GAY, ONE {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;}PARTNERS BUTED TO POOR REVIEWS AND DISAPPOTG RATGS, EVEN WH THE H HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER AS A LEAD . THIRTEEN EPISOS WERE MA BUT CBS AIRED ONLY {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 NEW NORMAL (2012){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;}NBC HOPED TO RRAL RYAN MURPHY'S RATGS MAGIC TO THIS EDY ABOUT A GAY UPLE (ANDREW RANNELLS AND JT BARTHA) WHO VE THEIR SURROGATE TO MOVE WH THEM—BRGG ALONG AN EXTEND FAY THAT CLUD HER PREC DGHTER, SLACKER EX, AND HOMOPHOBIC MOTHER (A LIC ELLEN BARK).{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 NEW NORMAL LOOKED LIKE A POTENTIAL H, GETTG STRONG RATGS FOLLOWG THE VOICE, BUT MANY VIEWERS DISAPPEARED ONCE THE VOICE END. ITS CHANC FOR A SEND SEASON DISAPPEARED WH {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;}QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GIRL (2005){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;}SPNG OFF THE SUCCS OF QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY, THIS MAKEOVER SHOW SAW THREE GAY GUYS AND A LBIAN—A.K.A. THE "GAL PALS"—HELP HAPLS LADI LOS {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;}BUT THE MAGIC OF THE ORIGAL QUEER EYE WAS NEVER QUE RECREATED—MAYBE BEE WOMEN JT WANT TO SEE THEIR MEN TURNED TO PRCE CHARMG?—AND THE SHOW END AFTER S FIRST {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;}CMBS (2006){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;}WONR YEARS' FRED SAVAGE RETURNED TO TV FOR THIS S ABOUT MCH CMB, A SUCCSFUL GAY SCREENWRER WHO RETURNS HOME TO TAKE RE OF HIS MOTHER (JANE CURT), WHO WAS JT RELEASED OM HER MENTAL {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;}THOUGH MCH WAS OUT TO HIS HOLLYWOOD LLEAGU, HE NEVER ME OUT TO HIS FAY—AND EVEN FAKED A RELATNSHIP WH A WOMAN. THIRTEEN EPISOS WERE MA BUT ABC AIRED ONLY FIVE BEFORE AXG 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;}BOY MEETS BOY (2003){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;}ALL OF GAYDOM TUNED FOR THIS BRAVO REALY SERI, WHICH SEEMED AT FIRST LIKE A QUEER SP ON ANY NUMBER OF DATG SHOWS. BUT WHEN THE HOST REVEALED TO BACHELOR JAM GETZLAFF (AND ) THAT SOME OF HIS ROMEOS WERE ACTUALLY STRAIGHT GUYS TRYG TO W $25,000, THGS WENT SOUTH. {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;}SERLY, DU, I'M GAY (2004){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 120-MUTE SPECIAL FEATURED TWO STRAIGHT GUYS TRYG TO NVCE IENDS AND RELATIV THEY WERE ACTUALLY GAY, HOP OF WNG $50,000. GLAAD SCRIBED THE SHOW AS "AN EXERCISE SYSTEMATIC HUIATN," WH NTTANTS LLG THE PRETENSE "THEIR WORST NIGHTMARE."{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;}FOX AXED SERLY BEFORE EVEN AIRED, THOUGH SIRS SAY WAS THE FAILURE OF THE SIARLY-THEMED REALY PROGRAM, PLAYG IT STRAIGHT, (BELOW) THAT DID {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;}PLAYG IT STRAIGHT (2004){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 SETUP TO THIS RNY REALY PETN: A YOUNG WOMAN SPENDS TIME WH 14 MEN HOP OF TERMG WHO'S STRAIGHT AND WHO'S GAY. IF SHE PICKS A HETEROSEXUAL, THEY SPL A LN-DOLLAR JACKPOT. IF SHE PICKS A GAY DU, HE GETS ALL 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;}THE EIGHT-WEEK SERI WAS A DUD FOR FOX, BUT SPARKED SP-OFF VERSNS THE NETHERLANDS, ATRALIA AND 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;}IT'S ALL RELATIVE (2003){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 ABC S FOCED ON A GAY UPLE (OUT ACTORS JOHN BENJAM HICKEY AND CHRISTOPHER SIEBER) WHO WERE SHOCKED TO LEARN THEIR DGHTER MARRIED TO A WORKG-CLASS IRISH-AMERIN {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 SHOW PLAYED UP THE CULTURE CLASH BETWEEN THE GAY SOPHISTIT AND THEIR BIGOTED BAR-OWNG -LAWS BUT, EVEN WH NOT-ABYSMAL RATGS, WASN'T RENEWED FOR A SEND {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 ELLEN SHOW (2001){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 HER BIG RETURN TO TV, DEGENER WAS STILL A LBIAN—AN INTER ENTREPRENR WHO MOVED BACK HOME AFTER HER BS WENT BT—BUT THE SHOW MUTED MOST REFERENC TO HER {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;}DPE DEGENER CHARM AND VETERAN-EDY -STARS LIKE CLORIS LEACHMAN, MART MULL, KERRI KENNEY AND JIM GAFFIGAN, CBS NCELED ELLEN MID-SEASON WH FIVE EPISOS LEFT {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;}SOME OF MY BT FRIENDS (2001){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;}EAGER TO DUPLITE THE SUCCS OF WILL AND GRACE, CBS TURNED THE 1997 DIE MOVIE KISS ME, GUIDO TO A TV SHOW WH JASON BATEMAN AND DANNY NUCCI PLAYG A GAY GUY AND A WALKG ITALIAN STEREOTYPE WHO WD UP 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;}EVEN A POST-EVERYONE LOV RAYMOND TIMLOT AND ALEC MAPA A VERY JACK MCFARLAND-ISH ROLE ULDN'T SAVE THE SHOW OM NCELLATN AFTER JT FIVE {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;}NORMAL, OH (2000){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;}JOHN GOODMAN STARRED THIS FOX S AS "BUTCH" GAMBLE, A GAY MAN RETURNG TO HIS BLUE-LLAR HOMETOWN. (THERE WERE A LOT OF SHOWS ABOUT PEOPLE RETURNG TO THEIR HOMETOWNS AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY.){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;}CRICS PLAED THAT BUTCH WAS AN UNREALISTIC AMALGAM OF HETERONORMATIVY—DRKG BEER, WATCHG FOOTBALL—AND GAY CLICH—A KNACK FOR HAIRDRSG, A LOVE OF BROADWAY SHOWTUN. GOODMAN WON THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD FOR THE ROLE, BUT ONLY EIGHT EPISOS AIRED BEFORE FOX PULLED 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;}OH, GROW UP (1999){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;}SIX FEET UNR CREATOR ALAN BALL ADAPTED HIS ONE-ACT PLAY BACHELOR HOLIDAY FOR TV, TURNG TO A S ABOUT A MAN WHO JT END HIS MARRIAGE AFTER 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;}IT MAY HAVE HAD THE H DREW CAREY SHOW AS A LEAD-, BUT ONLY 12 EPISOS AIRED BEFORE ABC GAVE UP ON GROW {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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14 TV SHOWS THAT BROKE GROUND WH GAY AND TRANSGENR CHARACTERS

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15 GAY TV SHOWS THAT BOMBEDFOR EVERY "WILL AND GRACE," THERE'S A "SOME OF MY BT FRIENDS"{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 MASAKIOCTOBER 15, 2015/6:15 PMBY LYLE MASAKIOCTOBER 15, 2015 / 6:15 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"15 GAY TV SHOWS THAT BOMBED","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-10-15T22:15:05.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-10-15T22:15:05.000+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;}THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS HAVE BEEN PRETTY GOOD FOR LGBT-FOCED TV SERI, WH SHOWS LIKE FAKG IT, SENSE8, TRANSPARENT AND THE FOSTERS GARNERG CRIL ACCLAIM AND BIG {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;}BUT THE TV LANDSPE IS LTERED WH GAY-THEMED SHOWS THAT BOMBED. {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;}RELATED: THE 18 HOTTT GAY SEX SCEN ON TV THIS {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;}SOME WERE WELL-TENTNED, OTHERS WERE CRASS AND EXPLOATIVE. ALL WERE YANKED OFF THE AIR BEFORE ANYONE ULD EVEN THK ABOUT A SEND {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;}BELOW, WE TAKE A LOOK AT 15 SHOWS THAT WENT OUT WH A GAY WHIMPER, NOT 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;}{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 BIG HAPPY (2015){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;}NBC GAVE A BIG PH FOR THIS ELLEN DEGENER-PRODUCED S—ABOUT A LBIAN AND A STRAIGHT GUY WHOSE PLAN TO HAVE A BABY TOGETHER IS PLITED BY THE ARRIVAL OF HIS 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;}BUT HAPPY, WAS A CRIL AND RATGS DISASTER AND GOT NCELED AFTER JT SIX {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 MCCARTHYS (2015){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 S ABOUT A GAY MAN (TYLER RTER) AND HIS CLOSE-KN, SPORTS-LIVG, IRISH CATHOLIC WAS BASED ON THE CREATOR BRIAN GALLIVAN'S REAL FAY. BUT THAT DIDN'T SAVE OM BEG PULLED AFTER 11 {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;}SEAN SAV THE WORLD (2013){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;}SEAN HAY' FIRST LEAD TV ROLE SCE WILL & GRACE HAD A PROMISG ST CLUDG S VETERAN LDA LAV AS HIS MOTHER, MEGAN HILTY AS HIS BT IEND AND THOMAS LENNON AS 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;}BUT THE STORY OF A SGLE GAY DAD JUGGLG A REER AND RAISG A TEENAGE DGHTER JT DIDN'T CLICK WH DIENC— WAS NCELLED AFTER 15 {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;}PARTNERS (2012){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;}WILL & GRACE CREATORS DAVID KOHAN AND MAX MUTCHNICK TURNED THEIR WORKG RELATNSHIP TO A CBS S ABOUT TWO BT IENDS (MICHAEL URIE AND DAVID KMHOLTZ), ONE GAY, ONE {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;}PARTNERS BUTED TO POOR REVIEWS AND DISAPPOTG RATGS, EVEN WH THE H HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER AS A LEAD . THIRTEEN EPISOS WERE MA BUT CBS AIRED ONLY {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 NEW NORMAL (2012){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;}NBC HOPED TO RRAL RYAN MURPHY'S RATGS MAGIC TO THIS EDY ABOUT A GAY UPLE (ANDREW RANNELLS AND JT BARTHA) WHO VE THEIR SURROGATE TO MOVE WH THEM—BRGG ALONG AN EXTEND FAY THAT CLUD HER PREC DGHTER, SLACKER EX, AND HOMOPHOBIC MOTHER (A LIC ELLEN BARK).{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 NEW NORMAL LOOKED LIKE A POTENTIAL H, GETTG STRONG RATGS FOLLOWG THE VOICE, BUT MANY VIEWERS DISAPPEARED ONCE THE VOICE END. ITS CHANC FOR A SEND SEASON DISAPPEARED WH {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;}QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GIRL (2005){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;}SPNG OFF THE SUCCS OF QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY, THIS MAKEOVER SHOW SAW THREE GAY GUYS AND A LBIAN—A.K.A. THE "GAL PALS"—HELP HAPLS LADI LOS {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;}BUT THE MAGIC OF THE ORIGAL QUEER EYE WAS NEVER QUE RECREATED—MAYBE BEE WOMEN JT WANT TO SEE THEIR MEN TURNED TO PRCE CHARMG?—AND THE SHOW END AFTER S FIRST {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;}CMBS (2006){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;}WONR YEARS' FRED SAVAGE RETURNED TO TV FOR THIS S ABOUT MCH CMB, A SUCCSFUL GAY SCREENWRER WHO RETURNS HOME TO TAKE RE OF HIS MOTHER (JANE CURT), WHO WAS JT RELEASED OM HER MENTAL {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;}THOUGH MCH WAS OUT TO HIS HOLLYWOOD LLEAGU, HE NEVER ME OUT TO HIS FAY—AND EVEN FAKED A RELATNSHIP WH A WOMAN. THIRTEEN EPISOS WERE MA BUT ABC AIRED ONLY FIVE BEFORE AXG 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;}BOY MEETS BOY (2003){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;}ALL OF GAYDOM TUNED FOR THIS BRAVO REALY SERI, WHICH SEEMED AT FIRST LIKE A QUEER SP ON ANY NUMBER OF DATG SHOWS. BUT WHEN THE HOST REVEALED TO BACHELOR JAM GETZLAFF (AND ) THAT SOME OF HIS ROMEOS WERE ACTUALLY STRAIGHT GUYS TRYG TO W $25,000, THGS WENT SOUTH. {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;}SERLY, DU, I'M GAY (2004){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 120-MUTE SPECIAL FEATURED TWO STRAIGHT GUYS TRYG TO NVCE IENDS AND RELATIV THEY WERE ACTUALLY GAY, HOP OF WNG $50,000. GLAAD SCRIBED THE SHOW AS "AN EXERCISE SYSTEMATIC HUIATN," WH NTTANTS LLG THE PRETENSE "THEIR WORST NIGHTMARE."{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;}FOX AXED SERLY BEFORE EVEN AIRED, THOUGH SIRS SAY WAS THE FAILURE OF THE SIARLY-THEMED REALY PROGRAM, PLAYG IT STRAIGHT, (BELOW) THAT DID {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;}PLAYG IT STRAIGHT (2004){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 SETUP TO THIS RNY REALY PETN: A YOUNG WOMAN SPENDS TIME WH 14 MEN HOP OF TERMG WHO'S STRAIGHT AND WHO'S GAY. IF SHE PICKS A HETEROSEXUAL, THEY SPL A LN-DOLLAR JACKPOT. IF SHE PICKS A GAY DU, HE GETS ALL 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;}THE EIGHT-WEEK SERI WAS A DUD FOR FOX, BUT SPARKED SP-OFF VERSNS THE NETHERLANDS, ATRALIA AND 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;}IT'S ALL RELATIVE (2003){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 ABC S FOCED ON A GAY UPLE (OUT ACTORS JOHN BENJAM HICKEY AND CHRISTOPHER SIEBER) WHO WERE SHOCKED TO LEARN THEIR DGHTER MARRIED TO A WORKG-CLASS IRISH-AMERIN {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 SHOW PLAYED UP THE CULTURE CLASH BETWEEN THE GAY SOPHISTIT AND THEIR BIGOTED BAR-OWNG -LAWS BUT, EVEN WH NOT-ABYSMAL RATGS, WASN'T RENEWED FOR A SEND {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 ELLEN SHOW (2001){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 HER BIG RETURN TO TV, DEGENER WAS STILL A LBIAN—AN INTER ENTREPRENR WHO MOVED BACK HOME AFTER HER BS WENT BT—BUT THE SHOW MUTED MOST REFERENC TO HER {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;}DPE DEGENER CHARM AND VETERAN-EDY -STARS LIKE CLORIS LEACHMAN, MART MULL, KERRI KENNEY AND JIM GAFFIGAN, CBS NCELED ELLEN MID-SEASON WH FIVE EPISOS LEFT {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;}SOME OF MY BT FRIENDS (2001){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;}EAGER TO DUPLITE THE SUCCS OF WILL AND GRACE, CBS TURNED THE 1997 DIE MOVIE KISS ME, GUIDO TO A TV SHOW WH JASON BATEMAN AND DANNY NUCCI PLAYG A GAY GUY AND A WALKG ITALIAN STEREOTYPE WHO WD UP 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;}EVEN A POST-EVERYONE LOV RAYMOND TIMLOT AND ALEC MAPA A VERY JACK MCFARLAND-ISH ROLE ULDN'T SAVE THE SHOW OM NCELLATN AFTER JT FIVE {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;}NORMAL, OH (2000){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;}JOHN GOODMAN STARRED THIS FOX S AS "BUTCH" GAMBLE, A GAY MAN RETURNG TO HIS BLUE-LLAR HOMETOWN. (THERE WERE A LOT OF SHOWS ABOUT PEOPLE RETURNG TO THEIR HOMETOWNS AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY.){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;}CRICS PLAED THAT BUTCH WAS AN UNREALISTIC AMALGAM OF HETERONORMATIVY—DRKG BEER, WATCHG FOOTBALL—AND GAY CLICH—A KNACK FOR HAIRDRSG, A LOVE OF BROADWAY SHOWTUN. GOODMAN WON THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD FOR THE ROLE, BUT ONLY EIGHT EPISOS AIRED BEFORE FOX PULLED 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;}OH, GROW UP (1999){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;}SIX FEET UNR CREATOR ALAN BALL ADAPTED HIS ONE-ACT PLAY BACHELOR HOLIDAY FOR TV, TURNG TO A S ABOUT A MAN WHO JT END HIS MARRIAGE AFTER 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;}IT MAY HAVE HAD THE H DREW CAREY SHOW AS A LEAD-, BUT ONLY 12 EPISOS AIRED BEFORE ABC GAVE UP ON GROW {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

In short, if you’re an otherwise pop culture-savvy gay guy who’s never seen an episo of All the Fay, at least know about this one. On Febary 9, 1971, jt five episos to All the Fay’s first season, “Judgg Books by Covers” turned Archie Bunker’s anger toward gay men — or as he lls them many tim throughout the episo, fags. While the episo begs wh Archie fumg that he has to teract wh his dghter’s effemate male iend, he’s shocked later on to fd out that Steve (Philip Carey), the manly ex-football player who hangs out at the lol bar, is himself gay.

What’s remarkable about this episo is that most prev TV pictns of gay people were fairly negative.