Date: Sun, 06 Feb 1994 16:03:43 -0500 (EST) From: "Michael, The Manager Of DELPHI's Gay Forum" Subject: =-= Gay TV: 2/05-2/11 =-= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -=-= "GAY TV LISTINGS OF THE WEEK" -=-= -=-= Weekly Column By Carol Mortimer -=-= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -=-= With Permission, Edited And Re-distributed By NOT2@Delphi.Com -=-= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "It looks like I might be posting this late evey week. I work on Saturdays now and usaully go out partying right after. Sorry." ---NOT2 Hi, folks! This is a list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Saturday 2/05/94 to Friday 2/11/94. Based on TV listings for the Phila/NJ/NYC area. Sat >> TOOTSIE. Airs Sat. 2/5/94, 8:00 pm, on Phila. PA WPHL ch. 17. L Great 1982 comedy in which Dustin Hoffman is an out of work actor who dresses as a woman ("Tootsie") to land a job on a soap, and then gets trapped in the role. When he falls in love with an actress co-worker who think's he's "Tootsie", she believes he's a lesbian. Recommended. Sat >> LONGTIME COMPANION (CC). 1990 PBS movie, which was also released P theatrically, about the effect of the early breakout of AIDS on a group of fairly rich white Fire Island/Manhattan gay men. Aside from the extremely limited population depicted and the almost exclusively white cast, this was a fairly well done movie. Bruce Davison gives a particularly moving portrait of a man who cares for his AIDS-infected lover as the partner's disease progresses. Airs on some PBS stations this weekend, including Philadelphia PA WHYY ch. 12 on Sat 2/5/94, 11:45 pm. Sun >> SWEET AS YOU ARE. Made for British TV, 1987. "A teacher (Liam $ Neeson) jeopardizes his marriage - and his life - when he has an affair with a student who's carrying the AIDS virus." - TV Guide. Airs Sun. 2/6/94, 3:10 pm on Prism. Sun >> THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE. Airs Sun. 3/6/94, 4:00 pm, Lifetime cable. 1989 Oprah Winfrey movie based on the Gloria Naylor book of the same name. This movie follows a group of about 8 African American women - including a lesbian couple - who live in a ghetto in the 1960s. Mon >> SWEET AS YOU ARE. See above. Airs Mon. 2/7/94, 8:30 am on Prism. $ Mon >> FRIED GREEN TOMATOES (CC). Airs Mon. 2/7/94, 8:00 pm, NBC. 1991 movie based on the Fannie Flagg novel "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe". This movie focuses on a murder mystery and 4 women - a lesbian couple named Ruth Jamison (Mary-Louise Parker) and Idgie Threadgoode (Mary Stuart Masterson) who run a cafe in the 1930s (when the murder happened - as told via flashbacks), and Ninny Threadgoode (Jessica Tandy) and Evelyn Couch (Kathy Bates) who are in the present. Although the movie obscures and barely hints at the lesbian relationship between Ruth and Idgie, it is still a warm story that is otherwise well told. Read the book for a clearer depiction of the lesbian relationship, which director Jon Avnet apparently thought would hurt its commercial success. Note: this NBC airing includes footage not shown in the theatrical release of the movie. probably not a significant amount, but who knows? Mon >> JENNY JONES: LOVE TRIANGLES. These are probably the L he's-cheating-on-me-with-her straight type of triangles, but who knows??? Airs on Monday's syndicated Jenny Jones. Check local listings, but airings include Philadelphia PA on Mon-Tues, 2/7-8/94, 12:30 am, on WGBS ch. 57. Tue >> BERTICE BERRY: TRANSVESTISM. Airs on Tuesday's Bertice. Airings L include Phila. PA on Tuesday 2/8/94 at 11:00 am on KYW ch. 3. Tue >> BIOGRAPHY: LIZ TAYLOR. Airs Tues. 2/8/94, 8:00 pm, Arts & Entertainment. This biography will undoubtedly discuss Ms. Taylor's tireless work as an AIDS activist. Tue >> BASIC INSTINCT (CC). Airs Tues. 2/8/94, 9:00 pm, Showtime. $ Horrid 1992 movie that features about four women who are lesbian or bisexual - and ALL of whom are either murderers or mass murderers. MAJOR HOMOPHOBIA ALERT. Tue >> BERTICE BERRY: TRANSVESTISM. See above. Airs Tues-Wed., L 2/8-9/94, at 4:35 am on KYW ch. 3. Wed >> MELROSE PLACE (CC). Airs Wed. 2/9/94, 9:00 pm, FOX. According to TV Guide: "Fasten your seatbelts for a bumpy night on Melrose Place, as several relationships become turbulent, including Matt's relationship with Jeffrey, who doesn't find his coming out a cause for celebration." Wed >> BIRDLAND. Airs Wed. 2/9/94, 10:00 pm, ABC. A correspondent wrote to let me know that there is apparently a gay custodian in the new show Birdland. Unknown if this character or if gay plotlines will be a regular part of the show. Thu >> TALKING SEX: MAKING LOVE IN THE 90s (CC). Airs Thurs. 2/10/94, $ 11:00 pm, HBO. This discussion show is described as "A frank dialogue about safe sex, human sexuality and relationships includes insights from health experts and sex therapists, plus comments from couples and singles."-TV Guide. This will probably focus on AIDS & straight folks, but ya never know. P >> IN THE LIFE. Upcoming segments of the lesbian/gay variety & entertainment series on PBS stations include (but aren't necessarily limited to) the following: - Pittsburgh, PA: Sat. 2/5/94, 11:30 pm, WQEX ch. 16 (#303) - Springfield/Northampton, MA: Sat. 2/5/94, midnight, WGBY ch. 57 (#305) - Wash. DC: Sat. 2/5/94, midnight, WHMM ch. 32 (#304) and also Sun. 2/6/94 midnight WETA ch. 26 (#305) - Albuquerque, NM: Sun. 2/6/94, midnight, KNME ch. 5 (#305) - Minneapolis, St. Paul, MN: Mon. 2/7/94, 10:30 pm, KTCI ch. 17 (#305) - Kansas City, MO: Mon. 2/7/94, midnight, KCTPch. 19 (#305) - Chicago, IL: Tues. 2/8/94, 11:30 pm, WTTW ch. 11 (#304) Left margin codes: The day of the week L = Check your Local listing $ = Premium Pay Cable Network P = Check your Local PBS station That's it for this week folks! Happy viewing. By the Way, If anyone knows that there will be specifically gay content in any shows in advance of their airings, please e-mail me at the following Internet address: carolm10@aol.com If I receive the info before my weekly listing, I'll add a note about the show. I generally post the tv shows on Friday nights or Saturday mornings. (I'm running late this week due to a bad work week schedule.) Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npwc08a America OnLine ID = caroLm10 Internet ID = caroLm10@aoL.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -=-= Signed: Michael (not2@delphi.com) -=-= -=-= The Host And Manager Of Delphi's Very First Gay Custom Forum. -=-= -=-= "IN FULL VIEW - Custom Forum #22" -=-= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=