Date: Sun, 17 Apr 94 14:38 GMT From: gwyn@thunder.indstate.edu (Thomas W. Holt Jr.) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -=-= "GAY TV LISTINGS OF THE WEEK" -=-= -=-= Weekly Column By Carol Mortimer -=-= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -=-= With Permission, Edited And Re-distributed By NOT2@Delphi.Com -=-= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Hi, folks! This is a list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week from Saturday, 4/16/94 though Friday, 4/22/94. Based on TV listings for the Phila/NJ area. P >> IN THE LIFE. Lesbian/gay variety & entertainment series. Check your local PBS affiliate. Show #306 is on Michael Callen and gay/lesbian tv shows. #307 is on gay marriages & the 1994 GLAAD Media Awards. Upcoming airings include but are not necessarily limited to: - Eureka, CA: Sat., 4/16/94, 11:30 pm, KEET ch. 13, #307 - Seattle, WA: 4/16/94, midnight, KCTS ch. 9 - Los Angeles, CA: 4/17/94, midnight, KCET ch. 28, #307 - San Fran. CA: Mon. 4/18/94, 11:30 pm, KQED ch. 9 - Key West, FL: Thurs. 4/21/94, 7:30 pm, TCI ch. 5 - Madison, WI: Thurs. 4/21/94, 11:00 pm, WHA ch. 21 #307 - Vermont: 4/23/94, midnight, #307 airs on Burlington WETK ch. 33; Rutland WVER ch. 28, St. Johnsbury WVTB ch. 20, and Windsor WVTA ch. 41 - Flint, MI: 4/24/94, midnight, WFUM ch. 28, #307 - Minn./St. Paul, MN: Mon. 4/25/94, 10:30 pm, KTCI ch. 17 Sat >> SEX IN THE 90s. Airs Sat 4/16/94, 9:30 pm, MTV. Courtship & C dating issues, including AIDS. Sat >> DESIGNING WOMEN (CC). Airs in some syndicated rerun markets on Sat L 4/16/94, including 11:00 pm on Philadelphia PA ch 57 (WGBS). After learning that a gay friend is dying from AIDS, Mary Jo gives a blistering speech to force the local PTA to face its own prejudice and homophobia. Recommended. Sat >> POISON IVY. Airs Sat-Sun, 4/16-17/94, 1:30 am, Cinemax. Sarah $ Gilbert and Drew Barrymore reportedly share a kiss in this drama/horror flick. I've never seen it, but readers of this board have almost universally hated this movie. Sat >> VICTOR/VICTORIA. Airs Sat-Sun, 4/16-17/94, 2:15 am, TNT. Great C comedy/superb musical score! Julie Andrews is Victoria, a down-on-her-luck opera singer in 1930s Paris. When she can't find work, she becomes friends with Toddy, a gay nightclub singer (played to absolute perfection by Robert Preston). Toddy talks her into pretending to be a gay male drag queen ("Victor"), which turns her into an instant hit. Everything works out well, until she falls for nightclub owner/quasi-gangster James Garner... Longtime readers of this column know that this is one of my all-time favorite films. HIGHLY recommended! Sat >> THE CHRISTINE JORGENSEN STORY. Airs in Philadelphia PA on Sat-Sun, L 4/16-17/94, 3:35 am, WCAU ch 10. 1970 bio. Sun >> TRIBUTE TO LEONARD BERNSTEIN. Airs Sun 4/17/94, 6:00 pm, Bravo $ cable. This is a musical show, and probably won't discuss the fact that towards the end of his life Bernstein was open about his gayness, but some folks may be interested in it. Sun >> GOLDEN GIRLS (CC). Airs in some areas on Sun 4/17/94, including L 6:00 pm on New York City NY ch 5 (WNYW). Dorothy's lesbian friend Jean (Lois Nettleton) falls in love with Rose. Two gay-related episodes are airing in some parts of the country this week. Check local listings. Sun >> MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO. Airs Sun 4/17/94, 8:00 pm, Bravo cable. $ I've never seen this movie, but it is reportedly about two male hustlers, one of whom is really gay. Sun >> TRIBUTE TO LEONARD BERNSTEIN. See above. Airs Sun-Mon, $ 4/17-18/94, 1:30 am, Bravo. Sun >> MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO. See above. Airs Sun-Mon, 4/17-18/94, 2:30 am, $ Bravo. Mon >> GERALDO - TRANSSEXUALISM. Airs in most (not all) areas on Monday L 4/18/94, including 9:00 am on Philadelphia PA KYW ch 3 and 4:00 pm on New York City WCBS ch 2. There are two Geraldos of interest this week. Check local listings for these syndicated segments. Mon >> AN EARLY FROST. Airs Mon 4/18/94, 4:00 pm, Lifetime cable. 1985 C tv-movie about a gay lawyer (Aidan Quinn) who has AIDS, and his parent's reactions. Tue >> BIOGRAPHY: MADONNA. Airs Tues 4/19/94, 8:00 pm, Arts & C Entertainment cable network. No guarantees, but this profile will probably include some discussion of Madonna's various relationships with women. Tue >> INDEPENDENT IMAGES. Airs Tues 4/19/94, 11:10 pm, Philadelphia PA's P WHYY ch 12. The film "BEYOND IMAGING" will be featured. About lesbian literary luminary Margaret Anderson. Note: WHYY is airing numerous small, independently produced films with gay/lesbian themes this week. Unknown if they will also air on other PBS stations, so check your local listings, but note that START TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE. Wed >> GOLDEN GIRLS (CC). Airs in some areas on Wednesday, including 7:30 L pm on Wildwood NJ ch 40 (WMGM). Blanche's gay brother (Monte Markham) comes for a visit and brings a big surprise - his lover & intended spouse, (played by Michael Ayr). Wed >> INDEPENDENT IMAGES. See above. Airs Wed-Thurs, 4/20-21, midnight, P Phila WHYY ch 12. The film "WALKING TOGETHER" will be shown. About the 1990 AIDS Walk. Thu >> GERALDO - MARRIAGE AND BISEXUALITY. Airs in most areas on Thurs L 4/21/94, including 9:00 am on Philadelphia PA KYW ch 3 and 4:00 pm on New York City WCBS ch 2 Thu >> OUT OF THE CLOSET. Airs in Philadelphia PA on Thurs 4/21/94, 8:00 P pm, on WYBE ch 35. Topic is Phila area musical groups (e.g., The Anna Crusis Women's Choir, Spruce Street Singers, The Freedom Band, etc.). Thu >> AKA JUDY GARLAND PARK. Airs Thurs 4/21/94, 11:00 pm, on Phila PA P PBS ch 12 (WHYY). May or may not air on other PBS stations. A show about neighborhood reaction to a park in the Philadelphia PA Schuylkill River area that has become a hangout for gay men. Thu >> INDEPENDENT IMAGES. See above. Airs Thurs-Fri, 4/21-22/94, P midnight, Phila WHYY ch 12. The film "THE POTLUCK AND THE PASSION" will be shown. A comedy about interracial lesbian couples at a party. Thu >> ARSENIO HALL. Airs late night Thurs 4/21/94, including midnight L Thurs-Fri, 4/21-22/94, on Philadelphia PA ch 29 (WTXF). Guests include lesbian singer Me'Shell NdegeOcello (who was featured recently on IN THE LIFE). Thu >> INDEPENDENT IMAGES. See above. Airs Thurs-Fri, 4/21-22/94, 12:30 P am, Phila WHYY ch 12. The film "DEAR JOHN" will be shown. A gay man fights insomnia & dreams. Fri >> ROSEANNE. Airs in some areas on Friday, 4/22/94, including 6:00 pm L on New York City's ch 5 (WNYW). Roseanne sticks her two cents into Leon's argument with his lover, about whether or not they should "straighten up" the house when parents visit. Fri >> MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO. See above. Airs Fri 4/22/94, 8:00 pm, Bravo. $ Fri >> THE HANDMAID'S TALE. Airs Friday 4/21/94, 10:00 pm, Bravo cable. $ 1990 movie based on Margaret Atwood's horror story about a male-dominated future in which women are sexual slaves and gays and lesbians are imprisoned for their "crimes". One minor but well done character is a lesbian. This was a well done movie, but it can depress the heck out of you.... Fri >> MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO. See above. Airs Fri-Sat, 4/22-23/94, 2:00 am, $ Bravo. Mon >> INDEPENDENT IMAGES. See above. Airs next Mon, 4/25/94, 11:55 pm, P Phila WHYY ch 12. "CHILDREN WHO WAIT" will be the film shown. About caretakers for kids with AIDS. That's it for the tv shows this week. However, an article on page 10 of the 4/15/94 issue of ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY deserves notice. It reports: "Dick Sargent, better known as the second Darrin Stevens on the '60s series Bewitched, announced last month that he is dying of cancer. Now he's being harassed by a Baptist preacher in Topeka, Kan., who is threatening to picket the actor's funeral simply because he's gay. 'It's a very vicious and hateful letter,' says Sargent, 'but it's the only hate mail I ever received in the two years I've been openly gay." The Rev Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church - who protested the San Francisco memorial service for author Randy Shilts in February - defends his homophobic attacks. 'You've heard of tough love?' says Phelps. 'This is tough religion. Two thirds of the Bible is attributed to punishing the wicked. You can't preach the true meaning of the Bible without preaching hate.' Sargent replies: 'It makes me sad there is so little understanding and compassion, but I'm not going to avoid having a funeral because of these protestors, it's silly.' - (reported by) Michael Syzmanski" Somebody should lock up Phelps! This man is obviously a truly sick & disgusting creature! Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npwc08a America OnLine ID = caroLm10 Internet ID = caroLm10@aoL.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM: Michael (not2@delphi.com) Hello! Be cool, Print this out! In case you didn't know, I re-arrange the order of Carol's listing each week. She compiles the list into 2 groups, "Shows that air at multiple times" and "Shows that air once this week" I place all the shows in a straight (excuse that word) forward order by day and time. And add the left margin codes. A good example is the show above, INDEPENDENT IMAGES. All 5 films were grouped together. When I split up a "multiple times" listing, I sometimes have to add, delete, or change Carol's wording. Just to let you know. :) Left margin codes: The day of the week L = Check your Local listing $ = Premium Pay Cable Network P = Check your Local PBS station C = Nationaly, on basic cable R = Pay-per-view or Video Rental IN THE LIFE program guide, city/state airing info, and video tapes. Write or call: IN THE LIFE 39 West 14th Str. Suite 401 New York, New York, 10011 1-800-627-6688 NETWORK Q. This is another Lesbian/gay variety & news series like In The Life. It can be viewed by subscribing to this monthly 2 hour video tape magazine. It's excellent! I believe single tapes are $19.95 and 12 month subscriptions are $199.95. For more info write or call: NETWORK Q 118 Washington SE Albuquerque, NM, 87108 1-800-368-0638 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -=-= Signed: Michael (not2@delphi.com) -=-= -=-= The Host And Manager Of Delphi's Very First Gay Custom Forum. -=-= -=-= "IN FULL VIEW - Custom Forum #22" -=-= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=