Date: Sat, 28 Jan 1995 18:40:12 -0500 From: Michael, The Manager Of DELPHI's Gay Forum Subject: =-= Gay TV: 1/28-2/3 =-= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -=-= "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 of Saturday, 1/28/94 though Friday, 2/3/94. Based on TV listings for the Phila/NJ/NYC area. Sat >> THE KATHY & MO SHOW. Airs Sat, 1/28/95, 2:00 pm, Comedy Central C cable. A taping of the 2-women Broadway stand-up comedy show starring Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney. This show is hysterical at times, and contains a great deal of lesbian-positive humor. Sat >> THE PELICAN BRIEF (CC). Airs Sat 1/28/95, 3:30 pm, HBO. This 1993 $ V drama stars Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington as a law student and reporter who team up to solve the assassinations of 2 US Supreme Court Justices. It is incidental to the movie, but one of them turns out to have been a closeted gay man. Based on the John Grisham novel of the same name. Sat >> THE PELICAN BRIEF (CC). See Above. Airs Sat-Sun., 1/28-29/95, $ V 2:00 am, HBO. Sun >> SEX: NOW YOU'RE TALKING! Airs Sun 1/29/95, 3:00 pm, on some PBS P and public affairs stations, including WLVT ch 39A in Allentown PA. Check local listings. TV Guide says: "Latino youths in Miami, Chicago, and Los Angeles discuss AIDS. Included: information on prevention." Note: Also check your listings for a possible local follow-up segment immediately following the show. In the Allentown area, a show will air at 3:30 pm with "a panel discussion by AIDSNET." Sun >> PHILADELPHIA (CC). Airs Sun 1/29/95, 3:50 pm, The Movie Channel. $ V Highly recommended. Tom Hanks won an Oscar for his role as a closeted gay lawyer who develops AIDS, is fired from his job, & sues his law firm for discrimination while simultaneously dealing with his rapidly advancing illness. Denzel Washington co-stars as a homophobic attorney who reluctantly represents Hanks, and who winds up re-evaluating his fears and opinions about gays in the process. Antonio Banderas heads up a superb supporting cast, playing Hanks' life partner. The movie also features a brief performance by the terrific gay male a cappella group, The Flirtations, including Michael Callen, who died of AIDS after the movie was filmed. (But believe it or not, the Flirts' song was NOT included in the movie's released soundtrack!) Sun >> OVERKILL: THE AILEEN WUORNOS STORY. Airs Sun 1/29/95, 8:00 pm, C Lifetime cable. TV Guide says: "(Made for TV, 1992) Docudrama about the 1990-91 police dragnet for a serial killer (Jean Smart) whose victims were older men who picked her up along the roads." According to news reports published at that time, Ms. Wuornos is a lesbian. Unknown if this will be mentioned in the movie. Sun >> CONVERSATION WITH MAGIC. Airs Sun 1/29/95, 8:00 pm, Nikelodeon C cable. TV Guide says: "Magic Johnson candidly discusses sex, AIDS, and related issues in a discussion with 8 to 14-year-olds. Moderator: Linda Ellerbee." This was a very well-produced and interesting show. Recommended for kids and adults alike. Sun >> THE PELICAN BRIEF (CC). See Above. Airs Sun 1/29/95, 9:00 pm, $ V Prism Cable. Sun >> TAXICAB CONFESSIONS (CC). Airs Sun-Mon, 1/29-30/95, 1:10 am, HBO $ Network. HBO placed cameras in a bunch of NYC cabs, and followed them around for 4 weeks. Among the passengers they caught on film are a lesbian who propositions her female cabbie, a bunch of gay men, and one male-to-female transsexual. Mon >> THE PELICAN BRIEF (CC). See Above. Airs Mon 1/30/95, 5:30 am, $ V Prism Cable. Mon >> THE HANDMAID'S TALE. Airs Mon 1/30/95, 12:30 pm, Bravo cable. $ V 1990 movie based on Margaret Atwood's futuristic horror story. After a nuclear war, the majority of the population is infertile. Fertile women are therefore enslaved, raped, and forced to bear the children of the misogynistic male rulers. Lesbians and gay men are imprisoned for "sexual crimes". This movie has a significant lesbian character, but be warned: this is a terribly depressing movie. Mon >> THE PELICAN BRIEF (CC). See Above. Airs Mon 1/30/95, 1:00 pm, HBO $ V Cable. Mon >> THE PELICAN BRIEF (CC). See Above. Airs Mon 1/30/95, 4:30 pm, $ V Prism Cable. Mon >> THE PELICAN BRIEF (CC). See Above. Airs Mon 1/30/95, 10:00 pm, $ V HBO Cable. Mon >> THE HANDMAID'S TALE. See Above. Airs Mon 1/30/95, 10:30 pm, Bravo $ V cable. Mon >> M. BUTTERFLY (CC). Airs Mon-Tues, 1/30-31/95, 12:25 am, HBO. TV $ V Guide says: "Adaptation of David Henry Hwang's Tony-winning play about the deceptive love affair between a French diplomat (Jeremy Irons) and a Chinese opera singer." Unbeknownst to the diplomat, the opera singer was a man in drag. Tue >> POSITIVE HEALTH. Airs Tues 1/31/95, 7:30 pm, Phila PA WYBE ch 35. P Locally produced show by and for people with AIDS and HIV. Tue >> IN THE LIFE. Airing Tues 1/31/95, 9:00 pm ET, broadcast to ? satellite dish owners on Telstar 401 Ku transponder 6, 11,855 MHz (horizontal polarity). Lesbian, gay, & bi entertainment show. Philadelphia WYBE ch 35's program guide says: "The first quarterly production of IN THE LIFE for 1995 recognizes Black History Month with an in-depth look at the gay African-American experience. Part one of this three- segment special features "Civil Rights/Gay Rights," with commentary from MA Congressman Barney Frank; independent British film directory Isaac Julien; and Dr. Betty Shabazz, widow of slain civil right leader Malcolm X. Part 2 shows excerpts from Julien's work, 'The Darker Side of Black.'" WHYY's program guide notes that Paula Ettelbrick will also appear. Note: This show may be either 60 or 90 minutes long. Check your local PBS and independent public affairs tv station listings. Tue >> JOHN LARROQUETTE (CC). Airs Tues 1/31/95, 9:30 pm, NBC. "John asks his second ex-wife (Elizabeth Cookson) for a loan to pay his son's tuition at Yale; and rescues a drunken poet (David Cassidy). Meanwhile, Hampton arm- wrestles a lesbian (Lea DeLaria) on a bet." -TV Guide Tue >> LIVING WITH AIDS NATURALLY. Airs Tues 1/31/95, 10:00 pm, New York P City NY WNET PBS ch 13. This documentary may or may not air on other PBS stations, so check your local listings. Tue >> SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION (CC). Airs Tues-Wed, 1/31/95-2/1/95, $ V 1:15 am, Showtime cable. A couple can't get rid of a gay con artist (Will Smith). Wed >> MUSCLE (CC). Airs Wed 2/1/95, 9:30 pm, on the new WB network. L (Check your local listings for the WB-affiliated station in your area. Channels include Phila PA WPHL ch 17 and NYC-based WPIX national cable ch 11.) TV Guide says: "To keep Robert from airing her dirty laundry, Bronwyn (Amy Pietz) decides to come out of the closet while on the air." Wed >> PEDRO ZAMORA TRIBUTE. Airs Wed 2/1/95, 10:00 pm, MTV. "The life C and work of the AIDS educator and 'The Real World' cast member."-TV Guide As most readers will probably know, the openly-gay Zamora passed away recently from AIDS. Wed >> TAXICAB CONFESSIONS (CC). See above. Airs Wed-Thurs, 2/1-2/95, $ 2:45 am, HBO Network. Thu >> THE KATHY & MO SHOW. See Above Airs Thurs 2/2/95, 8:00 am, Comedy C Central Cable. Thu >> THE PELICAN BRIEF (CC). See Above. Airs Thurs 2/2/95, 11:30 am, $ V HBO Cable. Thu >> PROTOCOL (CC). Airs Thurs 2/2/95, 2:45 pm, Cinemax. Goldie Hawn $ V plays a waitress-turned-diplomat in this comedy film. Her best friends and housemates are a gay male couple, who are portrayed positively. Recommended. Thu >> JAY LENO (CC). Airs Thurs 2/2/95, 11:35 pm, NBC. Whoopi Goldberg is scheduled to appear, and will no doubt be plugging her new movie "Boys on the Side", which is being released nationally on 2/3/95. In the movie, Whoopi plays a lesbian character. (The Indigo Girls also appear in the film.) Thu >> DAVID LETTERMAN (CC). Airs Thurs 2/2/95, 11:35 pm, CBS. Another "Boys on the Side" star, Drew Barrymore, is one of the scheduled guests. I think her character in the movie is supposed to be straight, but I'm not sure. Thu >> IN THE LIFE. Airing Thurs-Fri, 2/2-3/95, midnight, Phila PA WHYY P ch 12. Thu >> THE PELICAN BRIEF (CC). See Above. Airs Thurs-Fri, 2/2-3/95, $ V midnight, HBO Network Cable. Thu >> SHIRLEY: "GAYS WHO DISAPPROVE OF TRANSVESTISM AND TRANSSEXUALISM." L Airs Thurs-Fri, 2/2-3/95, 12:30 am, Phila PA WGBS ch 57. (Hey, don't blame me. I only report the shows.) Airs in most areas on Thursday. Fri >> ROSEANNE. Airs Fri 2/3/95, 6:30 pm, NYC NY WNYW ch 5. Some areas L will be showing the episode in which Roseanne sticks her two cents into Leon's argument with his lover about "straightening up" the house for a parental visit. This was a great show. Check your daily syndicated listings for Friday. Fri >> PHILADELPHIA (CC). See above. Airs Fri 2/3/95, 6:30 pm, The Movie $ V Channel. Fri >> MRS. DOUBTFIRE (CC). Airs Fri 2/3/95, 9:40 pm, Cinemax. Robin $ V Williams plays a divorced man who pretends to be an English nanny so his ex-wife will hire him to stay with his kids. Harvey Fierstein appears as Williams' gay brother, a makeup artist who creates the transformation. Fri >> IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (CC). Airs Fri 2/3/95, 11:30 pm, Phila PA L WPHL ch 17. May or may not air in other areas. TV Guide says: "A teacher (Pruitt Taylor Vince) denies a young boy's claims that he molested him, but the boy's father and the press want the man punished." ---------> FUTURE SHOW ALERT! <--------- Also, be on the lookout for these future shows... Mon >> SERVING IN SILENCE: THE GRETHE CAMMERMEYER STORY. Will air on NBC on Monday 2/6/95. Glenn Close will play Cammermeyer, a medal-winning Army nurse who also has the distinction of being the highest-ranking officer ever kicked out of the US military for being a lesbian. Barbra Streisand is executive-producing this long-awaited show, which will reportedly include a lesbian kiss. Fri >> IN THE LIFE. Airing Fri 2/10/95, 6:30 OR 7:00 pm, Phila PA WYBE P ch 35. Sat >> IN THE LIFE. Airing Sat 2/11/95, 6:00 pm, Phila PA WYBE P ch 35. Fri >> IN THE LIFE. Airing Fri 2/24/95, 6:30 OR 7:00 pm, Phila PA WYBE P ch 35. Sat >> IN THE LIFE. Airing Sat 2/25/95, 6:00 pm, Phila PA WYBE P ch 35. 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