» Brit's Televised Return
Now, now, don't be frightened. Britney Spears won't be singing on television, but, rather, making a guest appearance on How I Met Your Mother, which stars homo Neil Patrick Harris. Spears' last acting gig was on Will & Grace. Could it be that Christian Siriano will get his wish? [MG |
» ABC Takes CBS' Gay/Straight Seconds
Will & Grace dream team David Kohan and Max Mutchnick will work together on to make an ABC-aired sitcom loosely based on their gay guy, straight guy friendship. The fag/stag show has been in the works for quite some time and previous reports had it based at CBS with Brian Austin Green playing the gay. ABC alleges this is an entirely new project based on the exact same premise. [Reuters] |
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We all have our favorite Will & Grace moments. And thanks to syndication, we can relive them more than twelve times a day. Herewith, some of our favorites. From the episode "Homojo," where Will and Grace try to revitalize their friendship with a night of board games. Karen can't help but sound interested. After the jump, another great scene (with Karen and Jack!) from the same episode. CONTINUED » |
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Producers David Kohan and Jason "Max" Mutchnick filed a $55 million lawsuit against NBC back in 2003. The gay-straight buddies claim the National Broadcasting Corporation undersold the show's value when reworking a licensing deal. Access Hollywood elaborates: The lawsuit alleged NBC Studios cut a sweetheart deal because Will & Grace was produced by NBC Studios and licensed to NBC. Attorneys for NBC Studios, a subsidiary of NBC Universal, denied wrongdoing. A jury reached a verdict on the four-year old case, but the foreman's corporation-hating past came back to haunt him. The unidentified man maintained a personal website on which he lambasted NBC (among other mega companies) for their titanic power. |
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Unlike W&G, on which the fag/hag dynamics provided most of the punchlines, the new show revolves around two men - one gay and one straight - and their female coworkers. Apparently it's loosely based on Kohan and Mutchnick's real-life friendship. Sounds like a real laugh riot… As for Green pretending to dig dick - it makes perfect sense to us. In fact, we always thought David Silver played for the other team. He did, after all, have pierced ears. Also, what straight guy would date a dog like Donna? None. |
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As for our favorite, we have to say Darren Star. |
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If you're like us, you didn't mind seeing Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, and Sean Hayes make their exit from primetime. Their departure was, to be polite, long overdue — and the series finale's drawn out, melodramatic plotlines didn't make Will & Grace's death very painless. So we're not sure how we feel about already being inundated on Lifetime – during our marathon Golden Girls viewings, to boot – with promo spots for McCormack's upcoming Love Spring International. For better or worse, Eric is using his star power just to promote the show; as executive producer, he won't be appearing on camera. Love Spring, a faux reality show about a professional dating service, is Reno 911 meets The Office, sprinkled with some Arrested Development. We'll have our TiVo set for the June 5 premiere, certainly, if only to see how the character Burke plays into the gay stereotype. (Interestingly, Love Spring's website is plastered with ads from online dating service PerfectMatch.com. How's that for product placement?) Love Spring International [Lifetime] |
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We are so quick to forget how times have changed–more importantly, how times used to be. Remember when advertisers threatened to pull out of Melrose Place for showing a man-on-man kiss? (Which was subsequently edited out, amidst protests from Aaron Spelling himself!) That wasn't long ago. Granted, Will hasn't exactly burned up the romance meter, but it was a start. It's probable that with Will & Grace's exit, the current obsession with gay characters everywhere will soon turn passe', just like black characters were once on all the best TV shows and are now relegated to the likes of UPN dismalness. But it was good to have been allowed the chance at all. Although we can't imagine who will be next in the "special social group" party on TV. Who is left? Little people? Perhaps Mormons, with the success of Big Love. Hmm. FYI: The best Will & Grace moment is Matt Damon's audition for the gay men's chorus. If you don't agree, you are insane. Does anyone have a clip of the episode? It's not on YouTube. Watch the Oprah clips here: Will and Gracing Oprah's Couch [The Malcontent] |
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Our friend at Mr. Nightlife has been For selections of his recap, read after the jump: |
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It seems the hammer has come down on the proposed Jack McFarland Show.
We also presume the decision is lukewarm with NBC execs, as ratings for all their shows are sinking into the toilet and they are realizing they need to wipe the slate clean. The cast of Will & Grace is also rumored to be considering a movie based on the show, but everyone leaving a cancelled program says that to sound cool. We hope they don't do it, as a Will & Grace movie would be ghastly. Time to let Will & Grace go the way of the dodo bird [Yahoo UK} |
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We’re not shocked the Britney’s going to be on Will & Grace (the girl needs to do something besides smoke and endanger her baby’s life) but we’re shocked by these screencaps of the episode. Why? Britney’s looks great. It’s been so long since we’ve seen her sans Kevin and dirty, slinging a baby on one hip and a Camel Light on the other, we have to admit we were kinda’ shocked. Maybe the old Britney is returning and we can get back to grooming her to be the next Madonna. Somebody’s gotta’ keep the torch. Britney on Will & Grace [Just Jared] |
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When NBC announced Britney Spears would play a Christian Fundamentalist who hosts a cooking show called “Cruci-fixin’s” on Will & Grace, we knew there’d be an uproar, but, well, not because of this: the American Family Association (we don’t know about you, but we’ve missed them terribly lately) is all up in arms about her character.
Of course, we’re horribly offended as well. Not about the crucifix thing, though (it’s a JOKE, people.) No, we’re just offended that we have to sit through a half hour of Britney Spears trying to act. Let’s just hope she spares us with her singing. NBC Offends Christians Again [CNS News] |
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• Taye Diggs goes gay. We're jealous of Will. [Rod 2.0] • Dave Chapelle is doing the tell-all interview on Oprah as to why he bailed on his show. Oprah asks Chapelle whether he was on drugs. Let the photo of him on her site do the talking. [Oprah] • A lesbian couple, both of whom are in the army, married in England. We’re waiting for two men to do the same: imagine two men kissing in uniform. Hot. [Gay.com] • A bill to ban gay marriage in Maryland was killed after Democrats amended the bill to allow civil unions with full marriage rights between gay couples. [Fox News] • The amount of Brokeback art has grown since our post from yesterday. And it’s still really bad. [eBay] |
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• Having obviously missed her outstanding work on Crossroads, Will & Grace's producers are giving Britney Spears a cameo this season. Let's just be thankful she's not bringing Kevin with her. [MSNBC] • In case you missed Dubya's State of the Union speech last night, he did manage to pander to the conservatives by throwing in some anti-gay sentiments: "(Americans) are concerned about unethical conduct by public officials, and discouraged by activist courts that try to redefine marriage." [365 Gay] • A hit gay film that's not Brokeback Mountain? Korea's got their own. [Bloomberg]
• Gay Talk, the BBC's last gay radio show, will soon be forever silenced. [Gay.com UK] • Kate Moss and Boy George have much in common: A shared English heritage, celebrity, a love for nose candy, and a strong likelihood they'll both get off easy for their crimes. [AP via Yahoo] [Evening Standard] • We know you're going to go out dancing this weekend anyway, but LA area queens have the chance to rip off their shirts, boogey down for a good cause, and then drive their tired gay ass home in a new Scion. [iDance] |
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If you’re like us, you watch Will & Grace for one reason and one reason only: rich-bitch Karen Walker. Well, as we’ve already told you, Megan Mullally has ditched the accent, Rosario (we’re sad about that, too), and the martinis and signed on to host a brand new daytime talk show.
Sure, the first times we hear her without her high-pitched “Karen” voice are gonna’ freak us out, but we’ll get over it. Word is the show won’t be as static as most talk shows either (desk-free!) and will feature celebrity guests and good old-fashioned musical stylings. Oh, and we once say Megan and her band, The Supreme Music Program play at The Virgin Mega Store and let’s just say the girl can sing. |