Comments on: What Does 25 Years of Gays on TV Reveal? Bad Acting, Mostly http://www.queerty.com/what-does-25-years-of-gays-on-tv-reveal-bad-acting-mostly-20091028/ Free of an agenda. Except that gay one. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:34:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Syl http://www.queerty.com/what-does-25-years-of-gays-on-tv-reveal-bad-acting-mostly-20091028/#comment-317950 Syl Sat, 26 Jun 2010 21:34:10 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=72591#comment-317950 Okay, not as impressive as the progress in motion pictures, but as Artist said "babysteps" do seem to work. Ten, maybe fifteen years, and hopefully gay/bi/lesbian tv characters won't cause (as much) public outrage, will be actual fleshed-out characters defined by more than their sexuality, and be more or less as common onscreen as offscreen. Okay, not as impressive as the progress in motion pictures, but as Artist said “babysteps” do seem to work. Ten, maybe fifteen years, and hopefully gay/bi/lesbian tv characters won’t cause (as much) public outrage, will be actual fleshed-out characters defined by more than their sexuality, and be more or less as common onscreen as offscreen.

]]> By: The Artist http://www.queerty.com/what-does-25-years-of-gays-on-tv-reveal-bad-acting-mostly-20091028/#comment-239468 The Artist Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:19:26 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=72591#comment-239468 I think this is really sweet! Babysteps seem to work....keep the momentum going. I think this is really sweet! Babysteps seem to work….keep the momentum going.

]]> By: jarvisbearcub http://www.queerty.com/what-does-25-years-of-gays-on-tv-reveal-bad-acting-mostly-20091028/#comment-230137 jarvisbearcub Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:44:51 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=72591#comment-230137 The little kid in the first segment was River Phoenix! The little kid in the first segment was River Phoenix!

]]> By: Lance Rockland http://www.queerty.com/what-does-25-years-of-gays-on-tv-reveal-bad-acting-mostly-20091028/#comment-230120 Lance Rockland Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:36:19 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=72591#comment-230120 Matt on Melrose Place was such a shithead. He fucked up his relationship with the hot Navy guy and then made a huge mistake dating that married doctor (the one who framed him for killing his wife). Matt should've gone after Jake. Now THAT would've been hot! Matt on Melrose Place was such a shithead. He fucked up his relationship with the hot Navy guy and then made a huge mistake dating that married doctor (the one who framed him for killing his wife). Matt should’ve gone after Jake. Now THAT would’ve been hot!

]]> By: adolf http://www.queerty.com/what-does-25-years-of-gays-on-tv-reveal-bad-acting-mostly-20091028/#comment-229939 adolf Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:06:07 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=72591#comment-229939 no chips? no magnum PI? fail no chips? no magnum PI? fail

]]> By: Sapphocrat http://www.queerty.com/what-does-25-years-of-gays-on-tv-reveal-bad-acting-mostly-20091028/#comment-229852 Sapphocrat Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:40:10 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=72591#comment-229852 Here's one place lesbians got a break: IIRC, the first small-screen lesbian kiss -- not a cutaway -- was between Amanda Donahoe and Michele Greene on "L.A. Law" in 1991. Of course, that's because lesbianism isn't such a horrible threat to straight men, who get more hot and bothered than anything else by two chicks wrapping tongues. It has something to do with the belief that lesbianism is a temporary condition, cured as soon as a straight guy arrives and gets between said chicks. But that's an annoying topic for another day. Here’s one place lesbians got a break: IIRC, the first small-screen lesbian kiss — not a cutaway — was between Amanda Donahoe and Michele Greene on “L.A. Law” in 1991.

Of course, that’s because lesbianism isn’t such a horrible threat to straight men, who get more hot and bothered than anything else by two chicks wrapping tongues. It has something to do with the belief that lesbianism is a temporary condition, cured as soon as a straight guy arrives and gets between said chicks.

But that’s an annoying topic for another day.

]]> By: TimNCGuy http://www.queerty.com/what-does-25-years-of-gays-on-tv-reveal-bad-acting-mostly-20091028/#comment-229850 TimNCGuy Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:39:06 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=72591#comment-229850 if you want better examples of acting in gay characters, then stop looking at crappy TV melodramas and soap characters. I can quickly think of two earlier series on TV with gay characters and GOOD acting. One was even the series lead. 1977, Billy Crystal in "Soap" 1981, Tony Randall in "Love, Sidney" Admittedly, they weren't "sexualized" characters as you are showing in this montage. But, examples of better acting and gays portrayed as just normal people. if you want better examples of acting in gay characters, then stop looking at crappy TV melodramas and soap characters.

I can quickly think of two earlier series on TV with gay characters and GOOD acting. One was even the series lead.

1977, Billy Crystal in “Soap”
1981, Tony Randall in “Love, Sidney”

Admittedly, they weren’t “sexualized” characters as you are showing in this montage. But, examples of better acting and gays portrayed as just normal people.

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