Television used to be so ... uncomplicated.
You knew that the TV season ran from September to May, and the summer months were a barren wasteland, and you could spend that time doing "summer" things, such as surviving piranha and shark attacks, attending summer camp near crystal lakes, finding a dead body near the train tracks that would lead you and you buds to learn life lessons about friendship, and oh, oh, those summer nights!
Occasionally (as you'll see), the networks would throw something new up during the summer that would catch the eye, but it's only been during the last decade or so that networks such as HBO, Bravo, and Syfy have discovered that there's actually a huge audience for fresh programming during the months of June, July, and August.
Check out these memorable shows, all of which debuted in the months when it was still fashionably legal to wear white.
You knew that the TV season ran from September to May, and the summer months were a barren wasteland, and you could spend that time doing "summer" things, such as surviving piranha and shark attacks, attending summer camp near crystal lakes, finding a dead body near the train tracks that would lead you and you buds to learn life lessons about friendship, and oh, oh, those summer nights!
Occasionally (as you'll see), the networks would throw something new up during the summer that would catch the eye, but it's only been during the last decade or so that networks such as HBO, Bravo, and Syfy have discovered that there's actually a huge audience for fresh programming during the months of June, July, and August.
Check out these memorable shows, all of which debuted in the months when it was still fashionably legal to wear white.
- 6/9/2011
- by snicks
- The Backlot
When it comes to popular culture, gay and bisexual characters are usually required to be sensitive and non-threatening. But every now and again, one will come along who either combines sensitivity with toughness, or who shirks it completely and doesn't take guff from anyone as he kicks some serious ass.
Here are just a few of our favorite out and proud gay badasses. And what is it about tough guys that is so appealing? Is it that we have a subconscious need to feel protected, and they make us feel safe? Or is it more Freudian, and we're attracted to the powerful pistols they pack?
Naah! These guys just look cool!
1. Russell Edgington
From HBO's True Blood, Russell (Denis O'Hare) is our favorite genteel ... "antique dealer." He has a younger lover named Talbot, and the two of them throw fancy dinner parties and we're sure they have friends named Muffy and Blaine.
Here are just a few of our favorite out and proud gay badasses. And what is it about tough guys that is so appealing? Is it that we have a subconscious need to feel protected, and they make us feel safe? Or is it more Freudian, and we're attracted to the powerful pistols they pack?
Naah! These guys just look cool!
1. Russell Edgington
From HBO's True Blood, Russell (Denis O'Hare) is our favorite genteel ... "antique dealer." He has a younger lover named Talbot, and the two of them throw fancy dinner parties and we're sure they have friends named Muffy and Blaine.
- 7/29/2010
- by dennis
- The Backlot
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