EntErtaining things To Look Forward To in 2010
by tim parks
You don’t need a crystal ball to predict that certain
pop culture events happening this year will have
LGBT audiences sitting on the edge of their couches
or theater seats. Trust me, it’s easier to make a New
Year’s resolution to watch the new season of The Bad
Girls Club (or drunk chicks in a house, as I like to call it)
than it is to lose weight or other healthy alternatives.
Here are some events, which will please your eyes
and ears in the coming year.
The Tube
Ellen DeGeneres takes over her judging duties on
American Idol during “Hollywood Week” in Febru-
ary and the show utilizes guest judges like Kristin
Chenoweth, Neil Patrick Harris, Mary J. Blige, Katy
Perry and Posh Spice to fill in the weeks leading up
to her debut. I am surprised that So You Think You Can
Dance didn’t snap her up way before Idol thought
about doing so. Go figure.
Season Two of RuPaul’s Drag Race kicks off its high
heel high jinks in February, while The L Word will be
resurrected as the reality show The Real L Word: Los
Angeles for Showtime and follows six lesbians going
about their day-to-day lives. Its air date is yet-to-be-
announced. Bravo keeps churning out new seasons
of its Real Housewives franchise. Thank God! The
network recently began production on New York
City, renewed New Jersey for a second season , and
greenlit a DC version. The best news is…or do you
need your smelling salts, first? All three will be airing
in 2010— talk about a gay trifecta!
Flicks big hair heavy metal bands of the 1980s, we have her is also going the TBA route with her upcoming effort
The Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor gay prisoner to thank for global warming. Light & Darkness. Hopefully, Jennifer Lopez can kick it
flick I Love You Phillip Morris will receive a limited re- A plotline will involve the quartet traveling to Mo- like it’s 1999 with her release of Love? in February.
lease on February 5. The movie was fraught with rocco; Tim Gunn of Project Runway is slated to make The White Party, which is an annual celebration
controversy over a graphic sex scene in its first a cameo as himself, as is Miley Cyrus, who shows up of a musical nature, will take place on April 9-12 at
ten minutes, while it was said that the project was at a film premiere in the same outfit as Samantha. I’m host hotel the Wyndham Resort in Palm Springs. The
headed, uh, straight-to-DVD because of it. Looks like hopeful of a good ole Dynasty-style catfight! talent pool (as well as the multitude of pool parties)
it was granted a pardon and won’t be stuck in the Now, rumors have it that…Samantha may marry sparkles with acts that are both global and US-based
hole—but, that would certainly have been a case of ex-boyfriend Smith Jerrod (Jason Lewis), and that with DJs such as: Spain’s Chus+Ceballos, the UK’s
full circle, no? The phrase “highly anticipated” seems Stanford Blatch (Willie Garson) and Anthony Maren- Moto Blanco and Wayne G. While Manny Lehman,
to be written in every story about the forthcoming tino (Mario Cantone) will also wed. Liza Minnelli will Tony Moran, Brett Henrichsen, Joe Gauthreaux and
Sex And The City sequel. And, it seems as though reportedly perform at their nuptuals and sing “Single The Freemasons represent the very best mixes the
there are as many casting and plotline rumors float- Ladies” by Beyoncé, I don’t think gay marriage gets States has to offer.
ing about, as there were men who Samantha had any gayer than that! Opens on May 28, 2010, like you
relations with on the show whence it came. already didn’t know that!
Spoiler Alert! Music Makes
Here’s what this intrepid reporter knows for sure. The People Come Together
How the gals (Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Even though she just released her Number Ones
Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis) met will finally be CD, Janet Jackson is said to be prepping her eleventh
revealed—and from the pictures of Cattrall’s ode to studio album for release this year. Christina Aguilera
2010
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