THE FALL TV “GAYNGLE”
by tim parks The McCarthys In relation to “our place” in the new crop of Fall TV shows, I will borrow a
catchphrase from one Ms. Kathy Griffin and ask, “Where are my gays at?” Two of last year’s hopefuls did not survive their freshman seasons.
Sean Hayes didn’t save the world and Super Fun Night’s lesbian character took one for the ratings axe team. And, this year, there aren’t many reasons to stand up and queer, err, cheer. There is one new show with a central gay character, one in the pipe-
line for mid-season and a questionable-at-best bisexual entry. Plus, an established show is adding a gay plotline. Let’s take a look at what we have to work with, which shows may have a certain gay curb appeal and the trend that is happening this season.
COME ON OUT The McCarthys is the only show this season to train the camera lens on a gay main character Ronny (played by Tyler Ritter, son of the John Ritter) and is based on show creator Brian Gallivan’s real life I life Irish Ronny much
to the shock of his parents (Laurie Metcalfe and Jack McGee) and siblings (Jimmy Dunn, Kelen Coleman and Joey McIntyre—yes, the New Kids on the Block one).
Catholic family, who share a triple-decker house in Boston. R decides he wants to branch out on his own and vacate the nest, much and
The show has received early praise for its depiction of the relation-
ship with Ronny and his parents being “more true” and for the fact that the character is already out to his sports-crazed family. I feel like I’ve heard this premise before, though. Oh wait, it was called watch- ing home movies. Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. on CBS. Constantine has that “will-he-or-won’t-he” be bisexual, as he has
been in the comic book source materials, but not in the film adapta- tion starring Keanu Reeves. Matt Ryan stars as the hell-raising hero, who is also a sorcerer. Really, is there any other kind? Executive pro- ducer Daniel Cerone has said that Constantine’s sexuality “isn’t part of his character” and “there are no immediate plans” to focus on that element. Ummm, say what? Way to be proud as a peacock there, NBC! Fridays at 10 p.m. on NBC. One Big Happy will be a mid-season replacement and stars the
gorgeous Nick Zano and Elisha Cuthbert as straight and gay besties, Luke and Lizzy. They really want to have a baby—or gayby—but then Luke meets Prudence in a bar and proclaims she is the love of his life. Are we sure he’s not the lesbian? TBA and hopefully not DOA on NBC. Another sitcom that has babies and same-sex on its mind is Two
and a Half Men. While they did add Charlie’s bisexual daughter, Jenny (Amber Tamblyn) last season, this seems like a somewhat dicey and weird move for the show’s final season. You see, Walden (Ashton Kutcher) has some sort of health scare and decides he wants to adopt a child. But seeing as he’s single and straight, he enlists Alan (Jon Cryer) by proposing marriage, so they can adopt a child as a gay couple. Can’t they just bring the fat kid back?
26 RAGE monthly | SEPTEMBER 2014 Marry Me
GAY CURB APPEAL Selfie is loosely based on My Fair Lady
and we gays love our musicals. Karen Gillan stars as Eliza Dooley with John Cho as Henry Higgs—see what they did there—who takes it upon himself to get her away from status updates and the like. A suggestion though, #changethenameofyourshow. Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on ABC. So, to further stereotype and since our
community also adores rom-coms, A to Z delves into the world of online dating, so that’s gay-relatable. If it was called “Gay to Z,” it would be all about adam4adam and Grindr. Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. on NBC. Another show that could have had a
gayngle (gay angle) is the sitcom Marry Me, which stars Casey Wilson (Happy End- ings) and Ken Marino as a newly engaged couple who encounter obstacles in getting to the altar. Yes, it sure has been difficult for straight couples to overcome hurdles where getting married is concerned. Tues- days at 9 p.m. on NBC.
Ben Feldman Cristin Milioti
Matt Ryan One Big Happy
camera lens the late
Tyler Ritter
Karen Gillan John Cho
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