hollywood CAUGHT IN THE WEB:
by tim parks
STREAMING LGBT WEB SERIES Summer is fast approaching with its soaring tempera-
tures and soothing beaches calling your name. To some however, the siren call of one’s air conditioning kicking into high gear is a more soothing refrain, than the ocean’s majestic roar. So, what’s a coach potato to do? Summer is still traditionally the time when your shows
are all said and done for the season. However, with the emergence of Netflix, Hulu and the like, there are an absolute wealth of shows to be discovered. And, gasp! You can even use your computer for more than logging on to
PornHub...By checking out some web series that will catch you in their respective webs.
boystown
Boys and Girls in their ’Hoods The Outs covers the ins and misadventures of exes Mitchell (played by show creator Adam Goldman) and Jack (Hunter Canning) navigating gay life in Brooklyn, along with friend Oona (Sasha Winters). When the longtime boyfriends split up and are on the titular Outs – see what they did there – Jack is basically living the 2000 single by Peaches, trying to “F**k the Pain Away” via a series of hook ups. Meanwhile, Mitchell is trying his best to get back into the swing of things by dating, albeit unsuccessfully. This 20-something take on gay life in The Big Apple is sharply written has been called “the best TV series not on TV,” and began in 2012 and through a Kickstarter campaign is currently enjoying a second season on
Vimeo.com. On the opposite side of the country, and through the magic of
YouTube, you can visit BoysTown. The series has been likened to a hybrid of Desperate Housewives and Sex & The City, as eight WeHo-based men find themselves in plenty of, ahem, sticky situations. Yes, that means there are some man-on-man shenanigans and nudity, so it sounds like it also has a dash of Queer As Folk to spice things up. BoysTown was originally aired on OUTtv in Canada, Belgium, Netherlands and Sweden. Staying with the West Coast theme are the Eastsiders who
capitol hill
reside in Silverlake. This dark comedy explores the not-so- funny aftereffects of infidelity when Cal (Kit Williamson) discovers that Thom (Van Hansis) has been keeping a boy on the side. Despite this revelation, the two attempt to keep their upside down relationship from continuing in a downward spiral, as lies, substance abuse and double standards dictate its descent. Fortunately, Cal’s gal pal Kathy (Constance Wu) is always at-
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the-ready with advice and whiskey that she keeps in her purse. Available for streaming on
Vimeo.com Capitol Hill is peopled with
some former RuPaul’s Drag Race contestants Ben DeLaCreme, Jinx Monsoon and Robbie Turner, all of whom reside in Seattle’s historic neighborhood. When Roses Smell (Waxie Moon) leaves Portland behind and heads to the Emerald City, it’s not all lollipops and rainbows when she literally can’t escape her past. And speaking of the past, Capitol Hill draws from a wellspring of pop culture with nods to Dallas, Murder, She Wrote and Charlie’s Angels. But TV refer- ences aside, the series does take on traditional gender roles. Check it out on YouTube.
Slices of Life The Gay and Wondrous Life
of Caleb Gallo stars Brian Jordan Alvarez as the titular character, who is better at giving advice than taking his own. Especially in the realm of his love life, which includes numerous men who fall under the “potential husband” umbrella, lots of FaceTime relationships and a one-way crush on a very straight man. Episodic topics, which are delivered with Alvarez’s deadpan delivery, range from overcoming the gay generation gap to why the gender fluid set seem to score so many hot, straight guys. Go-Go Boy Interrupted whose
cast includes Jimmy Fowlie, tells the tale of West Hollywood go-go boy, Danny Carter (Fowlie) who
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