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Straight Plan for the Gay Man
Jonathan wonders what it would be like to spend one day working in the blue-collar world and be as 'unfabulous' as possible (Why? I have no idea.)
Stephen Tropiano
01 Mar 2004
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Brooklyn South: The Complete Series
The first episode features the sort of graphic violence one would expect to see in an R-rated film.
Stephen Tropiano
22 Feb 2004
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The Honeymooners: Classic 39 Episodes
Watch an episode of The Honeymooners and you will understand why the 1950s is remembered as the 'Golden Age of Television.'
Stephen Tropiano
30 Nov 2003
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Into the Mainstream
I am optimistic about what lies ahead as the prime time closet door continues to open.
Stephen Tropiano
18 Nov 2003
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It's All Relative
It was only a matter of time before gay men on television were 'promoted' to parenthood.
Stephen Tropiano
12 Oct 2003
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Targets (1968)
Draws parallels between Bobby and Charles Whitman, though there's a much larger issue at stake: the availability of guns, at the root of the rise of violence in America.
Stephen Tropiano
14 Sep 2003
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Lost in La Mancha (2002)
What will most surely whet fans' appetites are the DVD's two 50-minute interviews with Terry Gilliam.
Stephen Tropiano
08 Sep 2003
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The Best of Designing Women
The situation introduced at the start of each episode served as a catalyst for the women's discussions about issues that mattered to them, namely, their bodies, sex, and men.
Stephen Tropiano
01 Sep 2003
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Making Prime Time Perfectly Queer
The charm and fashion sense of the Fab Five also eludes some members and/or advocates of the gay community.
Stephen Tropiano
26 Aug 2003
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Frasier: The First Season
In Frasier's freshman season, those episodes pitting father against son are by far the most entertaining and touching.
Stephen Tropiano
03 Aug 2003
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Kiss Me Kate
Culminates with 'Brush Up Your Shakespeare,' a musical tribute to the Bard sung by the two thugs, looking comically uncomfortable in their 16th garb.
Stephen Tropiano
27 Jul 2003
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Beautiful Thing (1996)
A sweet, subtle slice-of-life drama about the sexual awakening of two gay teenagers whose home lives are less than perfect.
Stephen Tropiano
27 Jul 2003
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Cheers: The Complete First Season
Like Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable in 'It Happened One Night', Sam and Diane's sexual tension is channeled through their verbal sparring.
Stephen Tropiano
22 Jun 2003
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The Jeffersons: The Complete Second Season
On occasion, The Jeffersons made some attempt to offer social commentary, but it was difficult for a show so laden with crude humor to suddenly get serious.
Stephen Tropiano
01 Jun 2003
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When a kiss is not just a kiss.
What's different from the kisses that take place between these three couples versus the highly publicized same-sex kisses in the 1990s . . . is the two people kissing now are very much in love.
Stephen Tropiano
27 May 2003
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Federico Fellini's 'The White Sheik' (1952)
The fusion of the real and the imaginary is at the center of Fellini's first and one of his most underrated films, The White Sheik.
Stephen Tropiano
27 May 2003
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Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy (2002)
'They see a schlub like me get lucky,' Ron Jeremy explains. 'There's hope for everyone else.'"
Stephen Tropiano
27 Apr 2003
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The Cook and Other Treasures (2003)
Both films showcase Fatty Arbuckle's talents for physical comedy.
Stephen Tropiano
13 Apr 2003
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All in the Family: Second Season
In the case of All in the Family and Sanford and Son, 'groundbreaking' is not an overstatement.
Stephen Tropiano
24 Mar 2003
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Outing TV's Heterosexual Homosexuals
Soap used Jodie's sexual liaison with Carol as an opportunity to have his character function as a heterosexual on the level of plot, yet simultaneously maintain his position as the show's sexual other.
Stephen Tropiano
18 Mar 2003
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Good Times: First Season
In effect, J.J. became the comic relief from which there was no relief.
Stephen Tropiano
27 Feb 2003
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Living Out Loud
(T)he legacy of 'An American Family' serves as an important reminder of television's untapped potential to move us, to open our eyes, and to see the world beyond our backyard.
Stephen Tropiano
22 Jan 2003
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