Last summer’s edition of Food Network Star was something of a collapsed soufflé — after a lot of time and effort, the end result (a win by the relentlessly inauthentic “Cowboy Lenny” in an otherwise dubious field of cooks) had me wondering if it was time to retire the recipe altogether.
Season 11, however, has felt like a trip to a Michelin-rated restaurant following a month locked inside a White Castle.
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Season 11, however, has felt like a trip to a Michelin-rated restaurant following a month locked inside a White Castle.
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- 6/29/2015
- TVLine.com
Reality Reiterated: A Real Life "Glee," the "Real World"'s Ryan is Really, Really Straight and More!
Here at AfterElton.com we know you want to keep up with all that’s happening in gay/bi pop culture, but that can be awfully hard with your busy lives and all the places us queer folks are popping up these days. That’s especially true on reality television where gay/bi men are in one day and out the next, packing their knives and going home, and getting their torches snuffed after the tribe has spoken.
So to help you keep track of all that happens each week in the land of reality TV we’re introducing our new column Reality Reiterated, which will recap a variety of shows that either have gay/bi content or just might be of gay interest! But be warned, there will be spoilers, so don’t read if you haven’t watched yet.
And now off we go into the nutty world of “reality” television!
So to help you keep track of all that happens each week in the land of reality TV we’re introducing our new column Reality Reiterated, which will recap a variety of shows that either have gay/bi content or just might be of gay interest! But be warned, there will be spoilers, so don’t read if you haven’t watched yet.
And now off we go into the nutty world of “reality” television!
- 7/16/2010
- by JerriB
- The Backlot
Uh Oh. It's Going To Be A Stream Of Consciousness Column. Buckle Up!
Man, you take a couple of days off and you get the gayest Emmy nominations ever and about a zillion other things happen that I need to catch up and comment on. How to cover it all?
Hmm, how about I just open my mind up and do it stream of consciousness style? Things might sort of leap all over the place, but it should be interesting. Ready, here we go. Prying open subconscious and...
Nooo! It's awful in here! So cold and dark and empty! Aieeee!
Oh, wait. I actually opened Mary Cheney's soul. How did that happen?
So where did the Flying Monkey (that would be Brent, my partner) and I go last week that kept me from writing the Bgwe? A couple hours north of where we live are the San Juan Islands which...
Man, you take a couple of days off and you get the gayest Emmy nominations ever and about a zillion other things happen that I need to catch up and comment on. How to cover it all?
Hmm, how about I just open my mind up and do it stream of consciousness style? Things might sort of leap all over the place, but it should be interesting. Ready, here we go. Prying open subconscious and...
Nooo! It's awful in here! So cold and dark and empty! Aieeee!
Oh, wait. I actually opened Mary Cheney's soul. How did that happen?
So where did the Flying Monkey (that would be Brent, my partner) and I go last week that kept me from writing the Bgwe? A couple hours north of where we live are the San Juan Islands which...
- 7/16/2010
- by michael
- The Backlot
That's Hilarious! No Way! It's Offensive! Well, Actually It's Complicated
Everyone knows that two of the trickiest subjects to talk about in mixed company are religion and politics. But when it comes to what we obsess about cover on AfterElton.com, I'd actually say comedy might be one of the toughest to discuss (that and whether or not there should be a U.S. version of Torchwood).
All you have to do to see that is look at the comments on our last post about Family Guy which generated very heated discussion. That same issue came up twice this week, first with a discussion of gay male sexuality and the use of the word "faggot" on the new FX series Louie, and then again on an episode of The Boondocks that joked about prison rape.
When it comes to the use of the word "faggot" I don't like hearing it...
Everyone knows that two of the trickiest subjects to talk about in mixed company are religion and politics. But when it comes to what we obsess about cover on AfterElton.com, I'd actually say comedy might be one of the toughest to discuss (that and whether or not there should be a U.S. version of Torchwood).
All you have to do to see that is look at the comments on our last post about Family Guy which generated very heated discussion. That same issue came up twice this week, first with a discussion of gay male sexuality and the use of the word "faggot" on the new FX series Louie, and then again on an episode of The Boondocks that joked about prison rape.
When it comes to the use of the word "faggot" I don't like hearing it...
- 7/2/2010
- by michael
- The Backlot
This week's Battle of the Network Gays features some vampire royalty, a queer comic cowboy, a gay quarterback, and a team playing chef.
Arnold Myint of Top Chef
Why? This week the chef's were forced to work together to design a middle school menu. Arnold was a part of the winning team, and stuck up for himself by calling out another chef who was taking too much credit for the group's efforts. Arnold is clearly no pushover.
Party Down's Cole Landry
Why? The setup was great. A star college quarterback's NFL: draft pick chances are ruined when he gets outed on national TV. It sure didn't hurt that the character was played by Greek's Beaver (actor Aaron Hill)!
True Blood's Talbot & Russell
Why? Well, as the Vampire King of Mississippi, Russell is already royalty. And Talbot sure acts like royalty - did you see the way he descended that staircase?...
Arnold Myint of Top Chef
Why? This week the chef's were forced to work together to design a middle school menu. Arnold was a part of the winning team, and stuck up for himself by calling out another chef who was taking too much credit for the group's efforts. Arnold is clearly no pushover.
Party Down's Cole Landry
Why? The setup was great. A star college quarterback's NFL: draft pick chances are ruined when he gets outed on national TV. It sure didn't hurt that the character was played by Greek's Beaver (actor Aaron Hill)!
True Blood's Talbot & Russell
Why? Well, as the Vampire King of Mississippi, Russell is already royalty. And Talbot sure acts like royalty - did you see the way he descended that staircase?...
- 6/25/2010
- by dennis
- The Backlot
This Column Is 100% Angst Free. And Made From 100% Angus Beef. Mmmmm!!!!
Okay, folks are going to be arriving soon to read this week's column and I've got to get ready. So where did I leave that flipping bottle of Prozac? Can't have a repeat of last week after all.
So the Prozac's not under the True Blood extended scene of Sam's dream sequence with Bill that Alan Ball sent over. And it's not under the hate mail from Ramin Setoodeh either. (And I really need to do something about that ticking package he sent.)
So where the eff did I leave it? Because after the last Bgwe, I really can't be all grumbly or I'll have fewer readers than Setoodeh. Well, okay, no one could fewer fans than he does, but still. Come on, come on! Where is it! They are going to be here any minute it!
Found it!
Okay, folks are going to be arriving soon to read this week's column and I've got to get ready. So where did I leave that flipping bottle of Prozac? Can't have a repeat of last week after all.
So the Prozac's not under the True Blood extended scene of Sam's dream sequence with Bill that Alan Ball sent over. And it's not under the hate mail from Ramin Setoodeh either. (And I really need to do something about that ticking package he sent.)
So where the eff did I leave it? Because after the last Bgwe, I really can't be all grumbly or I'll have fewer readers than Setoodeh. Well, okay, no one could fewer fans than he does, but still. Come on, come on! Where is it! They are going to be here any minute it!
Found it!
- 6/25/2010
- by michael
- The Backlot
Gee, Now That's Really A Shame
This week's news seemed to have an extra helping of gay guys doing dumb and/or self-serving things that, frankly, got on my nerves.
Leading off the idiot parade, it looks like Perez Hilton may have finally gone too far by tweeting out a picture of an apparently pantyless Miley Cyrus exiting a car ala what Britney Spears did some time ago. This could potentially qualify as child porn and, if convicted, Perez (Aka Mario Lavandeira) could actually do some jail time.
Gee. How terrible.
I don't want to revel in the misfortune of someone else, but I'm a firm believer in you reap what you sow and when someone fouls the pop culture waters the way Perez has, well, let's just say I'm not surprised.
I always thought Perez would come to a bad end of some kind thanks to his endless gossipmongering and hateful posts,...
This week's news seemed to have an extra helping of gay guys doing dumb and/or self-serving things that, frankly, got on my nerves.
Leading off the idiot parade, it looks like Perez Hilton may have finally gone too far by tweeting out a picture of an apparently pantyless Miley Cyrus exiting a car ala what Britney Spears did some time ago. This could potentially qualify as child porn and, if convicted, Perez (Aka Mario Lavandeira) could actually do some jail time.
Gee. How terrible.
I don't want to revel in the misfortune of someone else, but I'm a firm believer in you reap what you sow and when someone fouls the pop culture waters the way Perez has, well, let's just say I'm not surprised.
I always thought Perez would come to a bad end of some kind thanks to his endless gossipmongering and hateful posts,...
- 6/18/2010
- by michael
- The Backlot
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