You know, I was thinking about how I feel so outside the realm of popular television. There are so many trendy shows that I have absolutely no interest in watching no matter how popular they are in my age cohort. Grey's Anatomy, House, Prison Break, The Sopranos, 24, The West Wing, the list goes on and on and on.
My working theory is that there is a combination of my inherent disinterest in the shows and the non-presence of such programs in my friends' television repertoires. And who am I mostly friends with? Queers and queer-friendly hets. Gay people don't watch these shows. At least the people I'm familiar with don't. The programs of my people are reality shows like Project Runway and America's Next Top Model.
[Aside story: At the club this past Friday, I was pulled over by some Random Gay who was trying to settle some Top Model related dispute with his friends. He said, "Excuse me, do you by any chance watch America's Next Top Model?" I didn't even give a verbal response, instead choosing to give him a downward look of "Girl, please." To his credit, he apologized, saying "Oh I'm sorry. Of course." See? One should just assume that a fellow gay is familiar with such things.]
Sure, we also have our Desperate Housewives, Six Feet Under, Sex and the City, and popular shows that have that wink-wink of gay interest. I don't know, maybe I'm totally off and I'm just trying to justify my pickiness when it comes to teevee, but it seems at least partially true. When I read gay blogs like Queerty, there are no interviews or stories related to Prison Break, but I can be damn sure to get the latest in all things Tim Gunn. I like having my own television niche, albeit a stereotypically dandified one, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
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So this queen is dying to know... what kind of fabulous argument did you settle about that fierce sexpot?
back here in state college i know plenty of gayers who like gray's anatomy, mixed in, of course, with a healthy dose of project runway. oh, and nothing pleases me more on a saturday afternoon then watching back to back america's next top model marathon's on vh1, i don't know what it is. elyse from the first season was completely awesome, that episode where she sat in the confession booth and bitched about everyone, so funny! and naima from the fourth season was totally hot.....and now i feel like a pop culture dork. sorry mike, no one else in the group watches the show! i have no one else to talk to...
Haha, I understand. I, too, was an Elyse fan during the first season. Though I think Danielle from the most recent one is my favorite of the winners.
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