'Netflix's high-cost, highly watched House of Cards blazed a new trail
for mass-market, internet-based television, but Kevin Spacey's
political blockbuster could have come from any of the traditional US
networks. Not so far away on the web, a clutch of series aimed at the
gay community – filmed for a sliver of the $100m House of Cards budget
yet still attracting a respectable audience – are showing up the
reluctance of mainstream broadcasters in the US to stray far from the
middle of the road.
Where the Bears Are focuses
on a group of husky, hairy sleuths living in Palm Springs; Husbands revolves around a
newly out sports jock and a fey tabloid star who marry on a whim; Hunting Season is a sexually frank
show about a 20-something gay man exploring the sexscape of New York;
and The Outs is about two
ex-boyfriends coming to terms with post-breakup life in Brooklyn...'
Interesting - if somewhat uncritical - round-up of US "gay web dramas" on The Guardian online.
Given a silly headline, implying American TV doesn't do gay.
Hello!??
Obviously I'm all in favour of alternative media and sticking it to the man etc, but all the ones I've seen were - how can I put this... not very good?
Hope I'm wrong on this.
Wednesday, 6 March 2013
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