Wednesday 6 March 2013

TV: Harlot's Web

'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.

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