Oct 27, 2007Quickie Link: The Case of the Missing Homo
By vanrozenheim
Looking for queer company on TV is a frustrating business. You can watch out, Gay celebs (Ellen DeGeneres, Rick Mercer, Gavin Crawford) paddle their canoe through mainstream waters. You can watch out, Gay actors (like that nerdy guy from Grey's Anatomy) play straight characters. What you can't find – at least not on the mainstream part of the cable dial – is a character who stays on screen long enough to give you a sense of Gay life or the way sexuality can shape a life. In short, none of TV's current Gay representatives is worth a trip in and of themselves. If you like the show, fine. But if you're looking for insight into Gay life, forget it. These characters are just there to provide a little second-banana weirdness to balance the unearthly beauty of the numero uno stars.
