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Friday, 20 June 2008 20:02 |
 I think I might be addicted to television.
Not in an “I can’t go out tonight, my favourite show’s on” kinda way... well, not yet, anyway. Though maybe that’s something I have to look forward to in my twilight years (my Mum stayed with me recently and was kind enough to share some of the hereditary medical marvels I might look forward to in my old age).
But I digress.
So... time to fess-up: I do get a bit of a buzz when tuning into my favourite shows, which bothers me – and while I mightn’t be 12-step material just yet, it’s a niggling concern, nevertheless.
Mind you, there hasn’t really been much on commercial telly that’s grabbed me lately – and I put this down to a distinct lack of camp in mainstream TV at the moment. After all, it seems the shows that have drawn me in over the years have been big on queer appeal in one way or another.
Ever since first discovering my addiction to the box back in my early teens as a Prisoner fanatic (what is it about a good scrag fight?), I guess I’ve just been hooked on certain shows.
But whatever happened to decidedly queer TV?
I’ve always been a fan of snappy dialogue – some personal favourites of this kind worth a mention: Gilmore Girls, Tales of the City, Ab Fab, Will and Grace, Sex and the City, Desperate Housewives and Boston Legal – so I guess I find some solace with the latter two still on air (though even they seem to have lost some of their edge over the years).
Let’s face it though: the majority of TV we tend to enjoy the most usually seems to have some camp dynamic at play... including the shows that weren’t even initially intended to attract a GLBT fan-base – Dynasty, Kath & Kim, Bewitched and Alias, to name a few.
Though at the moment it seems there isn’t a dyke or queen in sight, even on reality telly... well, that’s if you choose to believe Big Brother’s Travis isn’t gay. He’s no fun anyway.
By the way, is it me or is this the most boring Big Brother house we’ve ever had, despite the best efforts of the production team this year? I mean, I felt cheated when they took the Labrador pup, Ollie, out of the house – and here I was all geared-up for a canine win!
I gotta say though, love him or not, at least Carson (Kressley) managed to inject some life into the joint. But enough BB talk! Every year I refuse to watch it... and somehow every year I invariably get sucked in. And now I’m writing about it.
So... where was I? Oh yeah – where’s our camp telly? Maybe one of the commercial channels could do a promo, à la Justin Timberlake – 'Bringing Homo Back'?
Hmm... maybe not. But you get the idea.
- Hard Driver
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Prisoner: Bea and The Freak scrag it out!
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