TV series
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Queerguru’s Scotland Contributing Editor Robert Malcolm reviews Richard Gadd’s new TV series ‘HALF MAN ‘
I have to admit that I approached Richard Gadd’s new BBC and HBO series, Half Man, with some reservations. The violent working-class Scotsman is a trope that is too familiar and reinforces a national stereotype that the country can well do without. I was also concerned that this tale is told by Gadd, a middle-class…
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Heated Rivalry the hit queer ice hockey TV show sweeps the Canadian Screen Awards
Congrats to the creators and stars of HEATED RIVALRY who swept the boards of the Canadian Screen Awards this weekend with a record-breaking 16 wins. The gay hockey romance, a major audience favorite, won every category it was nominated for across the two-night ceremony — including Best Drama Series, Direction, Writing, Lead Performer for…
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Queerguru’s Robert Malcolm gives his take on “Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette.”
Editors’ Night: I wanted a less biased take on this tale of some of the US’s Royal Family, so I asked our resident Scottish royalist for his (alien) spin on this TV fairy tale. Episode Six **** The less said about Naomi Watts’ portrayal of Jackie O in Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr &…
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NETFLIX’s shi–y Christmas Gift : cancelling the fab queer series BOOTS
It’s probably just a coincidence (!) but the very first decision/statement from Netflix that affects the queer community since the much heralded mammoth takeover/merge, it is very negative. Depressingly so. Even though the well-reviewed Boots (90% on Rotten Tomatoes from both critics and viewers) delivered respectable ratings and made noise in popular culture, IT IS…
