BIG BROTHER 3:
MARCELLAS IS EVICTED
"I am so, so profoundly disappointed...so angry and hurt. Why me? Why me?" ... Gay fashionstylist Marcellas complained about being nominated for eviction last Thursday by straight Christian hunk Jason. But when he won The Golden Veto... whereby he could save himself...he inexplicably declined to use it, saying he didn't want to put his fellow housemates through the angst and pain of naming a replacement nominee. Feeling secure that fellow nominee Amy would be evicted, Marcellas was thrown for a loop when, after a one-to-one tie, Jason cast the tie-breaking vote and evicted Marcellas from the house. As Jay Leno once said to Hugh Grant, "Marcellas, what were you thinking??!!!" Marcellas will return with the other evictees Sept. 25, to vote for the final winner of BIG BROTHER 3.
ALSO THIS WEEK:
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 18: ELLEN ON HOLLYWOOD SQUARES ( Ch. 3 weekdays, 4 p.m. ) "Excuse me, Whoopi, is this seat taken?" Ellen DeGeneres debuts as the first Center Square on the new "H2," exec-produced by Henry "Fonzie" Winkler. "I grew up watching HOLLYWOOD SQUARES," Ellen says. "I also grew up watching GUNSMOKE. Unfortunately, that's not on the air anymore. I'm afraid of horses anyway, and this seems like it will be a lot more fun. So, let the games begin."
ENTERPRISE ( UPN, 7 p.m. ) Season premiere: openly gay performance artist John Fleck returns as the sinister Silik.
TV TALES: GOLDEN GIRLS ( E!TV, 7 - 9 p.m. ) New special. Repeats Thursday at 8 a.m., Saturday at 11 a.m.
THE WEST WING ( NBC, 8 p.m. ) Repeat: Lily Tomlin guests as an unsuccessful applicant to be President Bartlett's secretary. Tomlin is rumored to become a regular this season.
SO GRAHAM NORTON ( 10 p.m., 1 a.m., BBC AMERICA ) . Britain's over-the-top gay talk show host now airs every weeknight.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 19: ROB NELSON ( Ch. 12, 1 p.m. ) New talk show: topics include tolerance for gay and lesbian high-school students.
REAL WORLD LAS VEGAS ( MTV, 1:30 p.m. ) The new season's house is a posh penthouse suite in a Las Vegas casino hotel. No details on gay or lesbian roomies yet...but straight Steven supported himself in business school working as a topless bartender in a popular Texas gay bar, while party animal Brynn has slept with girls. Repeats Saturday at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.; Monday 5 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. New episodes will air every Tuesday at 9 p.m.
SURVIVOR: THAILAND ( CBS, 7 p.m. ) Season premiere: this year, CBS is not releasing any advance info on whether any of the new contestants are openly gay or lesbian, so that viewers can experience the surprise ( and possible strategy ) if and when someone comes out.
ANATOMY OF A SCENE: THE RULES OF ATTRACTION ( Sundance, 7:30 p.m. ) Behind the scenes of the new film based on Bret Easton Ellis's bi-sexy 1987 novel. James Van Der Beek plays the straight bad boy younger brother of AMERICAN PSYCHO's Patrick Bateman and has an imaginary gay kiss. Hunky Ian Somerhalder plays his gay friend Paul, who dances on a hotel bed with a male friend to George Michael's "Faith." [ The film opens soon. ]
WILL AND GRACE ( NBC, 8 - 9 p.m. ) Cher in last season's finale: Will and Grace decide to have a child together, and Cher visits Jack in a dream.
E.R. ( NBC, 9 p.m. ) Repeat: Lesbian Dr. Weaver ( Laura Innes ) is locked out of the hospital during a possible smallpox outbreak.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 20: CAROL BURNETT: SHOW STOPPERS ( CBS, 9 p.m. ) Repeat: Includes a tribute to designer Bob Mackie.
SON OF THE BEACH ( FX, 10:30 p.m. ) Repeat: The mayor names her gay son Kody head lifeguard after Notch and B.J. are marooned on The Island of Dr. Merlot.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 21: TV TALES: WILL AND GRACE ( E!TV, 6:30 a.m. ) New special. Repeats Sun. 6 a.m.
MONDAY, SEPT. 23: JOAN COLLINS JOINS GUIDING LIGHT ( CBS, 2 p.m. ) Joan Collins debuts as "glamorous, sophisticated, manipulative" Alexandra Spaulding.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 24: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER ( UPN, 7 p.m. ) Season premiere: Giles ( Anthony Stewart Head ) consoles a guilt-ridden Willow ( Alyson Hannigan ) over the death of her teen witch girlfriend Tara.
INSIDE NYPD BLUE: A DECADE ON THE JOB ( ABC, 8 p.m. ) New special: includes openly gay actor Bill Brochtrup, who plays gay receptionist John Irvin.
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