BRAVO'S NEXT: THE QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY
Bravo, the cable channel that brought you Gay weddings and Fire Island, has now ordered 12 episodes of The Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, an unscripted makeover series scheduled to debut in July 2003. It is being billed as a one-hour guide to 'building a better straight man.' Five gay consultants will bring their savoir faire to the cultivation of one subject each episode. 'At its core, it's not about gay or straight. It's about guys helping guys,' said David Collins, the gay creator and executive producer of the series. 'Gay or straight we all want to look good, feel good and have great shoes of course.'
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5
E! TRUE ROSIE (E! TV, 7 p.m.) New special.
BOYS WILL BE GIRLS (VH1, 11 p.m.) The world of female impersonators: guys become Tina, Liza, Madonna, Cher. Repeats Thurs at 6.
FROM THE WAIST DOWN: MEN WOMEN AND MUSIC: ARE YOU A BOY OR A GIRL? (VH-1, midnight) Gender benders and their effect on society's view of homosexuality: Queen, Boy George, David Bowie, Little Richard, and rare footage of Jobriath, a '70s out gay rocker whom many thought was The Next Big Thing. Followed by an hour on women in rock, including Melissa Etheridge. Produced by the gay team Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey of World of Wonder (PARTY MONSTER).
THURSDAY, MARCH 6
SANDRA BERNHARD GUEST HOSTS ON THE VIEW (ABC, 9 a.m.)
SCANDALOUS ME: THE LIFE OF JACQUELINE SUSANN (Lifetime, 8 p.m.). Michele Lee as the author of VALLEY OF THE DOLLS
FRIDAY, MARCH 8
HEROES OF COMEDY: WOMEN ON TOP: SEX AND THE SITCOM (COM, 4:30 p.m.) Ellen DeGeneres, Kim Cattrall, Candace Bushnell and others talk about how female sexuality is portrayed.
SATURDAY, MARCH 8
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (NBC,10:30 P.M.) Queen Latifah hosts.
SUNDAY, MARCH 9
SIX FEET UNDER (HBO, 8 p.m.) Kathy Bates begins a recurring role as Bettina, a friend of Ruth's sister. Also: Keith (Mathew St. Patrick) makes progress when he attends couples therapy alone. Claire (Lauren Ambrose) learns too much about about Phil (J.P. Pitoc, the go-go dancer from TRICK).
QUEER AS FOLK (SHO, 9 p.m.) Having left Brian, Justin has to find a way to pay for school. At the Bursar's office, when Justin discovers that his tuition's been paid, Ethan leaps for joy at what he mistakenly thinks is sudden and unexpected generosity from Justin's father. (Think again ...). Emmett, as much as he loves Ted, finds a loophole in the relationship in order to honor a previously arranged sex date. Brian 'kidnaps' Michael and drives him out to the suburbs for an underwear party, and also hires a hustler who's a Justin lookalike. Melanie decides it's time to have a second child and assumes Lindsay will want to carry it, but being pregnant isn't a part of Lindsay's plans.
THE SAG AWARDS (TNT, 9 p.m.) In New York there's an absurd billboard for THE SAG AWARDS: 'The only night actors take home Actors ...' (Yea, right!)
MONDAY, MARCH 10
GIRLFRIENDS (UPN, 8 p.m.) Repeat: William becomes a sperm donor for his lesbian sister. Features an almost unrecognizable Peter Paige (Emmett on QAF) as Zellner the security guard.
MAKING OF BOAT TRIP (SHO, 8:15 p.m.) Short: A preview of the comedy that stars Cuba Gooding Jr. and Horatio Sanz as best friends who get booked on a cruise for gay men.
REAL WORLD / ROAD RULES BATTLE OF THE SEXES (MTV, 9 p.m.) The LGBT team members are dropping like flies! Gay Dan from Miami and lesbian Aneesa from Chicago were kicked off in one week
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