Monday, March 24
Lifetime, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
In this new Lifetime Original, Leslie Hope (Kiefer Sutherland's wife on 24) stars as an unhappily married mother of two who separates from her husband and goes back to work, only to find herself falling in love with her new lesbian boss, realtor McNally Hayes (Wendy Crewson, of the lesbian film Better Than Chocolate—she played the mom). 'This is a story that hasn't really been addressed in movies,' said writer/ director/ producer Lee Rose, whose previous lesbian TV films include The Truth About Jane and A Girl Thing. 'What happens when a person who's in a heterosexual relationship or marriage finds a new relationship with someone of the same sex, and where does that lead her?'
FRANK DeCARO'S BIG OSCAR SPECIAL
Thursday, March 20, COM, 8 p.m.
THE DAILY SHOW's out gay film critic serves up his fifth annual Oscar funfest. This year, DeCaro's fairy godmother gives him his own theater—The Big O Multiplex—where he screens clips from the year's nominated films. He also decides that the movie-going experience needs an overhaul and vows that 'it's gonna be done my way.' He sends up on-screen puzzles where you unscramble letters to form stars' names, spoofs the game in which you match the actor with the film quote, and introduces a ticket-booking phone service that 'prevents you from seeing movies that are dreadful.' Repeats Friday at 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Sunday at 6 a.m.
WED, MAR 19
SOUTH PARK (COM, 9 p.m.) Believe it or not, they're still making new episodes! In tonight's Season 7 premiere, the boys discover Earth is nothing but one big intergalactic reality show set up by aliens—it's about to be canceled.
FRIDAY, MAR 21
DAME EDNA ON JAY LENO (NBC, 10:35 p.m.)
FRIDAY, MARCH 21
NATHAN LANE: BRAVO PROFILE (Bravo, 5 a.m., 6 p.m., Sat at 4 a.m.)
SATURDAY, MARCH 22
LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT (NBC, 8 p.m.) A bisexual woman is murdered.
INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS (IFC, 4 p.m., 11 p.m., Bravo, 9 p.m., 1:30 a.m.) John Waters hosts the indie film world's Oscars.
SUNDAY, MARCH 23
TRUE STORIES FROM THE MORGUE (TLC, 4 p.m.) Repeat: A gay man reports the death of his partner but shows little emotion.
THE ACADEMY AWARDS (ABC, 7:30 p.m.) After The Golden Globes and SAG Awards, Renée Zellweger is now neck-and-neck with Julia Roberts as Hollywood's Most Insincere Over-The-Top Acceptance Speech Gusher. Joan Rivers's red carpet show starts on E! at 5 p.m.
SIX FEET UNDER (HBO, 8 p.m.) A deceased gay man's partner plans an operatic tribute.
QUEER AS FOLK (SHO, 9 p.m.) Every year, Showtime schedules a repeat on Oscar Sunday. Tonight: the Season 3 premiere episode.
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