| axumblade said: I just started watching United States of Tara the other day on Netflix. Has anybody else seen that show? I bring that up because the son, Marshall, is gay and thus far, he's probably my favorite character. I also brought this up because Trucks mentioned gaydar and it reminds me of him for some reason. It also reminds me of an episode of The New Normal too. I am loving that now it's more common to have gay characters in TV shows. For the longest time, it was actually made into a big deal (like Will & Grace and Queer as Folk) but now it's just feeling more and more integrated, which I appreciate. |
Unfortunately things aren't looking much better yet. If anything, it was better back when Will and Grace aired. As someone who follows gay characters on tv with passion, I'm beyond disappointed.
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Partners was an awesome show. Got cancelled due to poor ratings. Ex superman is one of my favourite gay characters ever.
The New Normal was an ok show. Again cancelled (terrible ratings).
Modern family is an awesome show but both characters are stereotypically gay, which is fine, but I still can't relate to them
Desperate Housewives had some awesome gay couples and storylines, but after the drop in ratings in Season 2, they stopped focusing on Andrew (the new couple lacked anything special). Show was cancelled/ended last year.
Revenge. Had two gay characters season 1. One died, they made the other date a girl!!! (I know he said he was bi, but still)
90210- interesting storyline with the blond guy, his character is dropped and then comes back with one of the worst storylines I've ever seen.
And don't get me started on all the gay characters dying soon after we start liking them (True Blood, Game of Thrones).
And the list goes on. Gay characters are still not fully accepted on Tv, especially as main characters. Society sure has a long way to go.
