Queer Eye for the Straight Guy observation

[CrispyQ]

Suddenly I have BRAVO, which I never had before with my Dish subscription. So I can finally watch Queer Eye . . . again.

I don't know about other locations, but in Denver, QE was shown on NBC for a few weeks. We would see the shows a few weeks after they were originally aired on BRAVO, but who cares? And it was popular! People in the office were talking about the show & in a good way. Suddenly, the gay marriage debate started heating up & NBC no longer showed it. I swear, the two events were related: gay marriage bad - Queer Eye off the air.

Anyone else notice something similar?

[2Design]

1. yes....people were becoming accepting and talking about and

enjoying the show and think
the bomb was dropped...bush said he wanted an admendment

the whole thing faded away and no one talks about it now and it is not shown anymore

[SkipNewarkDE]

2. OR

I think it was because Queer Eye was in reruns for quite a while, with new episodes just starting up recently. Now the ratings are pretty good on Bravo. Besides this is the station that shows Will & Grace, I hardly think the amendment thing would cause NBC to become appeasors.


I personally have mixed feelings about Queer Eye. While the show is funny, creative, and paints an image of tolerance, I think it also has a negative side. I sometimes feel that it bolsters traditionally negative gay stereotypes, ie. homosexual males as shallow "appearance is everything" style queens, or amusing catty court jesters. I mean it can be argued on both sides of this issue as to the positive and negative aspects of this show.

For as many queeny effete Queer Eye types, I know a style-challenged, tongue-tied, sloppy athletic sports fan gay guy, that would be indistinguishable from straight society in manner, interests, and appearance, save for the homosexuality thing.

[Eloriel]

3. We've been getting Bravo on Dish for years -- ??

For as long as we've had Dish, which is 5-1/2 years.

[madrchsod]

4. the thing i really like about the show is

they don`t put people down they build them up. they give these people a new outlook on their lives and it is up to them to follow thru. of course it`s camp,so what? it`s fun and easy to watch...can they redo our house?

[misanthrope]

5. So, it couldn't be...

...that it's a short-lived idea that has run its course? How interesting is it to watch a group of people clean up after a slob?

Sounds, to me, like just another example of typical, banal "Must Flee TV."

Life is out there people. Go find it!

[Susang]

6. NBC bought Bravo

The show was (and is) very popular and NBC wanted some of that popularity, so they started showing some of the shows on NBC as well as Bravo. I don't know how the show fared on NBC, perhaps they did not get the share they hoped for in that time slot.

I don't believe that the show is any more stereotypical than any of the other makeover shows that populate the airwaves these days. I actually think this one has more substance, as they tend to not only concentrate on clothing and grooming but design, food, culture and social interaction. Of course, I may be a little biased, since I crossed paths with Ted often while working in the restaurant biz in Chicago, and he if anything but stereotypical and shallow.