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A first taste of gay TV. (the Buzz).


WHILE THE BUZZ WAITS PATIENTLY for Viacom to launch its promised all-gay cable channel, its Showtime show·time or show time  
n.
1. The time at which an entertainment, such as the showing of a movie, is scheduled to start.

2. Slang The time at which an activity is to begin.

Noun 1.
 division will be giving audiences an interim dose with Night Out on Sho Too, one of its several premium channels, every Wednesday night starting May 22.

The weekly bloc will include such Showtime fixtures as Queer as Folk Queer as Folk may refer to:
  • Queer as Folk (UK TV series) (1999-2000), a British television series about a group of gay men
  • Queer as Folk (US TV series) (2000-2005), a North American remake of the British series
 and Queer Duck Noun 1. queer duck - someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
kook, odd fellow, odd fish, odd man out, queer bird

unusual person, anomaly - a person who is unusual
, queer-friendly flicks like Chuck & Buck and Jeffrey, and host segments featuring fabulous entertainers such as Kiki and Herb and the Five Lesbian Brothers.

The network says there's nothing ghettoized about its Night Out. "Queer as Folk has strong appeal to everyone--young women, straight men. Many people are watching that program who aren't gay," says Stephanie Gibbons Famous people named Gibbons include:
  • Beth Gibbons (born 1965), British singer
  • Billy Gibbons, guitarist for ZZ Top
  • Cedric Gibbons (1893–1960), American art director
  • Christopher Gibbons (1615 - 1676), English composer, son of Orlando
, Showtime's senior vice president for advertising and promotion. "Night Out is going to be entertaining to straight people as well."
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Title Annotation:homosexual programming on Showtime
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:May 28, 2002
Words:133
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