television: a la carte.THE CREAM WILL RISE: Sexually adventurous rocker Sophie B. Hawkins is the subject of this up-close-and-personal documentary, directed by first-timer Gigi Gaston, (Sundance Channel, September 15) THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER: After getting raves on Broadway for his portrayal of the brilliantly acerbic Sheridan Whiteside, Nathan Lane brings the revival of the classic Kaufman-Hart comedy to live television. Scene-stealer Jean Smart costars, (PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, , October 7) DARK ANGEL: Actionmeister James Cameron brings his ass-kicking grrrl archetype (which he perfected in Aliens and The Terminator) to TV, as Max (Jessica Alba), a genetically enhanced superwoman su·per·wom·an n. 1. A woman who performs all the duties typically associated with several different full-time roles, such as wage earner, graduate student, mother, and wife. 2. A woman with more than human powers. , makes her way through a dystopic Seattle of the near future. Valarie Rae Miller Valerie Rae Miller (born April 16, 1974 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is an American actress. Early Life Raised in Fort Worth, Texas, Miller became interested in acting when she was quite young. plays Max's saucy-tongued lesbian pal, Original Cindy, (Fox, October 3) BETTE and WELCOME TO NEW YORK Welcome to New York is a short-lived television sitcom that aired on CBS. The show starred Jim Gaffigan, who played a weatherman from Fort Wayne, Indiana, who then moved to New York and worked as a meteorologist. : Two funny divas hit prime time: Bette Midler stars as, well, herself (with Ab Falls James Dreyfus as Oscar, her gay accompanist), while Christine Baranski, freed at last from the yoke of Cybill Shepherd, plays the executive producer of a Big Apple morning show, (CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. , October) QUEER AS FOLK Queer as Folk may refer to:
ON CUKOR: AN "AMERICAN MASTERS" SPECIAL: The legendary "woman's director" behind The Women, The Philadelphia Story, and My Fair Lady--among many others--gets his due in this 90-minute documentary, which will feature clips from the dozens of classic films he directed, Not bad for a guy who got canned from Gone With the Wind (due, some say, to Clark Gable's discomfort at being directed by a "fag"). (PBS, November 22) A GIRL THING: This four-part miniseries focuses on the various neurotic clients of hard-working therapist Stockard Channing, including Elle Macpherson as a heretofore hetero hetero prefix, Latin, different lawyer who's surprised to find her head turned by Kate Capshaw. The stellar cast also includes Mia Farrow, Glenne Headly, Allison Janney, Camryn Manheim, and Brent Spiner. (Showtime, 2001) HYPE: A hilarious cast of performers (including The Brady Bunch Movie's Jennifer Elise Cox), a writing staff that features drag genius Jackie Beat, and gay cocreators Scoff King, Terry Sweeney, and Lanier Laney (Saturday Night Live This article is about the American television series. For the show related to Big Brother (UK), see Saturday Night Live (UK). Saturday Night Live (SNL , Mad TV) promises a brilliantly funny primetime sketch comedy show. (WB, October 8) CORA UNCHAINED: This version of the novella by Harlem Renaissance writer Langston Hughes stars out Broadway star Cherry Jones and Regina Taylor. (PBS, October 25) GROSSE POINTE: Darren Star's roman a clef ro·man à clef n. pl. ro·mans à clef A novel in which actual persons, places, or events are depicted in fictional guise. [French : roman, novel + à, with + sitcom about the backstage goings-on at a nighttime soap (Star created 90210 and Melrose Place) features a gay actor who lusts for his TV "son." (WB, September 22) HOLIDAY HEART: Ving Rhames stars as a drag queen (and gospel organist) who befriends a young girl and her drug-addicted mother. This cable movie costars the luminous Alfre Woodard and Mykelti Williamson and is directed by Robert Townsend. (Showtime, December) |
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