being gay isn't just what happens in the bedroom. Slash isn't just about the sex. (Although it can be.) Very well said! My favourite parts of slash tend to be humourous, romantic and/or angsty.
I stupidly wrote off AU fic in another slash discussion recently only to have "The Wish" thrown back in my face. It's a good point. hee. Thanks!
Given how many posts eventually ended up in that thread, I was happy to see it didn't degenerate into a homophobic slanging match Yeah, since the Whedonesque post I've read about much nastier and less productive discussions in other fandoms about slash. I think I've always expected more of Buffyverse fans, so it's nice that - for the most part - people were reasonable.
I'm having trouble thinking of one! Well, apart from "The L Word". With "Queer as Folk" and "Six Feet Under" finished, there's: - "Out of Practice" - Crumbs" (but that's only aired for 3 episodes) - "The Book of Daniel" (which was just cancelled so no longer counts) "My Name is Earl" and "The Office" both have recurring gay characters (but they're not "starring" cast members). Now that's just depressing.
On the bright side, there is "Brokeback Mountain" (and "Capote" and "Transamerica"):
It's mainstream now and apparently has spurred Hollywood on to re-evaluate queer scripts that have been sitting in their vaults for a while marked "Won't Play in the Mid-West".
I would LOVE to see what's in the "Won't Play in the Mid-West" file. (I don't doubt that Hollywood has files like that!!) There's got to be some awesome stuff in there!
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I stupidly wrote off AU fic in another slash discussion recently only to have "The Wish" thrown back in my face. It's a good point. hee. Thanks!
Given how many posts eventually ended up in that thread, I was happy to see it didn't degenerate into a homophobic slanging match Yeah, since the Whedonesque post I've read about much nastier and less productive discussions in other fandoms about slash. I think I've always expected more of Buffyverse fans, so it's nice that - for the most part - people were reasonable.
I'm having trouble thinking of one! Well, apart from "The L Word". With "Queer as Folk" and "Six Feet Under" finished, there's:
- "Out of Practice"
- Crumbs" (but that's only aired for 3 episodes)
- "The Book of Daniel" (which was just cancelled so no longer counts)
"My Name is Earl" and "The Office" both have recurring gay characters (but they're not "starring" cast members).
Now that's just depressing.
On the bright side, there is "Brokeback Mountain" (and "Capote" and "Transamerica"):
It's mainstream now and apparently has spurred Hollywood on to re-evaluate queer scripts that have been sitting in their vaults for a while marked "Won't Play in the Mid-West".
I would LOVE to see what's in the "Won't Play in the Mid-West" file. (I don't doubt that Hollywood has files like that!!) There's got to be some awesome stuff in there!