Langford’S Picks And Pans
Neighbours
Well, I’m glad Chris saw sense and went back to work, though I still think Lucas had nothing to apologize for. Yes, he should be sorry that Chris got his feelings hurt and that the customer was a homophobe, but Lucas himself didn’t do anything wrong. At least Lucas had the good sense to say that while he was sorry, he couldn’t promise not to screw up again or that something else like what went down might happen again.
At the end of the day though, I still think Chris overreacted by quitting. I understand that the show is sending the message that bigotry shouldn’t be tolerated. Obviously, it shouldn’t. However, life is gray, not black and white, and the answers just aren’t always so simple. In the real world you can't leave a job every time someone says something you don't like.
Neighbours
Well, I’m glad Chris saw sense and went back to work, though I still think Lucas had nothing to apologize for. Yes, he should be sorry that Chris got his feelings hurt and that the customer was a homophobe, but Lucas himself didn’t do anything wrong. At least Lucas had the good sense to say that while he was sorry, he couldn’t promise not to screw up again or that something else like what went down might happen again.
At the end of the day though, I still think Chris overreacted by quitting. I understand that the show is sending the message that bigotry shouldn’t be tolerated. Obviously, it shouldn’t. However, life is gray, not black and white, and the answers just aren’t always so simple. In the real world you can't leave a job every time someone says something you don't like.
- 9/21/2011
- by Anthony D. Langford
- The Backlot
Langford Picks And Pans
Emmerdale – What Do You Mean You’re Not Over Him Yet?
Has it really been three months since Jackson died? My, how time flies. And to the chagrin of a lot of fans, Aaron is still deeply grieving his boyfriend, even though it's very plausible and realistic. Many of them are ready for Aaron to move on and find a new boyfriend. If this were another soap, I would expect Aaron to already be in love again with someone new, as many shows tend zip through the grieving process.
But not only does Emmerdale move at a slow pace, it’s one of the more realistic soaps out there. I wouldn’t expect Aaron to have moved on so quickly, though I hope someday he does. Part of me fears Aaron will never have another serious boyfriend. Though I hope I’m wrong about that.
Rule...
Emmerdale – What Do You Mean You’re Not Over Him Yet?
Has it really been three months since Jackson died? My, how time flies. And to the chagrin of a lot of fans, Aaron is still deeply grieving his boyfriend, even though it's very plausible and realistic. Many of them are ready for Aaron to move on and find a new boyfriend. If this were another soap, I would expect Aaron to already be in love again with someone new, as many shows tend zip through the grieving process.
But not only does Emmerdale move at a slow pace, it’s one of the more realistic soaps out there. I wouldn’t expect Aaron to have moved on so quickly, though I hope someday he does. Part of me fears Aaron will never have another serious boyfriend. Though I hope I’m wrong about that.
Rule...
- 9/14/2011
- by Anthony D. Langford
- The Backlot
Langford’S Picks And Pans
All That Matters
Florian got some bad news about Roman..
As I said last week, I can’t bring the clips of this storyline to you, but I did want to discuss it as it's an important arc for one of the most beloved TV gay couples. To begin, to my surprise, I’m really enjoying this storyline. Last week’s episodes detailing Roman's impending doom were terrific. The writing for this story has been unusually strong for this generally fluffy soap, and the acting is outstanding, especially by Igor Dolsgatschew, who plays Deniz.
The scene where Deniz begged Roman to tell Florian about his illness and then talked about his own feelings about losing the man he loves had me misting up as much as the actor. Dennis Grabosch as Roman was good, but I was really taken by his co-star's work. Dolsgatschew has...
All That Matters
Florian got some bad news about Roman..
As I said last week, I can’t bring the clips of this storyline to you, but I did want to discuss it as it's an important arc for one of the most beloved TV gay couples. To begin, to my surprise, I’m really enjoying this storyline. Last week’s episodes detailing Roman's impending doom were terrific. The writing for this story has been unusually strong for this generally fluffy soap, and the acting is outstanding, especially by Igor Dolsgatschew, who plays Deniz.
The scene where Deniz begged Roman to tell Florian about his illness and then talked about his own feelings about losing the man he loves had me misting up as much as the actor. Dennis Grabosch as Roman was good, but I was really taken by his co-star's work. Dolsgatschew has...
- 9/7/2011
- by Anthony D. Langford
- The Backlot
Our members might be predominantly gay and bisexual men, but we do have a surprising number of female readers here at AfterElton.com. We value you ladies and feel bad that every year we have to ask you to sit out the Hot 100 voting (for that list we wanted a fair representation of whom gay and bi men find attractive).
To try and make up for it, every year we run a special poll exclusively our female readers, in which we ask them which gay/bi men they find hot.
This year over 12,000 votes were cast for over 600 different nominees. The top fifty appear here.
Without further ado... The 2010 Ladies' Choice Hot 50!
1. Adam Lambert
Fans might enjoy...
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To try and make up for it, every year we run a special poll exclusively our female readers, in which we ask them which gay/bi men they find hot.
This year over 12,000 votes were cast for over 600 different nominees. The top fifty appear here.
Without further ado... The 2010 Ladies' Choice Hot 50!
1. Adam Lambert
Fans might enjoy...
Adam Lambert's Rejected Album Covers Watch and Discuss: Adam Lambert's "If I Had You" Why Did Out Magazine Pick Now to Air Dispute With Adam Lambert? We Just Had a Gay...
- 7/21/2010
- by AfterElton.com Staff
- The Backlot
This week it's the Battle of the Network Gays overseas edition! With American TV on a bit of a hiatus we happily turn our attention to foreign programming. In particular, European gay soap characters. Thanks to our own Anthony Langford and Gays of Our Lives, readers can keep up with all the action on Emmerdale, Shameless, Forbidden Love, All That Matters and other shows - so now it's time to find out which popular characters/couples are nearest and dearest to your heart!
Emmerdale's' Aaron Livesy
Why? Actor Danny Miller has won rave reviews for playing this troubled (and often violent) gay teen. He won Gay of the week back in April for this gut-wrenching scene. He's currently pining for Jackson (the guy he almost went to prison for gay-bashing).
Shameless' Mickey Maguire
Why? You want to both laugh at and cry for the comically inept yet painfully lonely Mickey.
Emmerdale's' Aaron Livesy
Why? Actor Danny Miller has won rave reviews for playing this troubled (and often violent) gay teen. He won Gay of the week back in April for this gut-wrenching scene. He's currently pining for Jackson (the guy he almost went to prison for gay-bashing).
Shameless' Mickey Maguire
Why? You want to both laugh at and cry for the comically inept yet painfully lonely Mickey.
- 6/4/2010
- by dennis
- The Backlot
The winner of the 2010 AfterElton.com Hot 100 is …Ramin Setoodeh from Newsweek!
Just kidding. Truthfully, we can’t imagine anything less appealing than the attitudes expressed by this out gay journalist who recently argued, ridiculously, that gay actors can’t play straight roles.
So who did come out on top? If you’re the kind of person who opens your Christmas presents early, go here to find the start of the list.
The three of you left might be interested to know that the most noteworthy thing about this year’s list is that the top seven positions are occupied by out gay men, five of whom are actors; last year, only the top three were out gay men, and only four of the top ten were gay.
Of the entire list, 26 were out gay or bisexual men — up from 20 last year. And for those who really like statistics, our...
Just kidding. Truthfully, we can’t imagine anything less appealing than the attitudes expressed by this out gay journalist who recently argued, ridiculously, that gay actors can’t play straight roles.
So who did come out on top? If you’re the kind of person who opens your Christmas presents early, go here to find the start of the list.
The three of you left might be interested to know that the most noteworthy thing about this year’s list is that the top seven positions are occupied by out gay men, five of whom are actors; last year, only the top three were out gay men, and only four of the top ten were gay.
Of the entire list, 26 were out gay or bisexual men — up from 20 last year. And for those who really like statistics, our...
- 5/17/2010
- by AfterElton.com Staff
- The Backlot
We asked you which gay or bisexual TV characters you think are the best, and you told us – with tens of thousands of votes cast.
Now we have the results.
But first, a few interesting statistics.
We have quite a few familiar faces – characters who made our last poll of the best gay and bisexual characters two and a half years ago – and a few missing ones, namely Vince D’Angelo (from Will & Grace), George Huang (from Law & Order: Svu), and Waylon Smithers (from The Simpsons), all of whom didn’t even make the top 50 this time around.
Meanwhile, we also have many new faces – from shows that have debuted since our last poll.
Every single character except two comes from a show that ran in the 00s (although some shows, like Will & Grace, did debut in the late 90s). The exceptions? Jodie Dallas, played by Billy Crystal, on Soap...
Now we have the results.
But first, a few interesting statistics.
We have quite a few familiar faces – characters who made our last poll of the best gay and bisexual characters two and a half years ago – and a few missing ones, namely Vince D’Angelo (from Will & Grace), George Huang (from Law & Order: Svu), and Waylon Smithers (from The Simpsons), all of whom didn’t even make the top 50 this time around.
Meanwhile, we also have many new faces – from shows that have debuted since our last poll.
Every single character except two comes from a show that ran in the 00s (although some shows, like Will & Grace, did debut in the late 90s). The exceptions? Jodie Dallas, played by Billy Crystal, on Soap...
- 3/15/2010
- by AfterElton.com Staff
- The Backlot
Welcome to another edition of Gays of Our Lives. This week in Gool Theater, we’ve got some very good clips from As the World Turns. And yet, the show still managed to annoy me. Am I just picky? Watch for yourself and see. Plus, Good Times, Bad Times (Dutch) starts an intriguing plot arc, Roman risks his life on All That Matters and One Life to Live continues to astound and amaze. Thankfully, it’s in a good way.
Gool Scoops And Spoilers has the dish on the new gay storyline on Emmerdale, Kyle and Oliver each make a commitment to Nick on One Life to Live, but can they keep their promises? Plus, Ravi comes to the defense of his sisters on Hollyoaks, Ian is trapped in a dicey situation on Shameless (U.S.), the kids from Glee make it to Sectionals in the final episode until – gasp!
Gool Scoops And Spoilers has the dish on the new gay storyline on Emmerdale, Kyle and Oliver each make a commitment to Nick on One Life to Live, but can they keep their promises? Plus, Ravi comes to the defense of his sisters on Hollyoaks, Ian is trapped in a dicey situation on Shameless (U.S.), the kids from Glee make it to Sectionals in the final episode until – gasp!
- 12/8/2009
- by Anthony D. Langford
- The Backlot
Welcome to another edition of Gays of our Lives. This week, we have a special feature for you, an interview with Forbidden Love star Jo Weil (Olli) as we chat about the Chrolli vlog, a new concept the folks at Fl cooked up to give fans insight into the lives of Germany’s favorite gay couple.
Plus, Gool Theater has all the latest clips of your favorite gays in soaps, including some wonderfully heartbreaking moments on One Live To Live, the start of a new plot arc for Roman on All That Matters and Sean’s attempts to snare a man who is way out of his league on Coronation Street.
In Scoops and Spoilers, find out why Christian and Syed’s relationship on EastEnders takes a dark turn and check out the hot new gay that turns up on The Secret Life of the American Teenager.
And in Gool Newsbeat,...
Plus, Gool Theater has all the latest clips of your favorite gays in soaps, including some wonderfully heartbreaking moments on One Live To Live, the start of a new plot arc for Roman on All That Matters and Sean’s attempts to snare a man who is way out of his league on Coronation Street.
In Scoops and Spoilers, find out why Christian and Syed’s relationship on EastEnders takes a dark turn and check out the hot new gay that turns up on The Secret Life of the American Teenager.
And in Gool Newsbeat,...
- 7/28/2009
- by Anthony D. Langford
- The Backlot
This week we have an extra special edition of Gays Of Our Lives, starting with an interview with the handsome and charming Forbes March, who last week debuted on As The World Turns as Professor Mason Jarvis. Might he be the one man who comes between daytime’s first (and still only) supercouple, Luke and Noah?
In Gool Theater, find out if March’s debut was enough to get As The World Turns out of the doldrums and whether Syed and Christian go past the point of no return on EastEnders.
Scoops And Spoilers has the dish on the final episode of Kings and Ravi’s horrifying experience on Hollyoaks while Gool Newsbeat brings news that will give you insight on the Roman/Axel affair on All That Matters.
Plus, you’ll learn how bisexual actor Ferry Doedens feels about his role on Dutch soap Good Times, Bad Times.
All of this and as always,...
In Gool Theater, find out if March’s debut was enough to get As The World Turns out of the doldrums and whether Syed and Christian go past the point of no return on EastEnders.
Scoops And Spoilers has the dish on the final episode of Kings and Ravi’s horrifying experience on Hollyoaks while Gool Newsbeat brings news that will give you insight on the Roman/Axel affair on All That Matters.
Plus, you’ll learn how bisexual actor Ferry Doedens feels about his role on Dutch soap Good Times, Bad Times.
All of this and as always,...
- 7/21/2009
- by Anthony D. Langford
- The Backlot
Another week and another edition of Gays of Our Lives brings you all the clips, news and spoilers you’ll need about soaps all over the world. In Gool Theater, meet cute and cheeky Lucas Sanders in Good Times, Bad Times, see some really tense moments between Kyle and Fish on One Life To Live and the long awaited return of Phillip Chancellor III to The Young and the Restless.
Speaking of Y&R, Gool Scoops And Spoilers has all the dish on yet another close moment between Rafe and Adam. Meanwhile, will Kyle out Fish on One Life To Live?
In Gool Newsbeat, just what is the deal with gay professor Mason on As The World Turns? And will we ever see hot French dramedy Clara Sheller again? Plus, as always, Snapshots and our Soap Stud Of The Week!
Table Of Contents
Gool Theater
In My Humble Opinion (Imho...
Speaking of Y&R, Gool Scoops And Spoilers has all the dish on yet another close moment between Rafe and Adam. Meanwhile, will Kyle out Fish on One Life To Live?
In Gool Newsbeat, just what is the deal with gay professor Mason on As The World Turns? And will we ever see hot French dramedy Clara Sheller again? Plus, as always, Snapshots and our Soap Stud Of The Week!
Table Of Contents
Gool Theater
In My Humble Opinion (Imho...
- 7/7/2009
- by Anthony D. Langford
- The Backlot
We may be a predominantly gay male entertainment site, but we always try to look out for the ladies here at AfterElton.com. We felt bad that we had to ask our female readers to sit out the Hot 100 voting last month (for that list we wanted a fair representation of whom gay men find attractive), so to make up for it we ran a special poll just for the ladies in last week's Best.Gay.Week.Ever! We wanted to hear from our female readers about which gay men they find hot.
Call it The Ladies' Choice Hot 50. You'll find the results after the break!
If there's one thing women and gay men can agree on it seems to be Neil Patrick Harris, who headlines both the regular Hot 100 and this list. After some further Hot 100 similarities near the top (John Barrowman, Luke MacFarlane, etc.) things start to diverge considerably.
Call it The Ladies' Choice Hot 50. You'll find the results after the break!
If there's one thing women and gay men can agree on it seems to be Neil Patrick Harris, who headlines both the regular Hot 100 and this list. After some further Hot 100 similarities near the top (John Barrowman, Luke MacFarlane, etc.) things start to diverge considerably.
- 5/21/2009
- by dennis
- The Backlot
To help readers navigate the "Gays of Our Lives" column, we've decided to add a handy Table of Contents. For those of you who love to read the entire column, start to finish, nothing has changed. But if you're in a hurry and want to check out this week's spoilers right this minute, all you need do is click on "Scoops & Spoilers" and you'll be whisked away! The same goes for each Gool feature including "In My Humble Opinion", "Gool Theater", "Gool Newsbeat" and all the rest of the great Gool content.
Table Of Contents
Feature: The Gool Hot 12!
Gool Theater
In My Humble Opinion (Imho)
Scoops & Spoilers
Gool Newsbeat
Bits & Pieces
Ratings & Rankings
Snapshots
Question Of The Week
Enjoy!
The Gool Hot 12!
In honor of AfterElton.com’s Hot 100 voting currently underway, I've decided to choose the 12 hottest soap guys we cover weekly in the Gays of our Lives.
Table Of Contents
Feature: The Gool Hot 12!
Gool Theater
In My Humble Opinion (Imho)
Scoops & Spoilers
Gool Newsbeat
Bits & Pieces
Ratings & Rankings
Snapshots
Question Of The Week
Enjoy!
The Gool Hot 12!
In honor of AfterElton.com’s Hot 100 voting currently underway, I've decided to choose the 12 hottest soap guys we cover weekly in the Gays of our Lives.
- 4/15/2009
- by dennis
- The Backlot
Chatting with … Dennis Grabosch
Before there was Forbidden Love’s Christian and Olli or As The World Turns’ Luke and Noah, there was All That Matters’ (Alles Was Zählt) wildly popular gay romance between Deniz Öztürk (Igor Dolgatschew) and Roman Wild (out actor Dennis Grabosch). While the sexy, steamy romance between Roman and Deniz ended long ago, fans still hope for a reunion between the couple. But will it ever happen?...
Before there was Forbidden Love’s Christian and Olli or As The World Turns’ Luke and Noah, there was All That Matters’ (Alles Was Zählt) wildly popular gay romance between Deniz Öztürk (Igor Dolgatschew) and Roman Wild (out actor Dennis Grabosch). While the sexy, steamy romance between Roman and Deniz ended long ago, fans still hope for a reunion between the couple. But will it ever happen?...
- 3/30/2009
- by dennis
- The Backlot
In The Spotlight – Degrassi: The Next Generation, Clara Sheller, and River City
This week we look at three very different series that hail from three different countries. But all have one thing in common: each tell interesting and intriguing stories about the lives and loves of gay men.
First up, Degrassi: The Next Generation and ‘The Life of Riley’.
Riley Stavros, played by Argiris Karras, is the long running Canadian teen drama’s latest entry in its much-lauded history of depicting the lives of gay characters. But two recent episodes clearly showed Riley is very different from Degrassi’s last gay character, Marco (out actor Adamo Ruggiero). Where Marco was openly gay and never struggled with his sexual identity, it’s been nothing but a constant battle for Riley. In fact, he hates being gay and desperately wishes things were different. But as we see in this first clip, he...
This week we look at three very different series that hail from three different countries. But all have one thing in common: each tell interesting and intriguing stories about the lives and loves of gay men.
First up, Degrassi: The Next Generation and ‘The Life of Riley’.
Riley Stavros, played by Argiris Karras, is the long running Canadian teen drama’s latest entry in its much-lauded history of depicting the lives of gay characters. But two recent episodes clearly showed Riley is very different from Degrassi’s last gay character, Marco (out actor Adamo Ruggiero). Where Marco was openly gay and never struggled with his sexual identity, it’s been nothing but a constant battle for Riley. In fact, he hates being gay and desperately wishes things were different. But as we see in this first clip, he...
- 3/2/2009
- by dennis
- The Backlot
Getting To Know … Shameless
The love life of gay teenager Ian Gallagher (Gerard Kearns) on the U.K. series Shameless has never been easy. Whether it’s having to steal a bed just so he can have sex with his hot new boyfriend (somehow landing in prison because of it), trying to keep his ongoing affair with a married man a secret, or that fling with a homophobic drug dealer who has a strange sexual quirk (big surprise), something always comes along to make finding love (or just getting laid) a trying ordeal for poor Ian.
Gerard Kearns as Ian Gallagher
Shameless, which airs on Channel 4, the same network that brings us Hollyoaks, is a dark and perverse comedy/drama about the twisted lives of the extremely dysfunctional Gallagher family, as well as their friends and their enemies. Created by Paul Abbott, who is also the executive producer, the series...
The love life of gay teenager Ian Gallagher (Gerard Kearns) on the U.K. series Shameless has never been easy. Whether it’s having to steal a bed just so he can have sex with his hot new boyfriend (somehow landing in prison because of it), trying to keep his ongoing affair with a married man a secret, or that fling with a homophobic drug dealer who has a strange sexual quirk (big surprise), something always comes along to make finding love (or just getting laid) a trying ordeal for poor Ian.
Gerard Kearns as Ian Gallagher
Shameless, which airs on Channel 4, the same network that brings us Hollyoaks, is a dark and perverse comedy/drama about the twisted lives of the extremely dysfunctional Gallagher family, as well as their friends and their enemies. Created by Paul Abbott, who is also the executive producer, the series...
- 1/26/2009
- by dennis
- The Backlot
This week we speak with Tom Chroust, former head writer of Forbidden Love. Chroust started at the show as an intern in August 1998 and eventually became head writer at Fl from July 2007 to June 2008. (He now is part of the writing team at All That Matters.)
During Chroust's tenure as head writer at Fl he shepherded the internationally loved romance between Christian Mann (Thore Schölermann) and Olli Sabel (Jo Weil). We talked to the out writer via email about that storyline, as well as other plots and characters he enjoyed working on. We also asked him what he wished he could have done differently and lots more!
German soap writer, Tom Chroust
AfterElton.com: How did you come up with the love story for Christian and Olli? Was it a story that you already had in mind in general, meaning a gay love story, or for them in particular?
Tom...
During Chroust's tenure as head writer at Fl he shepherded the internationally loved romance between Christian Mann (Thore Schölermann) and Olli Sabel (Jo Weil). We talked to the out writer via email about that storyline, as well as other plots and characters he enjoyed working on. We also asked him what he wished he could have done differently and lots more!
German soap writer, Tom Chroust
AfterElton.com: How did you come up with the love story for Christian and Olli? Was it a story that you already had in mind in general, meaning a gay love story, or for them in particular?
Tom...
- 1/19/2009
- by dennis
- The Backlot
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