Remember, there’s always money in the banana stand…..
God, I love this show!
Cross is right — the future of television is not on the networks — it’s on the interwebs.
Things That Make Me Insane
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/domenick-scudera/straight-acting-straight-_b_1757260.html
Good article by Domenick Scudera on HuffPo about Bret Easton Ellis saying Matt Bomer is not right for a lead in a proposed film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey because he is “openly gay.”
Number 1 — Bret Easton Ellis? Really? Who cares. Write something in the last two decades that anyone cares about. Shut up. Stop being a douchebag.
Number 2 — Fifty Shades of Grey? Really? Start caring about a book that’s not pablum for oversexed and frustrated housewives.
Number 3 — Matt Bomer is a helluva good actor. Shut up, Bret Easton Ellis.
Scudera:
Heterosexual actors do not seem to have this problem. They are easily accepted as gay in film. Tom Hanks, William Hurt, Sean Penn, Charlize Theron, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Christopher Plummer, all heterosexual actors, as far as I know, won Oscars for playing homosexual characters. Where was the outrage when these films were cast? Was anyone shouting, “Tom Hanks playing gay? Never! No way! Unbelievable!!!”? No. Instead, Hanks was handed an Academy Award, and audiences marveled at how brave he was for tackling an incredibly challenging role.
Number 4 — Though I have no inside knowledge of this, sources say he’s a really nice guy, too. Shut up, Bret Easton Ellis.
Number 5 — He’s also dreamy hot.
Lyndon Ogbourne 8/7/12 10:35 AM
Is it wrong that this made me laugh??
 Lyndon Ogbourne (@LyndonOgbourne)8/7/12 10:35 AM Just stumbled upon the Mother Teresa museum in Tottenham court road. Inspiring woman….dull museum! |
French Catholic Church to pray away the gay on August 15 – Judy Mandelbaum – Open Salon
French Catholic Church to pray away the gay on August 15 – Judy Mandelbaum – Open Salon.
I think I only have one word for this nonsense: merde.
Amtrak ‘Ride With Pride’ Campaign Releases Two Gay-Friendly New Ads
This is one of my favorite things recently. First, I do love the train — so, yeah, Amtrak! Second, the HuffPo article below contains this lovely bit:
The new “Ride With Pride” campaign depicts two same-sex couples with children, while directing users to a unique, gay-friendly site featuring vacation packages for Martha’s Vineyard…
You can take the train to Martha’s Vineyard??
from Amtrak
Amtrak ‘Ride With Pride’ Campaign Releases Two Gay-Friendly New Ads (PHOTOS).
@BorowitzReport, 7/10/12 8:37 PM
 Andy Borowitz (@BorowitzReport)7/10/12 8:37 PM Romney: ‘My tax returns are like love letters to my money’: bit.ly/NfKoTy |
Cyberbullying: Scourge of the Internet [INFOGRAPHIC]
Cyberbullying: Scourge of the Internet [INFOGRAPHIC].
An excellent — and quite large — graphic that deserves some attention in the link above. From a Sam Laird column on Mashable.
But the proliferation of social networking has also come with an unfortunate downside. Bullying and nastiness become easier when all they take is a few keystrokes and can be hidden by online anonymity
Google Introduces “Legalize Love” Campaign To Fight Anti-Gay Laws Worldwide / Queerty
Good.
Maybe I’m too jaded, but this seems less about social justice and more about savvy marketing.
Google Introduces “Legalize Love” Campaign To Fight Anti-Gay Laws Worldwide / Queerty.
‘EastEnders’ Nitin Ganatra talks AJ arrival, Masood future – interview – Digital Spy
I have a “thing” about serial drama. All the good American ones are dead and buried, but they are going strong in the UK. And, of course, there’s the whole telanovela phenomenon.
I’m mad about several British soaps. ITV’s Emmerdale is my daily go-to followed by Channel 4’s Hollyoaks. I sporadically watch ITV’s venerable Coronation Street and the Beeb’s East Enders.
One of the best storylines recently is referred to below in a cut from Nitin Ganatra’s interview with Digital Spy. You couldn’t even contemplate the Christian and Syed plot in a U.S. series. It was breathtakingly nuanced and layered. Fearless performances by all involved.
Marketers can learn a lot from a serial plot line. When you learn how an audience reacts to your product/institution/point-of-view/school over time, you have a better knowledge base from whence to draw inspiration for your next campaign.
from Digital Spy UK post, 07-03-2012:
Our readers are still very passionate about Christian and Syed. Can we expect to see them interacting with the family more?
“I don’t know for sure, but I think they’re working on a story for them at the moment, so I think there will be more of them interacting with the family.“Zainab and Masood have accepted Christian now, as we saw in the scene where they all sat round the dinner table and did a toast. So I think the animosity has gone and the story has developed. I haven’t seen any scripts yet, but I hope the Masoods will be much more of a big family with a delinquent uncle, gay son and their gay son’s boyfriend. A typical Asian household in Albert Square!”
One Last Word 