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frcegrl
07-15-2003, 01:18 PM
http://www.bravotv.com/Boy_Meets_Boy/

new "reality" show coming on bravo. it's a "bachelor" re-make w/ a gay twist to it...

would you watch it?

is it good for the gay community?
Chris
07-16-2003, 05:30 PM
This show reeks ass. Sorry. But the gay man better be a smart guy to tell the straight guy from a gay guy. Come on there must be at least half a brain in some of the guys. Kiss a guy and you can find out instantly. Oh god. The producers of this show need to check into asylum.
myself808
07-16-2003, 06:05 PM
I avoid all reality-tv shows to begin with, putting a gay spin on it is not going to make me watch. However, depending on how it's portrayed it can go either way, since it's bravo channel i'm guessing it will at the very least be not a negative thing for the gay community. [/cynicism]
Faithless
07-16-2003, 06:14 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-Chris+Jul 16 2003, 04:30 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Chris @ Jul 16 2003, 04:30 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> This show reeks ass. Sorry. But the gay man better be a smart guy to tell the straight guy from a gay guy. Come on there must be at least half a brain in some of the guys. Kiss a guy and you can find out instantly. Oh god. The producers of this show need to check into asylum. [/b][/quote]
Unless the straight guy is thinking while he is kissing, "Blech! Just think of the money. Just think of the money..."
Chris
07-16-2003, 10:00 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-ChottoMatte+Jul 16 2003, 06:14 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ChottoMatte @ Jul 16 2003, 06:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Unless the straight guy is thinking while he is kissing, "Blech! Just think of the money. Just think of the money..." [/b][/quote]
and I want to see how his dating life would survive after this show. hahaha think of the manliness persona would suffer.
frcegrl
07-20-2003, 09:41 PM
i think too that if the straight guy wins, he gets money but that if the gay guy wins, he doesn't.&nbsp;&nbsp; that's f***** up.&nbsp; yah...reality tv sucks.&nbsp; haven't made up my mind on whether to check it out or not.
nonamerasian
07-20-2003, 09:45 PM
It's wrong for the network to be playing around with this guy's emotions.
kitty
07-26-2003, 10:04 PM
I think the premise of this show is totally wrong. What's wrong with a gay dating show? Why do you have to throw in this wrench where 'oh no, you might have a straight guy mixed in'... it promotes the usage of streotypes and effeminate characteristics to detect a gay or straight man. Like, "he moved his hand this way, he MUST be gay"... whereas gender-bending characteristics do not really tie into your sexual orientation. Also it makes it seem as if "oh no, gay people could be hiding anywhere" like some sort of twisted espionage thing or something.

I'm sorry I just think it's an offensive premise for a show that is only going to promote a whole lot of stupid thinking.
Faithless
08-04-2003, 04:17 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-Chris+Jul 16 2003, 09:00 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Chris @ Jul 16 2003, 09:00 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> and I want to see how his dating life would survive after this show. hahaha think of the manliness persona would suffer. [/b][/quote]
It's good to see that James was able to eliminate one of the straight guys -- without knowing he was straight.

It was interesting to see the straight guy almost break-down after his post show interview. Was it guilt?
Faithless
08-05-2003, 01:27 PM
Record TV audiences for the first show:

http://www.advocate.com/new_news.asp?ID=94...447&sd=08/01/03 (http://www.advocate.com/new_news.asp?ID=9447&sd=08/01/03)

Boy bowed to 1.6 million total viewers and averaged just over 1 million viewers in the 25-to-54 age demographic. While slightly under the audience yield of the Queer premiere three weeks ago, Boy improved its time slot's 25-54 ratings average for 2002-2003 by 434%.
Faithless
08-05-2003, 11:37 PM
James is on a role. Elliminated two more straight guys without knowing they were straight. B)
butterflyy
08-08-2003, 02:49 PM
hahah i think this show is hilarious... but i think if James found out at the end.. lets say he chose a straight guy, that would be straightup horrible/sad/f***ing disgusting of the producers to pull, and even worse for his best girl friend to allow... but i think this show is pretty interesting.
YuheiCarreau
08-08-2003, 03:14 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-butterflyy+Aug 8 2003, 05:49 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (butterflyy @ Aug 8 2003, 05:49 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> hahah i think this show is hilarious... but i think if James found out at the end.. lets say he chose a straight guy, that would be straightup horrible/sad/f***ing disgusting of the producers to pull, and even worse for his best girl friend to allow... but i think this show is pretty interesting. [/b][/quote]
He must know about some of 'em. I've never met a gay man who doesn't have at least a 3 out of 4 success rate with his 'gaydar'. I mean, he has to differentiate between straight and gay every time he sees an attractive man. Hopefully it's just that he's too smart to let the producers capitalize on any "Oh my God! You're straight?!" drama that would make him look the fool, and quietly dismisses them without making a big deal about it.
Faithless
08-08-2003, 10:36 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-YuheiCarreau+Aug 8 2003, 02:14 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (YuheiCarreau @ Aug 8 2003, 02:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> He must know about some of 'em. I've never met a gay man who doesn't have at least a 3 out of 4 success rate with his 'gaydar'. I mean, he has to differentiate between straight and gay every time he sees an attractive man. Hopefully it's just that he's too smart to let the producers capitalize on any "Oh my God! You're straight?!" drama that would make him look the fool, and quietly dismisses them without making a big deal about it. [/b][/quote]
Well, if the producers let James know mid way through the series of the mixed group of gay and straight, James may just play it safe and stick with they guy he believes is truly gay. How he does that, I don't know. But he must have a sense of a few of the remaining folks.
Faithless
09-03-2003, 02:29 PM
James chooses Wes.

http://www.bravotv.com/Boy_Meets_Boy/bios/wes.shtml

Was hoping it would be Brian H.
angel nympho
09-03-2003, 06:58 PM
It's wrong for the network to be playing around with this guy's emotions.

Why is this more wrong than any other reality dating show? Have you seen For Love or Money? That shit's pretty wrong.
SunWuKong
09-03-2003, 09:09 PM
wait. does the guy know that some of those "contestants" were straight?
angel nympho
09-03-2003, 11:24 PM
wait. does the guy know that some of those "contestants" were straight?
he does now.
Faithless
09-03-2003, 11:39 PM
wait. does the guy know that some of those "contestants" were straight?

In the last episode, he does. I guess he is told this. I think.

It's interesting how he comes to the conclusion he does about the last straight guy, Franklin. And even though Franklin tries to explain why he went on the show, you can tell that James is not happy being mind fucked.
Faithless
09-03-2003, 11:41 PM
Why is this more wrong than any other reality dating show? Have you seen For Love or Money? That shit's pretty wrong.

My guess is that the "is he straight or gay" twist was put in there for the viewing audience as well -- a sort of "do you really think you know what gay really is?".
applehead
09-04-2003, 07:18 AM
wait. does the guy know that some of those "contestants" were straight?


he didn't know until a couple of shows
before the final show.
applehead
09-04-2003, 07:20 AM
In the last episode, he does. I guess he is told this. I think.

It's interesting how he comes to the conclusion he does about the last straight guy, Franklin. And even though Franklin tries to explain why he went on the show, you can tell that James is not happy being mind fucked.


he was saying how he wanted to break
stereotypes or whatever he was saying.
trying to defend himself.

but we all know you just went on the show
to try to win some money and break
into show business.
at least be truthful about that.
Faithless
09-04-2003, 01:52 PM
he was saying how he wanted to break
stereotypes or whatever he was saying.
trying to defend himself.

but we all know you just went on the show
to try to win some money and break
into show business.
at least be truthful about that.

Yyyyyep!

At least what's her name got in a good lecture.