Gays to give straight men style in TV show

[Guest TheGame2705]

Posted here for all the people who don't wanna travel to the site and encounter a million gay ads..

 

Straight men getting makeovers by gay men is the concept behind a new series that cable network Bravo plans to launch in July.

 

Titled "The Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," the show features five gay consultants in fashion, grooming, interior design, etiquette and culture who apply their expertise to stylistically challenged guys. The goal is to "build a better straight man," the network said.

 

The series is the first original  programming effort for Bravo since it was acquired by NBC in November, the Washington Post reported.

 

Jeff Gaspin, executive vice president of programming at NBC and Bravo, told the Post that the show will have "a very positive message, it's fun to watch, it's easy to watch, it's a very likable concept."

 

Executive Producer David Collins, who is gay, created the show with David Metzler, who is straight. Collins said the show is about "guys helping guys."

 

"Gay or straight, we all want to look good, feel good and have great shoes, of course," Collins said.

 

Basing the show on gay and straight stereotypes could be problematic, said Scott Seomin, entertainment media director for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). But after speaking with Collins and Bravo, Seomin said GLAAD expects the show to be "enlightening and entertaining."

 

"The straight makeover candidates will not be shown making fun of gay men; rather, they will be shown respecting them as they seek their counsel," he told the Gay.com/PlanetOut.com Network. "The show will also show the relationship between gay and straight men -- something rarely seen on television."

 

Bravo has ordered 12 episodes of the show, and the first season will focus on makeover candidates from New York City.

 

Posted February 11, 2003

 

Oh dear this show is going to suck on so many levels. As much as it sounds somewhat interesting it's going to be extremely flamy homosexuals and regular joe shmoe nerds or feminine guys who try and make-over a butch guy and end up getting a crush on him.

[Guest Kotzenjunge]

Shiiiiiiiiit, I already do that with my guy friends, and I'm not gay myself.

[Guest Jobber of the Week]

I just sit and make suggestions.

 

I'm curious how they screen these allegedly gay people to make sure they're REALLY gay.

[Guest kkktookmybabyaway]

I wonder if Bravo will get sued if one of the st8 guys thinks his stylist highlighted his hair too much and shoots him?...

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

I will say this: Every gay man I've ever met has been better-dressed than I.

 

Amusing concept.

[Guest IDrinkRatsMilk]

I don't think they're going to dupe the straight guys into this. I'm sure they won't care. But, in truth, flaming queens = ratings. Seriously.

[Guest Vern Gagne]

I have no interest in seeing straight men get makeovers from anyone. It sounds like an SNL sketch.

[Guest red_file]

If I needed style advice I'd definately go to a gay man. Not really into fashion, though, so I doubt I'd ever catch this show. Interesting concept, but not my thing.

[Guest El Satanico]

Oh dear this show is going to suck on so many levels.

Why's that...it's just a makeover show. You're either interested in makeover shows or you're not it's not really a matter of it sucking or not sucking.

 

Sounds interesting enough I'd probably watch it once to see what it's about, but makeover shows aren't my thing so my interest outside of a episode or two would likely be small.

[Guest AnnieEclectic]

this makes me want to stab myself in the eyes.

 

that is all.

 

-Annie

[Guest Samurai_Goat]

I don't see what's wrong with that. It's basically the same as a woman dressing you. A gay man will probably work harder for you to look good than a straight man will, if only to make you eye candy. Hey, I know plenty of guys who'd love to do that to a girl.

[Guest Jobber of the Week]

This reminds me of...

 

 

http://www.theonion.com/onion3707/supporti...gay_friend.html

 

Supportive Gay Friend To Counsel American People On Ways Of Romance

 

WASHINGTON, DC—Reeling from countless relationships gone awry, blind dates from hell, and one-night stands that were about one night too long, the American people received help Monday in the form of tart-tongued but shrewdly perceptive gay friend Garrett Blaine.

 

At a White House Rose Garden ceremony, President Bush named Blaine, 30, U.S. Romance Counselor-General. Charged with dispensing no-nonsense relationship advice to more than 250 million Americans, as well as providing citizens with a shoulder to cry on, Blaine will summon every ounce of his energetic, outgoing personality and gift for outrageous one-liners.

 

"All Americans—not just stylish urbanites—should have access to a sassy, supportive gay sidekick with whom they can share their romantic trials and tribulations," Bush said. "It is as basic a right as a good education or complete medical coverage."

 

Blaine, who when not attending to wounded veterans of the dating wars works at the Racy Stamen Floral Boutique & Oxygen Bar in Los Angeles, attempted to explain his knack for helping heterosexuals with their love woes.

 

"A lot of people ask me, how does a gay man know so much about solving straight people's romantic problems?" Blaine said. "Honey, if I knew the answer to that, I'd be God. And I know I'm not God, because I'm not black or female! Well, not black and only about a quarter female."

 

Continued Blaine: "I can always tell when something's wrong with the U.S. populace when they come into my shop. Their posture's drooping, or they avert their eyes, or they tell me they love my new turquoise polka-dotted shoes. Oh, boy! That's when I know something's wrong. So I roll up my sleeves, brew up a big pot of java, haul the cheesecake out of the fridge, and say, 'Okay, American people, this is Garrett you're talking to here. What's eating you? And don't say 'a Brazilian cabana boy,' because I won't believe you."

 

In the years prior to his appointment, Blaine tirelessly supported nearly 8,000 Americans as they braved the roller-coaster ride that is modern romance.

 

"If it weren't for Garrett, I'd probably be with yet another guy who's more committed to his health-club membership than to me," said Alyssa Ennis, an insurance-claims adjuster from Saginaw, MI. "Instead, he told me to take a chance on that nerdy-but-nice tech-support guy at work, because, as Garrett put it, 'He may wear a Star Trek necktie, but he's better than those Klingons you've been dating!'"

 

Continued Ennis: "Neil and I have been together for more than a year, and we just got engaged! Thanks, Garrett!"

 

Another American who has benefited from Blaine's help is Santa Fe, NM, bookstore employee Andrea Adkins. In 1996, Adkins was 100 pounds overweight and involved with a man who constantly derided her appearance.

 

"I was very unhappy with this guy," Adkins said, "but I felt that, looking the way I did, beggars can't be choosers."

 

Outraged by Adkins' predicament, Blaine closed his shop and moved in with her. "I took one look at Andrea," Blaine said, "and I immediately thought, now there's a gal who needs a flamboyant, frank-talking sidekick."

 

Over the course of the next year, Blaine coached, coaxed, and cajoled Adkins down to a svelte 110 pounds. He also encouraged her to pursue the open position of children's-section manager at her bookstore and helped her gain enough self-respect to dump her no-good boyfriend once and for all.

 

"Garrett saved my life," Adkins said. "There has been a 180-degree turnaround in the way I look at things. Instead of being the beggar, now I'm making them beg. As Garrett says, 'You go, girl!'"

 

Blaine's clientele is not entirely female. Brad Cochrane of Shreveport, LA, contacted Garrett in November after a second attempt to reconcile with his girlfriend failed.

 

"When I picked up Garrett at the airport, the first thing he did was put his hands on his hips, cluck his tongue, and say, 'Brad, old buddy, do we ever have our work cut out for us,'" Cochrane said. "I had no idea what he was talking about. But then he gave me the news."

 

Blaine, Cochrane recalled, bluntly informed him that his number-one roadblock to reconciling with his girlfriend was his slovenly wardrobe.

 

"We went straight to the mall, where I tried on clothes as ZZ Top's 'Sharp Dressed Man' blasted over the P.A.," Cochrane said. "Garrett chose enough Armani suits and Hugo Boss casual wear to outfit an army. I told him I didn't have enough money for all that stuff, but Garrett just said, 'Baby, you just need to hop on board a certain train called the American Express.'"

 

After receiving a crash course in etiquette from Blaine, Cochrane unveiled his new look to his girlfriend at a fancy French restaurant. Sure enough, she agreed to give him another chance.

 

"I'd still be sitting home alone in my pizza-sauce stained sweatpants if not for Garrett," Cochrane said. "He's a real straight shooter."

 

Informed of Cochrane's use of the adjective "straight" in describing him, Blaine emitted a mock shriek.

 

Though Blaine is renowned for his skills as a pal and confidante, little is known about his own love life.

 

"Garrett has been out of the closet for years, but I can't remember him ever having a steady boyfriend or even a date," Adkins said. "In fact, I've never even seen him kiss a man. Isn't that strange? It's almost like he's asexual."

 

"At first, I was kind of uneasy about Garrett's homosexuality," Cochrane said. "But after I found out he probably never actually does it with a man, he became safe and non-threatening."

 

Blaine will have his work cut out for him Thursday, his first official day in his new position: Karyn Robles of Grand Junction, CO, has not yet told her boyfriend that she hates his new moustache. Joe Barents of Huntington, NY, is still waiting in vain for a phone call from a lingerie model with whom he had a blind date two weeks ago. And Meredith Crouch of Durham, NC, was recently asked to dinner by her boss, with whom there has long been a simmering mutual attraction, but she feels it might jeopardize her career. Should she or shouldn't she?

 

"Hold the fort, buckaroos," Blaine said. "It's Garrett to the rescue!"