TV Show For Hollywood’s Coming Out Guru

COMMENTS (6)

• Who’d care?

  People want to watch celebrity trainwrecks, or fake celebrities who are trainwrecks. Examples being the Jersey Shore folks. Unless they’re weird and ridiculous and people can laugh at their lives, who’d watch?

  Who’d actually care if they’re gay or not?

  Comment by whiskey — Wednesday July 21, 2010 @ 2:33pm PDT  Reply to this post

• If anyone’s interested in learning about the issue (namely what’s involved for someone coming out and how difficult it can me), I’d strongly recommend a documentary that was aired on PBS called “Anyone and Everyone -Parents of gays and lesbians are the focus of this documentary.”

  It’s a very moving documentary. Will never forgot the rancher father who had always joked, teased and made fun of gays when raising his boy. A real guy’s guy. While driving with his wife one day, she told him the son was gay. He’s described the sinking feeling he had about what he had said and done in the past and immediately raced the truck to nearest payphone to call him, apologize and tell him he loves him.

  Unfortunately, almost always painful and difficult experiences.

  Comment by sp — Wednesday July 21, 2010 @ 3:28pm PDT  Reply to this post

• My experience of Howard Bragman is that he is a very sharp guy who is very well spoken during interviews and public appearances. I can’t speak for the shelf life of such a concept, though I’m sure Bragman can help turn it into an engaging television program.

  Comment by J. Sperling Reich — Wednesday July 21, 2010 @ 4:49pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Gag me with a fork. You have got to be kidding. Bragman in a TV series helping celebs come out? Who cares… especially about Bragman. Much respect for those coming out but Bragman? How about a show about how Bragman apparently defends union busting. We could set it in a cage match kind of deal. Bragman on one side and some random Teamster dude on the other. I’d watch that…on cable, you know with potato chips and dip and stuff.

  Comment by truthman — Wednesday July 21, 2010 @ 5:43pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Interesting! Logo had a similar series recently called “Coming Out Stories.” Most of the episodes featured everyday people types, but one of them followed the mayor of West Sacramento as he prepared to come out to his constituency. Super fascinating inside track, yo! As for “who’d care,” well: a) people trying to come out, b) people who are already out and need a little reminder that we aren’t alone in the world, c) family and friends of a and b. There’s definitely a market for reality that isn’t trainwreck-based.

  Comment by Chaia — Wednesday July 21, 2010 @ 8:44pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Is it me, or does Howard Bragman look like he could be Dr. Arnold Klein’s baby brother. Are they related?

  Comment by Robert Christopher — Wednesday July 21, 2010 @ 9:32pm PDT  Reply to this post