Bay Area Reporter :: Television News

Tuning in to the Tony Awards

June 6, 2023 | by Jim Gladstone

In anticipation of the 76th annual Tony Awards, out theater critic traveled to New York last week to see some of the nominated productions and performances.

June bugs: The Lavender Tube on Pride programs, pickets & comedies

by Victoria A. Brownworth
May 30, 2023

It's Pride Month! Happy 'What has the GOP done to take away more of our rights' month! Fortunately, some LGBTQ shows finished shooting before the Writers Guild strike.

$Fabulous & fractious: The Lavender Tube on drag queens, death cleans, and CNN's careen$

Fabulous & fractious: The Lavender Tube on drag queens, death cleans, and CNN's careen

by Victoria A. Brownworth
May 16, 2023

With the GOP passing anti-LGBTQ laws every week and taking a stronger stand against queer and trans people existing than against sedition, watching drag feels like a revolutionary act. So watch we shall!

Seeing and being seen: The Lavender Tube on 'Law & Order' and lesbian optics

by Victoria A. Brownworth
May 2, 2023

Our intrepid TV columnist compares 'Law & Order' episodes then and now, Lesbian Visibility Week guests at The White House, and politics on the tube.

Couples therapy: The Lavender Tube on Margaret Cho, 'Not Dead Yet,' 'Shark Tank' & more

by Victoria A. Brownworth
Apr 18, 2023

Married couples in sitcoms and competition shows, plus Margaret Cho, Ali Wong and Elliot Page get a nod in our TV columnist's latest roundup.

Fenton Bailey's 'ScreenAge' - World of Wonder producer's pop culture inspirations in new book

by Brian Bromberger
Apr 18, 2023

Fenton Bailey's 'ScreenAge: How TV Shaped Our Reality From Tammy Faye to RuPaul's Drag Race' consists of three interweaving sections: personal memoir, the role of television in our lives, and the impact of queer pop culture.

Sights and sounds: The Lavender Tube on shootings, shrinks and 'Swarm'

by Victoria A. Brownworth
Apr 4, 2023

Our TV columnist takes on coverage of the Covenant School mass shooter's identity, 'Swarm,' 'Shrinking,' the 'Ted Lasso' and 'Shadow and Bone' gay characters and more.

The dating games: The Lavender Tube on reality romance, stranded soccer gals, and school spirits

by Victoria A. Brownworth
Mar 21, 2023

Two new queer takes on reality show romances include "Coming Out for Love" and "Game Changer with Milan Christopher," plus "Yellowjackets" new season and the comic "School Spirits."

Oscar major winners? Academy Awards predictions

by Brian Bromberger
Mar 7, 2023

This year's 95th Academy Awards, intent on avoiding the shocking headlines of last year's slap-happy show, is already awash in controversies. The upswing is the hope of Asian actor and co-director wins for "Everything Everywhere, All at Once."

Grey areas: The Lavender Tube on banned books, guns, abortion and more

by Victoria A. Brownworth
Mar 7, 2023

From the serious to the silly, our intrepid TV columnist covers 'Not Dead Yet,' 'A Million Little Things,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' Jon Stewart's takedown of a GOP senator, and Joy Behar's banned book club.

Tyler Henry: 'Hollywood Medium' at the Golden Gate

by Jim Gladstone
Mar 7, 2023

Tyler Henry, the star of Netflix's "Life After Death" says he inadvertently began receiving messages from the dead at age 10 and, over time, honed his ability to where he says he can facilitate communications between the living and deceased loved ones.

Remembering Olympia Dukakis: late star's brother mounts tribute at Strand Theater

by David-Elijah Nahmod
Feb 21, 2023

Known for her Oscar-winning performance in 'Moonstruck' and as Anna Madrigal in 'Tales of the City,' the late Olympia Dukakis will be honored in a multimedia production at The Strand theater produced by her brother.

Missing, kissing, & dissing: The Lavender Tube on love in Paris, missing Black girls and more

by Victoria A. Brownworth
Feb 21, 2023

It's Lent, again. So if you are giving up candy or other sweets for this period of self-abnegation, we recommend some televised confections that won't break your flagellant commitments, but will still be fulfilling.

Collective currents: The Lavender Tube on 'The 1619 Project' and 'The Last of Us'

by Victoria A. Brownworth
Feb 7, 2023

"The 1619 Project," the anthology by Nikole Hannah-Jones, and its Hulu miniseries adaptation, are at the center of the conservative firestorm over Critical Race Theory. Also, anti-fans hate the loving gay couple in 'The Last of Us' more than its zombies.

Pick-up programs: The Lavender Tube on viewing to cure winter doldrums

by Victoria A. Brownworth
Jan 24, 2023

Dry January and post-holiday doldrums can leave us aching for a pick-me-up and that's where queer TV comes in. 'Traitors,' 'Poker Face,' 'Velma' and more shows get some homocentric focus on sharp-view.

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