Viewing, February and March 2024
Did you know I like gay stuff?
I didn’t mean to not write this up for February; it just… didn’t happen. So you get two months at once.
Assuredly, many of you will be shocked, just shocked, that most of my viewing tends to be shows with gay characters/topics, from Feud: Capote vs. the Swans to RuPaul’s Drag Race to the Andy Warhol Diaries documentary series. (The latter, BTW, is maybe the only good use of AI I’ve yet seen; having an AI voice read Warhol’s diaries makes all the sense in the world. I highly suspect he would’ve loved that.)
Sort Of ended its run in February. I loved the series for its representation but wished it were a bit better; also, 7even is possibly the most obnoxious non-villain character I’ve seen in a series in I-don’t-know-how-long. I actively loathed that narcissist, but am eager to see what Bilal Baig does moving forward. Abbott Elementary launched its third season, and is… okay. Much like a Modern Family it would appear that its debut season was its strongest, and it may be a matter of diminishing returns from here on, but for now I’m sticking with it. (Lisa Ann Walter in particular is a delight.)
I saw Happy Together in a theater as part of their V-Day series and… really, really disliked it. Maybe Wong Kar-Wai just isn’t for me? The silly throwaway Down Low was a lot more fun, if largely empty calories (but a good palate cleanser). But after his Netflix series Bonding (RIP), I’ll follow writer-director Rightor Doyle to the ends of the earth.
Will and Grace is an always go-to comfort watch for me, especially its first five or so seasons. The same for Schitt’s Creek. RuPaul’s Drag Race has served me well as just-home-from-work-unwinding viewing, though I think my series rewatch may be done after S12. (And my god, the current S16 has been a chore; almost none of these bitches seem like nice people, and they’re increasingly unpleasant to watch. In contrast, S2 of UK vs the World was lots of fun, and I was delighted by who got the crown.) I can also always count on films from Appalshop, more and more of them posted on their YT channel, to my delight. Their work is vital and must-see for a better understanding of Appalachia.
And Top Chef is back, yay! Kristen Kish is a natural as the new host.
February
Sort Of S3/E5, “Sort of the Worst Yoda” (2024) (2/1)
Sort Of S3/E6, “Sort of Hospital Again” (2024) (2/1)
Looking S2/E7, “Looking for a Plot” (2015) (2/1)
Looking S2/E8, “Looking for Glory” (2015) (2/1)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S16/E5, “Girl Groups” (2024) (2/3)
Looking S2/E9, “Looking for Sanctuary” (2015) (2/3)
Looking S2/E10, “Looking for Home” (2015) (2/3)
Looking: The Movie (Andrew Haigh, 2016) (2/4)
Pet Shop Boys Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live (David Barnard, 2024) (2/4)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S11/E4, “Trump: the Rusical” (2019) (2/4)
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans E1, “Pilot” (2024) (2/6)
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans E2, “Ice Water in Their Veins” (2024) (2/6-7)
Abbott Elementary S3/E1, “Career Day, Part One” (2024) (2/8)
Abbott Elementary S3/E2, “Career Day, Part Two” (2024) (2/8)
Will & Grace S3/E19, “Poker? I Don’t Even Like Her” (2001) (2/8)
Sort Of S3/E7, “Sort of Anything You Want” (2024) (2/9)
Sort Of S3/E8, “Sort of Gone Again” (2024) (2/9)
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs the World S2/E1, “The Queens’ Variety Show” (2024) (2/9)
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans E3, “Masquerade 1966” (2024) (2/10)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S16/E6, “Welcome to the DollHouse” (2024) (2/10)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S11/E5, “Monster Ball” (2019) (2/11-12)
Happy Together (Wong Kar-wai, 1997) (2/11)
Down Low (Rightor Doyle, 2023) (2/11)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S11/E6, “The Dragalympics” (2019) (2/12-13)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S11/E7, “From Farm to Runway” (2019) (2/13)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S11/E8, “Snatch Game at Sea” (2019) (2/14)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S11/E9, “L.A.D.P.” (2019) (2/15)
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs the World S2/E2, “The Happy Ending Ball” (2024) (2/16)
Abbott Elementary S3/E3, “Gregory’s Garden Goofballs” (2024) (2/17)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S16/E7, “The Sound of Rusic” (2024) (2/18)
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans E4, “It’s Impossible” (2024) (2/18)
You’re Watching Video Music Box (Nasir “Nas” Jones, 2021) (2/18, unfinished)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S11/E10, “Dragracadabra” (2019) (2/19)
Mutt (Vuk Lungulov-Klotz, 2023) (2/19-20)
The Capote Tapes (Ebs Burnough, 2019) (2/20)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S11/E11, “Bring Back My Queens!” (2019) (2/21)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S11/E12, “Queens Everywhere” (2019) (2/21)
“WYMT - Eastern Kentucky Flooding - Issues & Answers with NWS Jackson - August 6, 2022” (WYMT Issues & Answers: The Mountain Edition, 2022) (2/21)
Abbott Elementary S3/E4, “Smoking” (2024) (2/22)
The Golden Girls S6/E14, “Sisters of the Bride” (1991) (2/22)
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans E5, “The Secret Inner Lives of Swans” (2024) (2/22)
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs. the World S2/E3, “Drag Race World” (2024) (2/23)
“Tom Skilling’s most memorable moments” (WGN News, 2024) (2/23)
“The wizard of weather: A peek behind the curtain as Tom Skilling tracks a storm“ (WGN News, 2024) (2/23)
“Downtown Whitesburg, Kentucky in 1957” (Appalshop archive, 2022) (2/23)
“New Bravo Show” (Saturday Night Live, 2013 - originally aired 2008) (2/23)
Kingdom Come School (Diana Ott / Appalshop, 1973) (2/23)
As Long As You Can (Nikole Lee and Ellie Mullins / Appalshop, 2021) (2/23)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S16/E8, “Snatch Game” (2024) (2/24)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S11/E14, “Grand Finalé” (2019) (2/24)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars S4/E1, “All Star Super Queen Variety Show” (2018) (2/24)
“Morgan Rees: Live at the Clapham Grand” (Morgan Rees, 2023) (2/25)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars S4/E2, “Super Girl Groups, Henny!” (2018) (2/25)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars S4/E3, “Snatch Game of Love” (2018) (2/25)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars S4/E4, “Jersey Justice” (2019) (2/26)
Mountain Farmer (Shelby Adams and Mimi Pickering / Appalshop, 1973) (2/26)
“Barbra Streisand: Life Achievement Award Acceptance Speech - 30th Annual SAG Awards” (Netflix, 2024) (2/26)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars S4/E5, “Roast in Peace” (2019) (2/27)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars S4/E6, “Lalaparuza” (2019) (2/28)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars S4/E7, “Queens of Clubs” (2019) (2/28)
All of Us Strangers (Andrew Haigh, 2023) (2/28, 3/2)
Abbott Elementary S3/E5, “Breakup” (2024) (2/29)
March
RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars S4/E8, “RuPaul’s Best Judys Race” (2019) (3/1)
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs. the World S2/E4, “Snatch Game” (2024) (3/2)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars S4/E9, “Sex and the Kitty Girl” (2019) (3/2)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S16/E9, “See You Next Wednesday” (2024) (3/2)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars S4/E10, “Super Queen Grand Finale” (2019) (3/3)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S12/E1, “I’m That Bitch” (2020) (3/3-4)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S12/E2, “You Don’t Know Me” (2020) (3/4)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars S5/E1, “All Star Variety Extravaganza” (2020) (3/5)
Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda (Julian Smith, 2024) (3/5-6)
“Bowen’s Straight” (Saturday Night Live, 2024) (3/6)
SPERM DONORS WANTED! (Logan Rea, 2024) (3/6)
“Yass Festival October 2021” (Quin Lamar, 2021) (3/7)
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs. the World S2/E5, “Seven!: The Rusical” (2024) (3/8-9)
The Andy Warhol Diaries E1, “Smoke Signals” (2022) (3/9)
The Andy Warhol Diaries E2, “Shadows: Andy & Jed” (2022) (3/9)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars S5/E2, “I’m in Love!” (2020) (3/9)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars S5/E3, “Get a Room!” (2020) (3/9)
The Andy Warhol Diaries E3, “A Double Life: Andy & Jon” (2022) (3/10)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars S5/E4, “SheMZ” (2020) (3/10)
The Andy Warhol Diaries E4, “Collab: Andy & Basquiat” (2022) (3/10)
Out in the Sunshine: AIDS Garden Chicago and the Belmont Rocks (Chicago Stories, WTTW, 2023) (3/11)
The Outrage of Danny Sotomayor (Shuling Yong / Chicago Stories, WTTW, 2023) (3/11)
“RuPaul On His Journey To Fame, 25 Years Of Sobriety And The Impact Of ‘Drag Race’” (The View, 2024) (3/12)
Abbott Elementary S3/E6, “Willard D. Abbott” (2024) (3/12)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars S5/E5, “Snatch Game of Love” (2020) (3/12, 3/19)
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans E6, “Hats, Gloves and Effete Homosexuals” (2024) (3/13)
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans E7, “Beautiful Babe” (2024) (3/13-14)
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans E8, “Phantasm Forgiveness” (2024) (3/14)
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs. the World S2/E6, “Strictly Come Prancing” (2024) (3/15)
2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2024) (3/15)
The Andy Warhol Diaries E5, “15 Minutes” (2022) (3/16-17)
The Andy Warhol Diaries E6, “Loving the Alien” (2022) (3/17)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S16/E10, “Werq the World” (2024) (3/17)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S16/E11, “Corporate Queens” (2024) (3/17)
Abbott Elementary S3/E7, “Librarian” (2024) (3/18)
Will & Grace S3/E20, “An Old Fashioned Piano Party” (2001) (3/18)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars S5/E6, “The Charles Family Backyard Ball” (2020) (3/20)
Top Chef S21/E1, “Chef’s Test” (2024) (3/21)
Top Chef: The Dish with Kish S1/E1, “Mess to Success” (2024) (3/21)
Abbott Elementary S3/E8, “Panel” (2024) (3/22)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars S5/E7, “Stand Up Smack Down” (2020) (3/22)
Holiday Baking Championship S10/E7, “Reasons for the Season” (2023) (3/22)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S16/E12, “Bathroom Hunties” (2024) (3/23)
Friends S5/E21, “The One with the Ball” (1999) (3/23)
Friends S5/E22, “The One with Joey’s Big Break” (1999) (3/23)
Difficult People S1/E1, “Library Water” (2015) (3/23)
Difficult People S1/E2, “Devil’s Three-way” (2015) (3/23)
Difficult People S1/E3, “Pledge Week” (2015) (3/24)
Friends S5/E23, “The One in Vegas: Part I” (1999) (3/24)
Friends S5/E24, “The One in Vegas: Part II” (1999) (3/24)
Friends S6/E1, “The One After Vegas” (1999) (3/24)
M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television (John Scheinfeld, 2024) (3/25)
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs the World S2/E7, “Haters Wedding Roast” (2024) (3/26)
“Kathy Griffin Is Back in Business with New Stand-Up Tour” (The View, 2024) (3/26)
“Daryl Hall - October 29, 1986 - Full Appearance on Letterman” (Stacey Leigh aka biggerthanbothofus, 2024) (3/26)
“Daryl Hall - “Stop Loving Me, Stop Loving You” - February 10, 1994 - Letterman” (Stacey Leigh aka biggerthanbothofus, 2024) (3/26)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars S5/E8, “Clap Back!” (2020) (3/27)
Top Chef S21/E2, “Living the High Life” (2024) (3/28)
Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen S21/E1, “The 16th Chef” (2024) (3/28)
Top Chef: The Dish with Kish S1/E2, “Hoppiness” (2024) (3/29)
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs. the World S2/E8, “Grand Finale” (2024) (3/29)
Schitt’s Creek S1/E1, “Our Cup Runneth Over” (2015) (3/30)
Schitt’s Creek S1/E2, “The Drip” (2015) (3/31)
Schitt’s Creek S1/E3, “Don’t Worry, It’s His Sister” (2015) (3/31)
Schitt’s Creek S1/E4, “Bad Parents” (2015) (3/31)
What If I’m Gay? (CBS Schoolbreak Special), Jeffrey D. Brown (1987) (3/31)