Viewing, Oct-Dec 2023
Simple as that: what I watched
Inspired in part by my friend Raymond Cummings, who shares his viewing on FB, and the fact that some films (let alone television) I watch aren’t available to log on Letterboxd, I started keeping track of all of my viewing in October of 2023, and present here what I watched from late Oct through year’s end. I should annotate it but want to just get this posted; maybe I will later. Not included: music videos. Included: other stuff on YouTube, and all of my TV and film, whether taken in at home or out. As you can see, I watch a lot of - mostly - queer stuff. Most films get reviewed on my Letterboxd account.
Taylor: A Portrait of Becoming - Rough 15 (Sean Frost, 2022) (10/24)
“Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff & Lindsay Mendez Take Lie Detector Tests” (Vanity Fair, 2023) (10/24)
“Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along Returns to Broadway” (CBS Sunday Morning, 2023) (10/24)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S7/E7, “Snatch Game” (2015) (10/24)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S7/E8, “Conjoined Queens” (2015) (10/24)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S7/E9, “Divine Inspiration” (2015) (10/25)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S7/E10, “Prancing Queens” (2015) (10/25)
“Hurricane Surf 2023: Six Storms in Six Weeks!” (Surfline, 2023) (10/25)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S7/E11, ”Hello, Kitty Girls!” (2015) (10/25)
Dragtime (Patti Kaplan, 1997) (10/25, unfinished)
“Ginger Spice Breaks Down 11 Looks, From Spice Girls to F1 (Life in Looks)” (Vogue, 2023) (10/26)
Jobriath A.D. (Kieran Turner, 2012) (10/26, unfinished)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S7/E12, ”And the Rest Is Drag” (2015) (10/26)
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK S5/E5, “Panto Dames” (2023) (10/27)
Schitt’s Creek S6/E10, “Sunrise, Sunset” (2020) (10/27)
Schitt’s Creek S6/E11, “The Bachelor Party” (2020) (10/27)
Milli Vanilli (Luke Korem, 2023) (10/28)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S8/E1, “Keep It 100!” (2016) (10/29)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S8/E2, “Bitch Perfect” (2016) (10/29)
Fellow Travelers E1, “You’re Wonderful” (2023) (10/29)
“Reliving the Magic of MuchMusic with ‘299 Queen St W’” (The Social, CTV, 2023) (10/29)
“Naomi, Cindy, Linda & Christy Remember the Dawn of the Supermodel Era” (British Vogue, 2023) (10/29)
Schitt’s Creek S6/E12, “The Pitch” (2020) (10/29)
Queer As Folk S1/E4 (2000) (10/30-31)
Queer As Folk S1/E5 (2000) (10/31)
Queer As Folk S1/E6 (2000) (10/31)
Queer As Folk S1/E7 (2000) (10/31)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S8/E3, “RuCo’s Empire” (2016) (11/1)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S8/E4, “New Wave Queens” (2016) (11/1-2)
Queer As Folk S1/E8 (2000) (11/1-4)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S8/E5, “Supermodel Snatch Game” (2016) (11/2)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S8/E6, “Wizards of Drag” (2016) (11/3)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S8/E7, “Shady Politics” (2016) (11/3)
Fellow Travelers E2, “Bulletproof” (2023) (11/3)
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK S5/E6, “Snatch Game” (2023) (11/4)
Schitt’s Creek S6/E13, “Start Spreading the News” (2020) (11/4)
Schitt’s Creek S6/E14, “Happy Ending” (2020) (11/4)
Queer As Folk S1/E9 (2000) (11/5)
Casa Susanna (Sébastien Lifshitz, 2022) (11/5)
“Is Derek Webb a CHRISTIAN?” (The BlackSheep Podcast: Presented by HM, 2023) (11/5, unfinished)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S8/E8, “RuPaul Book Ball” (2016) (11/5)
The American Experience: The War on Disco (Lisa Quijano Wolfinger, PBS, 2023) (11/5)
Will & Grace S3/E16, “Cheaters, Part I” (2001) (11/5)
Queer As Folk S1/E10 (2000) (11/6-7)
Queer As Folk S1/E11 (2000) (11/7)
“‘Chalamet-Obsessed Perverts’ - Samuel Morrison - Stand-Up Featuring” (Comedy Central, 2023) (11/8)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S8/E9, “The Realness” (2016) (11/8, 11/11)
“Lush live at the Warfield, San Francisco April 24 2016 full show composite with good sound” (mistersvonvideos, 2016) (11/9)
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK S5/E7, “Melodrama-Rama” (2023) (11/10)
Fellow Travelers E3, “Hit Me” (2023) (11/10)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S8/E10, “The Finalé” (2016) (11/11)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S9/E1, “Oh. My. Gaga!” (2017) (11/11)
Daddy Issues (Matt Campanella and Stephanie Chloe Hepner, 2023) (11/11)
The Mattachine Family (Andy Vallentine, 2023) (11/11)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S9/E2, “She Done Already Done Brought It On” (2017) (11/11)
“Inside Country Music Star Orville Peck’s Rustic L.A. Treehouse (Open Door)” (Architectural Digest, 2023) (11/11)
Hall & Oates: The Recording of H2O (Ken Ceizler, MTV, 1982) (11/11)
Will & Grace S3/E17, “Cheaters, Part II” (2001) (11/12)
Will & Grace S3/E18, “Mad Dogs and Average Men” (2001) (11/12)
Queer As Folk S1/E12 (2000) (11/12)
Gay Life S2/E2, “Being Gay in the Thirties” (John Oven, London Weekend Television, 1981) (11/12)
Gay Life S1/E5, “Gay Relationships and Gay Weddings” (Nigel Wattis, London Weekend Television, 1980) (11/12)
Classic Albums: Steely Dan, Aja (Alan Lewens, 1999) (11/12)
Matteo Lane: the Advice Special Part 2 (Chris Caso, 2023) (11/12)
“Trixie & Katya: Discussing Benzodiazepine (Xanax, Klonopin)” (cocoandgreg, 2023) (11/12)
“Matteo Lane - Homophobic Audience” (2022) (11/12)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S9/E3, “Draggily Ever After” (2017) (11/13)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S9/E4, “Good Morning Bitches” (2017) (11/13)
“Jay Hulme: an evening of poetry and storytelling” (St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church, 2023) (11/13)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S9/E5, “Reality Stars: the Musical” (2017) (11/14)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S9/E6, “Snatch Game” (2017) (11/14)
Naptown Radio Rock Wars (David Fulton, 2012) (11/15)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S9/E7, “9021-HO” (2017) (11/15)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S9/E8, “RuPaul Roast” (2017) (11/16)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S9/E9, “Your Pilot’s on Fire” (2017) (11/16)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S9/E10, ”Makeovers: Crew Better Work!” (2017) (11/16)
Canada’s Drag Race S4/E1, “Premiere Ball” (2023) (11/17)
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK S5/E8, “Hotline Makeover” (2023) (11/17)
Fellow Travelers E4, “Your Nuts Roasting on an Open Fire” (2023) (11/18)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S9/E11, ”Gayest Ball Ever” (2017) (11/18)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S9/E12, ”Category Is” (2017) (11/18)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S9/E13, ”Reunited” (2017) (11/18-19)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S9/E14, ”Grand Finale” (2017) (11/19)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S10/E1, “10s Across the Board” (2018) (11/19)
The Holdovers (Alexander Payne, 2023) (11/19)
“New book tells the story of film critics Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel” (CBS Saturday Morning, 2023) (11/19)
Bob the Drag Queen: Woke Man in a Dress (Bob the Drag Queen, 2023) (11/20)
Pose S3/E4, “Take Me to Church” (2021) (11/20, unfinished)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S10/E2, “PharmaRusical” (2018) (11/20)
Designing Women S1/E14, “Monette” (1987) (11/21)
Designing Women S1/E15, “And Justice for Paul” (1987) (11/21)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S10/E3, “Tap That App” (2018) (11/22)
“Nick Smith and Monét X Change Chip Test” (Nick Smith, 2023) (11/22)
“Matteo Lane Visits North Halstead (Boystown)” (Matteo Lane, 2023) (11/22, unfinished)
Friends S5/E11, “The One with All the Resolutions” (1999) (11/26)
Friends S5/E12, “The One with Chandler’s Work Laugh” (1999) (11/26)
The Food That Built America S3/E7, “The Beef Is On” (2022) (11/26)
Friends S5/E13, “The One with Joey’s Bag” (1999) (11/27)
Friends S5/E14, “The One Where Everyone Finds Out” (1999) (11/27-28)
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK S5/E9, “Dragiators’ Roast” (2023) (11/28)
Friends S5/E15, “The One with the Girl Who Hits Joey” (1999) (11/28)
Fellow Travelers E5, “Promise You Won’t Write” (2023) (11/28)
Canada’s Drag Race S4/E2, “QV-She” (2023) (11/28)
Holiday Baking Championship S10/E1, “Season’s Best” (2023) (11/29 - 12/1)
Mysterious Skin (Gregg Araki, 2005) (11/30)
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK S5/E10, “Grand Finalé - UK Season 5” (2023) (12/1)
Canada’s Drag Race S4/E3, “OH-SHE-GAGGIN” (2023) (12/1)
Fellow Travelers E6, “Beyond Measure” (2023) (12/1-2)
Holiday Baking Championship S10/E2, “Can’t Wait for Turkey Day” (2023) (12/2)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S10/E4, “The Last Ball on Earth” (2018) (12/2)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S10/E5, “The Bossy Rossy Show” (2018) (12/3)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S10/E6, “Drag Con Panel Extravaganza” (2018) (12/3)
“Emma Stone Five-Timers Monologue” (Saturday Night Live, 2023) (12/3)
“How A Gay Show Changed TV… and Was Forgotten” (James Somerton, 2022) (12/3)
“Queer as Folk Reunion! Stars in the House, Tuesday, 6/18/21 at 8PM ET” (Stars in the House, 2021) (12/3, unfinished)
The Gilded Age S1/E1, “Never the New” (2022) (12/4-5)
Friends S5/E16, “The One with the Cop” (1999) (12/4)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S10/E7, “Snatch Game” (2018) (12/5)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S10/E8, “The Unauthorized Rusical” (2018) (12/6)
The Gilded Age S1/E2, “Money Isn’t Everything” (2022) (12/7)
Canada’s Drag Race S4/E4, “Out of the Closet” (2023) (12/8)
Holiday Baking Championship S10/E3, “Hallmarks of Thanksgiving” (2023) (12/8)
Fellow Travelers E7, “White Nights” (2023) (12/9)
Friends S5/E17, “The One with Rachel’s Inadvertent Kiss” (1999) (12/9)
We Live Here: the Midwest (Melinda Maerker, 2023) (12/10)
Holiday Baking Championship S10/E4, “Holiday Whimsy” (12/10-11)
“Jonathan Bailey, Matt Bomer Discuss the Impact of Fellow Travelers” (The View, 2023) (12/11)
“Fellow Travelers Cast Special” (“The Jess Cagle Show,” Radio Andy, SiriusXM, 2023) (12/11)
“Danielle: A Free European Woman” (Saturday Night Live, 2013) (12/12)
Red, White & Royal Blue (Matthew Lopez, 2023) (12/12)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S10/E9, “Breastworld” (2018) (12/13)
RuPaul’s Drag Race S10/E10, “Social Media Kings Into Queens” (2018) (12/13)
“John Mahoney Wins 1986 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play” (awardscrazy, 2014) (12/13)
Holiday Baking Championship S10/E5, “Holiday Beauty” (2023) (12/13-14)
Friends S5/E18, “The One Where Rachel Smokes” (1999) (12/14)
Queer as Folk S1/E13 (2000) (12/14, 12/17)
River Butcher: A Different Kind of Dude (Comedy Central Stand-Up, 2022) (12/14)
“Stephen Milner - Surfing Is Gay” (Quiksilver, 2021) (12/14)
Canada’s Drag Race S4/E5, “Snatch Game - Canada Season 4” (2023) (12/15)
Spyro Gyra Live / Leverkusener Jazztage 2022 (Jazzline, WDR Rockpalast 2022) (12/15, unfinished)
Fellow Travelers E8, “Make It Easy” (2023) (12/16)
River Butcher: Someone’s Boyfriend (Helium Comedy Studios, 2023) (12/16)
Queer as Folk S1/E14 (2000) (12/17)
RuPaul’s Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular (2018) (12/19)
Holiday Baking Championship S10/E6, “Holiday Imagination” (2023) (12/19)
“Ladies Room” (Saturday Night Live, 2019) (12/20)
“Whiskers R We with Billie Eilish” (Saturday Night Live, 2023) (12/20)
Holiday Baking Championship S10/E7, “Reasons for the Season” (2023) (12/21)
Canada’s Drag Race S4/E6, “Lip Sync Slay Offs” (2023) (12/22)
Carol (Todd Haynes, 2015) (12/22)
A Diva’s Christmas Carol (Richard Schenkman, 2000) (12/23)
The Great British Baking Show C11/E1, “Cake Week” (2023) (12/23)
The Great British Baking Show C11/E2, “Biscuit Week” (2023) (12/24)
The Great British Baking Show C11/E3, “Bread Week” (2023) (12/24)
“Sandra Bernhard Collection on Letterman, Part 2 of 3: 1986-88” (Don Giller, 2019) (12/24, unfinished)
A Charlie Brown Christmas (Bill Melendez, 1965) (12/24)
Love Actually (Richard Curtis, 2003) (12/25)
The Great British Baking Show C11/E4, “Chocolate Week” (2023) (12/25)
The Great British Baking Show C11/E5, “Pastry Week” (2023) (12/25)
The Great British Baking Show C11/E6, “Botanicals Week” (2023) (12/27)
The Color Purple (Blitz Bazawule, 2023) (12/27)
The Great British Baking Show C11/E7, “Dessert Week” (2023) (12/27)
The Great British Baking Show C11/E8, “Party Week” (2023) (12/28)
The Great British Baking Show C11/E9, “The Semi Final” (2023) (12/28)
The Great British Baking Show C11/E10, “The Final” (2023) (12/28)
Canada’s Drag Race S4/E7, “From Drags to Riches: the Rusical” (2023) (12/29)
Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick, 1999) (12/29)
Sort Of S1/E1, “Sort of Gone” (2021) (12/30)
Sort Of S1/E2, “Sort of Back” (2021) (12/30)
Sort Of S1/E3, “Sort of Mary Poppins” (2021) (12/30)
Sort Of S1/E4, “Sort of Stable” (2021) (12/30)
Sort Of S1/E5, “Sort of a Party” (2021) (12/30)
Sort Of S1/E6, “Sort of Ellen” (2021) (12/30)
Sort Of S1/E7, “Sort of a Miracle” (2021) (12/30)
Sort Of S1/E8, “Sort of Back Again” (2021) (12/30)
Sort Of S2/E1, “Sort of Future” (2022) (12/31)
Sort Of S2/E2, “Sort of 2together” (2022) (12/31)
Sort Of S2/E3, “Sort of Broke” (2022) (12/31)
Sort Of S2/E4, “Sort of Who She Is” (2022) (12/31)
Sort Of S2/E5, “Sort of Amsterdam” (2022) (12/31)
Sort Of S2/E6, “Sort of I Love You” (2022) (12/31)
Sort Of S2/E7, “Sort of Opening” (2022) (12/31)
Sort Of S2/E8, “Sort of Janazah” (2022) (12/31)
Somebody Somewhere S1/E1, “BFD” (2022) (12/31)
Somebody Somewhere S1/E2, “Knick-Knacks and Doodads” (2022) (12/31)