Well, I am hooked. It was kind of odd to start with, but the second I saw Matthew Morrison lying shirtless in bed things started to look up. As the first episode unfolded it began to shed light on things long since buried. I found that I could identify with every one of the glee club members. I was the misfit, the fat kid, the kid who marched to the beat of a drum that no one else could hear, the queer, the invisible one — only to be recognized when being the butt of a joke. By the end of the episode I was in tears. If there would’ve been a “Glee” club when I was in high school things could have been so different, but those days were so different.

I really shouldn’t be though as One Life to Live was also the show that brought a little known kid called Ryan Phillippe from out of nowhere to play gay teen Billy Douglas way back in the days when I would freak if I missed even a minute of “my shows.”

I was thrilled to see how the alphabet network let the scene play out, although I was a bit disappointed when they pulled back to the candle and faded. I watch too much cable I guess. But the real treat was the next episode today when Kyle and Oliver woke up and were interrupted by Roxie who barged in and thought nothing of two hot, naked men in bed on daytime TV. Hell, she wanted to join them! Who wouldn’t.

The genius that is Russell T. Davies (who also brought us the ground-breaking Queer As Folk) and intrepid actor David Tennant are credited with reimagining the previously campy Doctor Who for a contemporary world. Both men have chosen to leave the series behind as it morphs into yet another incarnation.

David brought something special to the show and the character. He has become my favorite and was the embodiment of all that one could ever imagine The Doctor being. I’m particularly drawn to him because he is living a boy’s fantasy… a boy who grew up watching Doctor Who dreaming of what it would be like to travel through time and space. Well not only did he get to travel with The Doctor, he was The Doctor. As he ends his run, I commend and thank him for doing what no one else could have done – proving that even in adulthood, childhood fantasies can be realized.

While no official word from CBS has come on the subject, speculation abounds from wardrobe malfunction to erections to just because they are gay men playing in the mud with other men. The only thing that is clear is that the censoring has caused more of a fuss than had the show been left uncensored.

TAR’s Dan was in underwear and could possible have had a peek-a-boo moment, but what was wrong with Sam? Sam, who was wearing shorts, also had his crotch censored and had he not been blurred, this probably would’ve been a non-issue. It does make one wonder what the real problem was as there have been some questionable moments during the recent season of CBS’s Survivor where underwear-clad schemer Russell’s silhouette of his manhood has been clearly visible in several episodes.

I took a second look at the glimpses that weren’t censored, the guys movement and stance in the mud and how things were hanging (err… pointing). That combinded with Sam’s comment about “the hot Estonian guys” leads me to believe that CBS was running terrified that people would assume that in some shots the guys had erections. Whether they did or not no longer seems to be the issue as it has led to a larger concern… would CBS have been as quick to blur if the guys were straight?

Update 12/08/09 – Sam explains in interview with AfterElton: “Here’s the deal. Cheyne had black boxers on so you couldn’t see everything for him. Dan had lighter-colored boxers on, I had paper-thin little shorts on, and so you could just see too much. Apparently, the outline was too obvious, so they had to blur everything. No, we were not getting excited by the Estonian hotties, despite what everyone else seems to think. There’s not too much that’s erotic about playing volleyball with your brother in a little town in Estonia.”

On it being a gay issue on CBS’ part, Dan only said, “Trust me, that was my theory. But it happened and it was really funny. We were watching with our dad when that episode came on, and he was just like, ‘What’s going on?’”

Hmm…

I’m a gardener myself, but don’t look nearly as good in swim trunks and watering can as he does. Jeff can come over and tend my garden as soon as he gets out of the Big Brother house while I lounge by the pool sipping a cool drink and taking in the “hot” scenery!

This is the best news I’ve heard in a long time. This highly addictive, overly dramatic, slightly campy show following the supernatural lives of gorgeous people on a gorgeous island has found a spot in the hearts of many, including mine. Will Toby and Adam finally be freed from the Shadows’ mirror?

Don’t get me wrong, Brody is hot (although I prefer hairy-chested Brody) and one or two of the guys aren’t too bad on the eyes either, but what is the point of this show? Is Brody, who seems to have everything going for him, really that hard up to find a true friend? Well I suppose if what we have been seeing is any indication of what he and his friends will get up to.

One also wonders why on earth Ryan Seacrest would attach his name to this project. Between Bromance and Mama’s Boys, both shows of which are executive produced by Seacrest, me thinks he is trying to make a statement about his “straightness.” I suppose that one can’t question is he or isn’t he any longer, for how could a gay guy think this was watchable? Then again, if it were bromance with Ryan Seacrest, where do I apply?

But the real meat of the show was in the final moments when Kevin came home from a tedious day dealing with his dysfunctional family (that makes us watch every week) and vented to Scotty. In the process he realized just how much he loved Scotty and got down on one knee professing his love and asked the incredibly adorable Scotty, who had been keeping the home fires burning and changing the light bulbs, to marry him. So spur of the moment, so touching, so romantic. I just melted into my chair and bawled my eyes out with joy so much so that I had to rewatch the scene because the first time it was all too blurry and I couldn’t believe I had seen what I thought I had.

For a show in its 15th season that does the same thing time and again to keep the game fresh and interesting, is nothing short of a marvel. The marvelousness also extends to the cast of ‘Survivor: China,’ Todd Herzog in particular. A mere boy of only 15 when ‘Survivor’ began, he mastered the game and fulfilled his dream of winning the show as a young man of 22. No other contestant has ever played such a skillful game.

I was miffed with the ‘CBS Early Show’ host who interviewed him and presented him with his $1,000,000 check. I felt it was an incredible disservice to Todd for the host to compare him to Richard Hatch, winner of the first ‘Survivor.’ True, Hatch played a good game, but aside from that he is as Todd referred to him, “a dirt ball.” One can only guess that the host made the reference since Todd is the first openly gay man to have won since Hatch.

Todd outplayed each member of his cast, and could outplay any previous ‘Survivor’ contestant, winner or loser. Way to go, Todd! You are in a class of your own.