The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has announced the nominees and honorees for its 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. Among the nominees: Gus Van Sant's Milk, Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Jonah Markowitz' Shelter, Robert Cary's Save Me, Patrik-Ian Polk's big-screen adaptation of his hit sitcom Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom, BBC America's hit shows Torchwood and Skins, HBO's vampire drama True Blood, ABC's Desperate Housewives & Ugly Betty, MSNBC programs Countdown with Keith Olbermann... Full list here. The GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies will be held in New York on March 28, 2009 at the Marriott Marquis; in Los Angeles on April 18 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE; and in San Francisco on May 9 at the Hilton San Francisco. watch a video...

In last Sunday's episode of Desperate Housewives, Andrew Van De Camp (Shawn Pyfrom) seems to have a new love interest in Orson's doctor, played by Todd Grinnell. Watch a video...

You're Gonna Love Tomorrow is the first episode of Desperate Housewives season 5 airing Sunday Sep 28 on ABC. Five years have passed since Katherine shot her ex-husband as Susan, Lynette, Bree and Gabrielle stood together in solidarity to protect her. Susan tries to hide her relationship with a new man. Gaby questions her abilities as a mother. Bree is on the verge of publishing her own cookbook as business partner Katherine grows envious. Lynette catches her teenaged twins spearheading illegal activities. And finally, Edie returns to Wisteria Lane in jaw-dropping fashion with a new man in tow, her new husband Dave. Watch a sneak peek from the season premiere...



Desperate Housewives Season 5, starring Marcia Cross (Bree Hodge), Teri Hatcher (Susan Mayer), Felicity Huffman (Lynette Scavo), Eva Longoria Parker (Gabrielle Solis), Nicollette Sheridan (Edie Britt), Dana Delany (Katherine Mayfair), Doug Savant (Tom Scavo), Ricardo Antonio Chavira (Carlos Solis), James Denton (Mike Delfino), Kyle MacLachlan (Orson Hodge), Neal McDonough (Dave Williams) and Shawn Pyfrom (Andrew Van De Kamp), premieres Sunday Sep 28 on ABC 9pm/8c.

Desperate Housewives Season 1, Season 2, Season 3 and Season 4 are already available on DVDs.

CBS News on Logo had an interview with Desperate Housewives creator and writer Marc Cherry on the set of the show. Watch a video...



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ABC's Desperate Housewives last episode, Welcome To Kanagawa, brought us this week a funny gay scene. After Wisteria Lane is destroyed by a tornado, Bree and Olson stay at Susan's place. But the gay contractor supposed to build their new roof is heartbroken after a bad breaking up with his life partner and can't do the job. Bree, with the help of Olson, uses her gay son Andrew to seduce the contractor. But Susan wants Bree to stay longer with her, cleaning, cooking, making her house feel like a real home. She decides to do what she does best, ruined the plan... Watch videos 1 & 2 (left to right)...



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At only 21, Shawn Pyfrom already has some fine ideas and ideals Starpulse reports. The young actor who plays the gay Andrew Van De Camp in "Desperate Housewives," speaks about his role: "The good thing about Andrew is that in Season 1 and 2 as a gay character, he was very strong and confident as to who he was. I think that could be encouraging for other young homosexuals to become more confident and comfortable with who they are. A lot of times gay characters can be portrayed as the flamboyant and weak stereotype. Andrew is sociopathic and narcissistic and doesn't get along with his mother, and he is also gay. Your sexual preferences doesn't define you as a person. I'm heterosexual but that doesn't define me as a person. No one would say, "Oh, he likes to have sex with girls," so why should it be the other way around?" Read more here ...

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The first Desperate Housewives Gay couple has arrived on Wisteria Lane in this week's episode. Bob and Lee, the new gay neighbors played by Tuc Watkins and Kevin Rahm, met Susan who desperately seeks to be a welcoming neighbor. Watch a video...



Desperate Housewives Season 1, Season 2 and Season 3 are already available on DVDs. The show airs on ABC on sundays 9/8c.

With the arrival of the 2007-2008 television season, the number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) representations on scripted network television continues to decline, according to an analysis of the upcoming season conducted by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). The study shows that, despite improved quality, LGBT representations will represent only 1.1% (7) of all series regular characters in the 2007-08 broadcast television schedule, down from 1.3% (9) in 2006, and 1.4% (10) in 2005. For 12 years, GLAAD's "Where We Are on TV" report has analyzed the character makeup of the network's scripted programming. From information provided by the five broadcast networks — ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and The CW — GLAAD examined 87 scripted comedies and dramas announced to air this upcoming season, and counted a total of 650 characters. The seven LGBT regular characters appear on five scripted programs: Brothers & Sisters, Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, The Office and the midseason series Cashmere Mafia. Six of these seven characters are on ABC, with no lead or supporting LGBT characters scheduled to appear on CBS, FOX or The CW. Cable programming and unscripted reality television, however, include numerous diverse representations that better reflect the LGBT community.


Jennifer Beals (L World), Charlie David (Dante's Cove), Eric Winter (Brothers & Sisters), Matthew Rhys (Brothers & Sisters), Roma Maffia (Nip/Tuck), John Barrowman (Torchwood), Gregory Michael (Dante's Cove), Reichen Lehmkuhl (Dante's Cove), Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck).

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BROTHERS & SISTERS - The Complete Season One
Enter the complex world of the Walkers, and explore what it means to be an American family in the 21st century. Though they live very different and conflicting lives, the Walkers find unity under the family roof. Relationships bend but never break as they strive to find their own identities and embrace each other’s differences. Get caught up in one of television’s most reflective and sophisticated dramas. The show premiered on ABC on September 24, 2006 after Desperate Housewives and airs Sundays at 10 P.M. The acting ensemble includes two-time Oscar-winning actress Sally Field, Golden Globe-winning actress Calista Flockhart and Emmy-nominated and Oscar-nominated actress Rachel Griffiths. Available now on DVD here...



BROTHERS & SISTERS - The Complete Season One on DVD, starring Sally Field, Matthew Rhys, Rachel Griffiths, Dave Annable, Calista Flockhart, Balthazar Getty, John Pyper-Ferguson, Ron Rifkin, Patricia Wettig, Kerris Dorsey, Maxwell Perry Cotton, Sarah Jane Morris, Rob Lowe, Luke MacFarlane, Eric Winter, Emily VanCamp, is available on DVD here. Brothers & Sisters will return for a second Season on ABC on Sunday September 30th at 10/9c pm. Watch a sneak preview of Season 2 premiere...



TIMES HAVE BEEN BETTER
In the French comedy Times Have Been Better, Jeremy (Arnaud Binard) excels at everything. While only 30 he has just been promoted to an executive position at the bank. In his parents' eyes he's the golden child, much to the chagrin of his younger brother, Robin (Olivier Guéritée), who has been the only one in the family privy to Jeremy's sexual predilections. But when Jeremy unexpectedly stops by for Sunday Brunch and announces that he's just moved in with, well, his boyfriend, things begin to percolate: Jeremy's parents always fancied themselves as progressive and liberal. After this piece of news - not so much. They embark on a comical quest to find out what caused Jeremy's homosexuality. Times Have Been Better DVD will be released on September 25, pre-order your DVD here...



TIMES HAVE BEEN BETTER, (Le Ciel Sur La Tête), starring Arnaud Binard, Stephane Boucher, Charlotte de Turckheim, Bernard Le Coq, Franck de la Personne, Olivier Guéritée, directed by Regis Musset. Winner of Best Foreign Narrative feature at the NewFest New York Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Times Have Been Better DVD will be released on September 25, 2007, available now for pre-order here. Watch a trailer...



DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - The Complete Third Season
The women of Wisteria Lane are back, and it’s time to air some dirty laundry. In the Emmy Award-winning show’s sensational third season, the gossip is juicier, the secrets are more scandalous and the revenge is even sweeter. In season three, which began airing on September 24, 2006, Bree Van De Kamp (Marcia Cross) marries Orson Hodge (Kyle MacLachlan), whose past and involvement with a recently discovered dead body becomes the main mystery for most of the season. Meanwhile, Lynette (Felicity Huffman) has to adjust to having another child around the house as a previously unknown daughter of her husband arrives, and both the Scavos leave their careers to start a pizzeria. Gabrielle (Eva Longoria) goes through a rough divorce, but finally finds new love in Fairview's new mayor. Edie (Nicollette Sheridan) sees her chance to make her move on Mike (James Denton), who's suffering from amnesia, and Susan moves onto a handsome Englishman whose wife is in coma. And Edie's family relations are explored throughout the season. Available now on DVD here...



DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - The Complete Third Season on DVD, starring Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross, Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria, Nicollette Sheridan, Doug Savant, Kyle MacLachlan, Shawn Pyfrom, Joy Lauren, James Denton, Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Josh Henderson, Dougray Scott, Kathryn Joosten, is available on DVD here. Season 4 premieres on ABC on Sunday September 30, 9/8c pm. Watch a Season 4 video promo...

To help launch its new season, ABC is producing music videos for several of its new and returning shows, including "Ugly Betty," "Desperate Housewives," "Grey's Anatomy," "Dancing With the Stars" and "Brothers and Sisters." The videos - 11 are expected by the end of the season - will air on ABC.com and in some cases on such other platforms as iTunes, ABC Mobile and the network itself.
For the upcoming season of Ugly Betty, ABC produced a music video with British pop singer Mika, who re-recorded his hit single Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) with new lyrics. In the case of Desperate Housewives, ABC produced a music video to reggae youngster Sean Kingston's chart-topping Beautiful Girls. It wove clips from all the past seasons of the suburban soap with footage from the upcoming season and shots from Kingston's own music video. Watch Hey Betty, You Are Beautiful (left) and Beautiful Girl (right)...



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