QueerView for Week of January 5th, 2009

Yup - the holidays are over and everyone is going back to work - and I mean EVERYONE (including me)!

So - what can we all look forward to?  Hopefully, another holiday - and soon (I have MLK day off).  And what can we look forward to watching on TV this week?

I must admit that there is very little that is new this week.  Most networks are holding off until the February sweeps (usually starts the last week of January).

That being said, here is what you CAN view that is new and noteworthy.  Click on the jump link for details!



Monday, January 5th:



Gossip Girl: In The Realm of the Basses - The CW Network (8pm EST)

The fallout from Bart Bass' death continues to impact everyone.  Bart's brother, Jack, arrives in town to help Chuck deal with the loss, but may wind up pushing Chuck over the edge.  Meanwhile, Blair deals with her rejection from Chuck by trying to get acceptance into a prestigious country club and Jenny returns to school and once again, faces off with Blair for school supremacy.

Tuesday, January 6th:



90210: Hello, Goodbye, Amen - The CW Network (8pm EST)

Annie begins to grow suspicious of her long-lost "brother" after overhearing one of his phone calls.  Adrianna asks that Brenda accompany her to a support group meeting, where she receives news that will alter her life forever.  Meanwhile, Dixon continues to see Christina, unbeknown to Silver.



Rick and Steve: House of Race Cards - LOGO Network (10pm EST)

Steve goes to an ethnic gar bay to prove that he isn't racist, while Kirsten panics when she thinks she's lost the baby.

Thursday, January 8th:




365 Gay News w/Ross Palombo - LOGO Network (7pm EST)

News stories and headlines of interest to the GLBT community



Socket - LOGO Network (12am Midnight EST)

LOGO continues it's Graveyard Shift movie series, post-holiday, with the network television premiere of Socket.  Derek Long plays Dr. Bill Matthews, a surgeon whose physiology is altered when he is struck by a freak lightning storm.  Infused with a natural craving for electricity, he teams up with Craig (Matthew Montgomery), a handsome intern with the same mysterious condition.  An unusual love affair develops, but as the good doctor's cravings intensify and mutate, Craig must decide whether to save his lover or protect others from him - at any cost!

QueerView Weekend

With the holiday season officially complete, we can now begin to see new episodes of our favorite shows returning to the airwaves.  Click on the jump link below the flat-screen HD TV to see what is new and/or noteworthy this weekend:




FRIDAY, JANUARY 2ND:


Hot Gay Comics # 4 - on Here! TV



Featuring the comic stylings of Frank DeCaro, Bob Smith and Cara Kilduff

Stargate Atlantis: "Vegas" -  Sci-Fi Channel (9pm EST)



A rift in the time/space continuum finds the Atlantis team leading different lives on an alternate Earth, unaware that it is on the verge of an attack from a rogue Wraith armada.  Part 1 of the 2-part series finale!

Sanctuary: "Revelations - Part One" - Sci-Fi Channel (10pm EST)



The Cabal is linked to the release of a pathogen that causes abnormals to attack humans, prompting Helen and the Sanctuary team to seek out the help of the remaining members of "The Five".  Part 1 of the 2-part season finale!


SATURDAY, JANUARY 3RD:

The Graham Norton Show - on BBC America (10pm EST)



This week's featured guests are Brendan Fraser ("The Mummy") and Alesha Dixon


SUNDAY, JANUARY 4th:

Desperate Housewives: "Home is the Place" - ABC-TV (9pm EST)



Bree finds herself at odds when she meets Andrew's future in-laws for the first time.  Susan and Lee's "girl's night out" turns into a night Susan can't remember - but thinks she and Lee may have spent the night together.  Lynette catches Preston talking with Porter on the phone, leading her to another family member that may be very much aware of her missing son's where-abouts, and Edie becomes suspicious of Dave's increasingly bizarre behavior.


Brothers and Sisters: "A Father's Dream" - ABC-TV (10pm EST)



The repercussions of Elizabeth's illness take their toll on Kevin and Tommy, leading to a possible all-out war between the two brothers.  Meanwhile, Justin considers leaving the Walker homestead for his own place and Nora contemplates a date with a high school friend of Saul's.