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05 November 2009

Neil Patrick Harris: The Other Sort After our depressing gay-related thread yesterday, this is a much happier read: an essay about the success of NPH and other "out" TV stars, with a little history lesson on actors & actresses from the 1960s who paved the way for them.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 09:02 | 9 comments

Love the bit about Mike Brady getting written out of the final episode. That's hilarious.

posted by Lipstick Thespian 05 November | 09:30

NPH would never do that!

posted by gaspode 05 November | 09:55

According to findadeath.com, Robert Reed hated himself for being gay, was deeply ashamed of who he was. Due to the times he lived in, no doubt. What a tragedy. Great article, thanks!

posted by Melismata 05 November | 10:43

The Brady Bunch set must have been some seething hotbed of Mike Leigh proportions. Self-hating gays playing dad, mom sleeping with the eldest son, lesbian romances, and all in a house with no bathroom.

posted by The Whelk 05 November | 10:47

They had a bathroom. They complained that they wanted another one in the moving episode, remember? Was the toilet they were missing.

posted by Melismata 05 November | 13:50

Huh--I had no idea about Raymond Burr.

posted by Halloween Jack 05 November | 15:56

I didn't know about Sara Gilbert from Roseanne until I read this article.

posted by BoringPostcards 05 November | 16:45

If you go to Raymond Burr's vinyard in the Dry Creek valley of Sonoma County, you can take a tour of his orchid greenhouse, guided by the knowlegeable Tahitian fellow that Mr. Burr hired to come to the states and help tend his orchids. It is spec-fucking-tacluar. If you ever visit the Sonoma wine country, I highly recommend it!

posted by Triode 05 November | 23:13

Wait -- Paul Lynde is a friend of Dorothy?!

posted by dhartung 06 November | 02:47

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