If you need some happiness this weekend, you will find it in the premiere of Netflix’s version of Queer Eye and a new podcast parody from The Onion.
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Queer Eye returning for red state makeovers without the original Fab Five
A brand-new Fab Five will be on Netflix’s Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, making over straight men in red states and trying to heal our country.
Queer Eye needs to return, and other things we learned from the Fab Five’s reunion
The cast of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy reunited on Bravo last night, and although it was an Andy Cohen-hosted reunion with all of its usual annoyances, the hour offered a lot of insight, and made one thing exceedingly clear: Bravo needs to resurrect this show, now. With a few exceptions, Bravo has been… continue reading
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy debuted 10 years ago today
Bravo’s Queer Eye for the Straight Guy debuted 10 years ago today, and to mark that anniversary, the network is airing an all-day marathon, from the premiere to the finale. It’s amazing to think it has been a decade since Carson Kressley, Ted Allen, Kyan Douglas, Thom Filicia, and Jai Rodriguez (after the first two… continue reading
Queer Eye turned Mormon bishop from “adversary” to LGBT “ally and advocate”
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy hasn’t aired in years, but the Bravo reality series lives on in syndication, and a Mormon bishop who watched it recently says that watching the show changed his mind about gay and lesbian people and prompted him to become an “ally and advocate.” Kevin Kloosterman writes in The Adovocate… continue reading
Bravo burns through final episodes of Queer Eye
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy aired its final two episodes last night on Bravo, having started its final 10-episode season less than a month earlier. After having pushed back the final season from summer to fall, Bravo aired two episodes of the show every Tuesday night, essentially burning off the final season. And even… continue reading
Jai Rodriguez gets plastic surgery from Will Kirby to have Mario Lopez’s lips
Days after the first episode of the final season of his show aired, Queer Eye‘s Jai Rodriguez is on E!’s Dr. 90210 to visit Will Kirby. While he does not need treatment for an STD like Mike Malin did, he instead requests plastic surgery–specifically, Mario Lopez’s lips. The segment aired during Monday’s episode, and will… continue reading
Queer Eye starts its fifth and final season tonight
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, the show eventually rebranded as Queer Eye, begins its last season tonight at 10 p.m. ET. It will round out its 100 episodes and five seasons with 10 final episodes, starting with a Susan Lucci-hosted pageant for some of the straight men that the Fab Five have remade over… continue reading
Queer Eye could be syndicated nationwide this fall; repeats will replace Megan Mullally in some cities
Queer Eye was just officially cancelled by Bravo, but the series may be given a second life in syndication. Starting soon, the show will replace the cancelled Megan Mullally Show in New York, L.A., and San Francisco. However, in addition to “fill[ing] an empty programming hole left on those stations,” the syndication of the series… continue reading
Queer Eye cancelled; final season will air this summer
Four years after it first debuted, Queer Eye will end its run, as Bravo has cancelled the show. The final 10 episodes will air this summer. This isn’t exactly a surprise; the series’ impending end was rumored last summer, and one of the show’s stars said in August that the cast hadn’t yet been signed… continue reading
Jai says Queer Eye cast “haven’t been asked back for 2007,” but Bravo says a “new season is slated for 2007”
Queer Eye cast member Jai Rodriquez has confirmed rumors that the show may not return after this season ends. Jai tells After Elton that the Fab Five “haven’t been asked back for 2007. Maybe this is how we are going out with a bang.” He’s referring to last night’s episode, which featured the makeover of… continue reading
Queer Eye tapes its 100th episode; will the series end in 2007?
Queer Eye, the groundbreaking makeover show on Bravo, began airing just three years ago. And production just wrapped on the show’s 100th episode, which will air as part of the fifth season. (Of course, people stopped watching about 75 episodes ago, but it’s still a noteworthy milestone.) In an interview with the Cincinnati Enquirer, co-creator… continue reading
Kathy Griffin, Queer Eye return tonight; The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency debuts
Two cable network reality series return tonight while a third cable network debuts a brand-new series. First, on Bravo, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List returns for its second season at 9 p.m. ET. Starting at 1 p.m., however, Bravo airs a marathon of the first season. It’s followed by Queer Eye, which returns… continue reading
Bravo debuts Party Party and new Queer Eye tonight, and plans new reality series
Bravo, which should subtitle itself “The Reality Network,” kicks off a new reality series tonight and brings back a former reality star. And the network is also planning a number of new reality series for next year. Tonight at 9 p.m. ET, Bravo airs Party Party, an eight-episode series that follows the planning of outrageously… continue reading
Queer Eye looking for a gay man, a lesbian, and teenagers
In its ongoing quest to diversify (e.g., get people to watch again), Bravo’s Queer Eye is looking for non-straight men to make over. Specifically, the show wants “a gay man who’s about to come out to friends and family, “Fab Five wannabes who happen to be in their teens,” and “a lesbian who welcomes a… continue reading
Donald Trump will guest on Queer Eye after Danny gets made over
Next Tuesday, Donald Trump will guest star on Queer Eye. Alas, the Fab Five will not be tackling the tangled mess on top of his skull. Instead, they’ll be making over Danny Kastner, the guitar-playing dork from The Apprentice 3. How much product does it take to make someone less annoying? Anyway, in some pretty… continue reading
Jai says “I didn’t realize I was going to have to always be gay” on Queer Eye
Jai Rodriguez, the useless member of the Fab Five, has previously been spotted with women. He’s also, however, been linked to Rocco DiSpirito. Last week, The New York Daily News’ Rush and Molloy ran into Jai, he confirmed his bisexuality–and expressed confusion over the nature of the series he stars in. He said, “I like… continue reading
are Queer Eye’s Jai and The Restaurant’s Rocco together?
Reality television has given us some strange bedfellows, but this alleged cross-series pairing is perhaps the most unlikely at all. Gawker first reported that Queer Eye culture guy Jai Rodriguez “was seen by several witnesses at a midtown gay bar recently sucking face with the fallen TV-kitchen hottie responsible for $20 plates of drama, New… continue reading
rebranded Queer Eye returns tonight.
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy returns for a fourth season tonight at 10 p.m. ET on Bravo, and the show has undergone a tiny makeover of its own. Its name is now Queer Eye, which is such a monumental change that even Bravo’s web designers forgot to make it on the show’s site. Tonight,… continue reading
Queer Eye shortens its name, will include “compelling personal stories.”
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is no more. But it has not been cancelled; it’s just been renamed Queer Eye. Why are they going all FedEx on us? Bravo’s president, Lauren Zalaznick, tells us in an NBC press release, which, like most press releases, needs translating. First, her original explanation: “The new abbreviated title… continue reading