So Gay TV
| So Gay TV | |
|---|---|
| Starring |
Mathieu Chantelois (Season 1) Jason Ruta (Season 2) |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Zev Shalev |
| Release | |
| Original network |
PrideVision U8TV.com |
| Original release | 2001 – 2002 |
So Gay TV is a Canadian television talk show, which aired on PrideVision in the early 2000s.[1] Hosted in its first season by Mathieu Chantelois and in its second season by Jason Ruta,[1] the program originally aired in 2001 as an Internet television series connected to U8TV: The Lofters,[2] and was picked up by PrideVision after that network's launch.[3] The series ended in 2002 after the cancellation of The Lofters, although it continued to air in repeats on PrideVision.[4]
So Gay TV mixed panel discussions and interviews with documentary and feature reports on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues and life in Canada.[5] One of the show's most widely publicized segments was an interview with Hal Sparks, one of the stars of Queer as Folk, about his experience as a heterosexual actor playing a gay character.
The show was nominated for Best Talk Series at the 2002 Gemini Awards.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Reality bites: An oral history of The Lofters". The Grid, August 7, 2013.
- ↑ "U8TV.com announces new fall shows". The Telegram, August 29, 2001.
- ↑ "Wanted: a loftier reality TV". The Globe and Mail, October 30, 2001.
- ↑ "Pop goes the news". Toronto Star, December 20, 2003.
- ↑ "Canada's gay digital channel popular in U.S.". Ottawa Citizen, November 24, 2001.
- ↑ "Made in Canada leads Gemini pack". The Globe and Mail, September 25, 2002.