"30 Days" Was Excellent Tonight!

Sage · 07-06-2005, 07:22 PM

A right-wing conservative straight guy from Michigan spent 30 days living with an "out" gay man in San Francisco's Castro district, and had a few misconceptions and stereotypes shattered.
Did anybody see this besides me, or will this thread sink like a stone?
(Apologies to my friends in other countries, as this show may not be broadcast there.)

ScottMate

Intrepid Homoludens · 07-06-2005, 07:38 PM

I don't know anything about that! Damn, missed it. Any chance of a rerun?

Right now, however, big R and I got Latter Days from Netflix and are watching it.

Sage · 07-06-2005, 07:46 PM

It's on FX, so I'm sure it will be re-run. Check your local listings for times...wait, you're on the West coast, so it might be coming on in a few minutes!
The "big picture" was that the straight guy got to see what it's like to be in the minority and never feel completely comfortable in public.

ScottMate

Aj_ · 07-06-2005, 08:13 PM

I caught the first two, I'll get round to the other two this week.

Intrepid Homoludens · 07-06-2005, 10:16 PM

Sorry Scottsie, I missed it. Will there be any rerun at all?

Also, you should rent Latter Days. It's a formulaic on-the-rails tearjerker:

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This controversial film explores the consequences of a young Mormon missionary, Aaron (Steve Sandvoss), recognizing his homosexuality and falling in love with another man. Aaron's first sexual encounter with a gay "party boy" (Wesley A. Ramsey) leads to a passionate romance that gets Aaron excommunicated from his church and risks destroying both their lives. Charming and sexy, Latter Days offers a heady mix of romantic comedy and powerful drama.

Jacqueline Bisset is in it as the glamorous but wise and motherly gold lamé swathed middle aged restauranteur - probably 'cause they couldn't get Harvey Feinstein to play that part

. But she got off well with the best line in the movie:

"Your church doesn't allow alcohol or gays? I'm definitely not joining. I can't imagine heaven without either." o/\o

C. Jay Fox (Sweet Home Alabama) wrote the script.

squarejawhero · 07-06-2005, 10:33 PM

That's double-funny for me as Heaven is a gay club over here.

Sage · 07-06-2005, 10:44 PM

Trepsie- "Latter Days" sounds pretty good. I'll have to look for it.

Squarejaw- Good grief! "Heaven" is still open? It's been there for what, twenty years?

And how did your movie experience go this evening? I trust the tent has been taken down?

ScottMate

squarejawhero · 07-06-2005, 10:53 PM

ROFL. I never watched it, I played BF2!

Still don't think I'd ever seen it. Besides, that sort of thing isn't much of a turn-on for me anyhow.

Intrepid Homoludens · 07-06-2005, 10:57 PM

I don't think it would turn me on, either. Even if it featured two guys getting it on. It's just not pr0n, it's not meant to be. And it's not meant to be a sensual, visual feast either, like Henry & June. It's not about turning people on, at least on a carnal level. From what you say it's about something else, and the graphic sex scenes are simply just another way for the camera to attempt to be blunt with us.

Sage · 07-06-2005, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by squarejawhero

ROFL. I never watched it, I played BF2!

Okay.

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Still don't think I'd ever seen it. Besides, that sort of thing isn't much of a turn-on for me anyhow.

Actually, those thinly-veiled soft-core porn movies don't do a thing for me, either. I don't like doing things by half measures, viewing smut in particular.

ScottMate

Intrepid Homoludens · 07-06-2005, 11:12 PM

Are we gonna turn this into a Do-you-like-to-watch-pr0n thread?

Oh, and Scottsie!! The next movie on our Netflix queue is La Cage Aux Folles!

squarejawhero · 07-06-2005, 11:25 PM

Hm.

Sage · 07-07-2005, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

Are we gonna turn this into a Do-you-like-to-watch-pr0n thread?

Nah, I was just hoping against hope that someone besides me had seen "30 Days" last night and would be willing to gush intelligently over it.

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Oh, and Scottsie!! The next movie on our Netflix queue is La Cage Aux Folles!

The original French version? Dubbed or subtitles? Either way, it's a great movie!

Squarejaw- Yes we are! We're here, we're queer, and apparently everyone has gotten used to it.

ScottMate

squarejawhero · 07-07-2005, 06:24 AM

I'm trying to subvert those forum pics that fourteen year olds use.

Ninth · 07-07-2005, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

I don't think it would turn me on, either. Even if it featured two guys getting it on. It's just not pr0n, it's not meant to be. And it's not meant to be a sensual, visual feast either, like Henry & June. It's not about turning people on, at least on a carnal level. From what you say it's about something else, and the graphic sex scenes are simply just another way for the camera to attempt to be blunt with us.

Are you talking about 9 songs? If yes, then it is sensual, albeit not porn, nor a visual feast. It's sensual because you feel like it could be you on the screen, making love.
If no, then I'll just get back into my cave.

Sage · 07-07-2005, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Ninth

Are you talking about 9 songs? If yes, then it is sensual, albeit not porn, nor a visual feast. It's sensual because you feel like it could be you on the screen, making love.
If no, then I'll just get back into my cave.

Well, the thread started off about last night's episode of "30 Days" (a reality show where someone from one background spends thirty days living the life of someone from a completely different background while a film crew follows their progress), but it drifted back to "9 Songs", one of yesterday's subjects du jour.
No need to return to your cave; I can't even stay on-topic in the threads I start.

ScottMate

07-06-2005, 07:22 PM	#1
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Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	I don't know anything about that! Damn, missed it. Any chance of a rerun? Right now, however, big R and I got Latter Days from Netflix and are watching it. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

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Sage Bad Influence Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Birmingham, Alabama USA Posts: 5,547	It's on FX, so I'm sure it will be re-run. Check your local listings for times...wait, you're on the West coast, so it might be coming on in a few minutes! The "big picture" was that the straight guy got to see what it's like to be in the minority and never feel completely comfortable in public. ScottMate Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Ignorance is bliss, denial is divine, and willful ignorance is a religious experience. Share the love. <3

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07-06-2005, 10:44 PM	#7
Sage Bad Influence Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Birmingham, Alabama USA Posts: 5,547	Trepsie- "Latter Days" sounds pretty good. I'll have to look for it. Squarejaw- Good grief! "Heaven" is still open? It's been there for what, twenty years? And how did your movie experience go this evening? I trust the tent has been taken down? ScottMate Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Ignorance is bliss, denial is divine, and willful ignorance is a religious experience. Share the love. <3

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squarejawhero Epinionated. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: London Posts: 5,841	ROFL. I never watched it, I played BF2! Still don't think I'd ever seen it. Besides, that sort of thing isn't much of a turn-on for me anyhow. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Starter of Thread Must Die.

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Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	I don't think it would turn me on, either. Even if it featured two guys getting it on. It's just not pr0n, it's not meant to be. And it's not meant to be a sensual, visual feast either, like Henry & June. It's not about turning people on, at least on a carnal level. From what you say it's about something else, and the graphic sex scenes are simply just another way for the camera to attempt to be blunt with us. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

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Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	Are we gonna turn this into a Do-you-like-to-watch-pr0n thread? Oh, and Scottsie!! The next movie on our Netflix queue is La Cage Aux Folles! Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

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