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1. Here's Tuc in action on OLTL:

   http://youtube.com/watch?v=9Eqy7_-ATbo

   He comes on a bout the 50 second mark.

   - kch, http://moviedearest.blogspot.com/

   Posted by: Kirby | Aug 15, 2007 1:30:13 AM

   
   

2. As for the "bitchy" character:

   Look at all this bitching on this post alone. I wonder where Marc Cherry got the idea from?

   Posted by: Kirby | Aug 15, 2007 1:34:37 AM

   
   

3. Kirby, you're awesome.

   I think Cherry can't win. He's getting hit for having a committed couple, on a show that sends-up the "dark side" of the perfect little suburban lives of suburban couples? By making them a suburban couple like everyone else, he by definition makes them part of the landscape, the way having a single man would not--the storyline of having a new couple on the show (in the Applewhite house?) wiht the twist that they are gay has a lot of possibility--even long-term possibility. A single gay character shoved onto the street among a bunch of straight characters will by definition be an outsider and and guest star. I think this is consistent with the nature of the show...and no one is saying this couple will be boring and happy. I know that the bitchy one goes to "war" with Susan, Teri Hatcher's character, who is going out of her way to show how "hip" and "PC" she is only to make a fool out of herself and create a comic nemesis.

   If they can, in the middle of the camp and soap opera, have interesting, and hopefully positive, interactions with the street's gay teen (who was hardly a shrinking violet--gay committed couple or not, the first gay main character on Wisteria Lane was an Aaron Spelling style uber-bitch, who was sexually active, delightfully selfish and revenge-minded, and a teen, to boot. It's not like Cherry said, I'd like to add gay characters but I'll play it safe...the gay couple, and positive role models for Andrew?, came not first, not second (that was the bi-sexual AA sponsor who slept with both Andrew and his Mom), but third. What's wrong with a positive portrayal mixed in with things? C'mon!

   (I did not know Cherry was a Republican--but I really think is irrelevant, as the most Republican character on the show is the gun-toting, homophobic, scarily-but-hilariously-repressed Bree, who's conservative is obviously played for humor and derision rather than idealized. Terry-I'm-close-to-Bush-41-Hatcher is presumably a Republican, but, if anything, her character comes across as clueless and apolitical. Do I think being a Republican--in it's modern incarnation--is grossly misguided? Absolutely, but being one does not preclude me from exposing myself to anything you touch--particularly if you are a writer or entertainer...and as long as you aren't saying hateful things off the air, or working overtime to influence others to your flawed point of view, your personal politics--much like your sexuality--are not my business.)

   Posted by: BKaelig | Aug 15, 2007 10:33:07 AM

   
   

4. Well whatever, Marc Cherry is FAT, and that is a much bigger sin than being a Republican (nazi).

   Posted by: Jordan | Aug 15, 2007 12:09:05 PM

   
   

5. I have a friend who did Tuc's fan website years ago--he was/is a sweetheart, and almost ridiculously good-looking. It's a little odd that he's never really been embraced by the gay community, but then again he was always kind of quietly "out," unlike T.R., Neil Patrick, Chad Allen, and others who've had big coming-outs. (Comings-out?) Great that he's getting this kind of exposure, and hopefully Cherry won't design them too much like the pair in "The Stepford Wives," who were amusing but a tad stereotypical.

   Speaking of "Beggars and Choosers," didn't Bruce Campbell have a gay role and relationship on that? Was it with Tuc?

   Posted by: Dean | Aug 15, 2007 2:00:44 PM

   
   

6. Pretty much every character on the show is a terrible person, gay or straight.

   Posted by: Eric | Aug 15, 2007 2:16:11 PM

   
   

7. If you think gay people are bitchy, you must not read the "straight"er blogs, like WWTDD...they invented that shit. As for DHousewives, I didn't stop watching it for politics and I didn't stop watching it out of bitchiness. I don't have anything snarky to say about it. I liked it the first season, then the second season it was like an alarm clock going off—I just stopped liking it. I think a lot of viewers felt that. It's too bad, but there it is. Maybe this new plot will help. The Alfre Woodard plot was so uninteresting. Good for Tuc. Lucky break for him.

   Posted by: Matthew Rettenmund | Aug 15, 2007 4:59:49 PM

   
   

8. Characters welcome! The new characters should be fun and may enliven Desperate Housewives which needs a boost.

   Posted by: JimmyG | Aug 18, 2007 3:12:12 PM

   
   

9. I have drooled over Tuc Watkins on OLTL sine he came on the show in the late 90's. I was hoping to see him as the "bitchy" one because as David Vickers, he has a HUGE talent. It will be fun to see him as a quiet guy who is the support system for another "bitch" in prime time. Hopefully he and Marcia Cross will get lots of scenes together. As for Marc's politics and weight.....most Republicans are delusional (ok all) and it's nice to see him put his view of America on TV (chuckle). As for the weight, he could probably find some young intern to "assist" him in his needs, a la Merv Griffin.

   Posted by: Rob In Cali | Aug 18, 2007 7:32:22 PM

   
   

10. Tuc Watkins is hot. Desperate Housewives is not. Maybe Tuc can spice things up for this show.

    Posted by: Houndentenor | Aug 18, 2007 9:15:25 PM

    
    

11. Tuc is a great actor. I am not certain he is gay, and even if he isn't, he is to be commended for his ability to play such diverse roles in so many films (OK, he's gay). His birthday is this week, (08/24), and is alway good to his public. He met a male One Life to Live fan in NYC, where he lives, and was honestly humbled that someone recognized him, and treated him like a human being, not a celebrity (they had coffee together at a java shop). I too, was disappointed in Showtime yanking Beggars & Choosers and bought every VHS (that is all that is available) on ebay of emmy-nominations "for your consideration".

    I am very proud of Tampa's own, Shawn Pyfrom, who plays Andrew, Bree's gay son. He is a terrific actor and we love his cattiness with his step-father and Bree's psychosis'.

    I think a lot of people lost interest by abc's flat-out LIES about DH and LOST in which they promised "all new episodes", only to present re-hashed "Catch-up" scenes from the season thus far. I know for a fact, MANY viewers felt lied to and betrayed, and did not care about the show anymore. Those, however, were straight people, and we know they have no knowledge nor recognition of good drama!!!

    Posted by: GreatDane813 | Aug 20, 2007 10:27:59 PM

    
    
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