No, it is entirely based on subverting that. It's very broad and one could argue how successful it is at that, but certainly you seem to be completely misreading it.

Right. I'm not saying that's a bad thing, or that it's not understandable—but these rare hit mainstream gay themed movies tend to be about how gay culture or characters try to fit (or don't) in the greater straight world. As I mentioned Rudnick wrote both In and Out and Jeffrey—Jeffrey, a small indie film based on a…

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Ha, I agree. But I meant I can see Lily's story reaching a climax with her and Ethan finally seeing each other and maybe Lily remembering that not every man exploited Brona… But, yeah…

Well, while not everyone would agree, I stand by that statement as far as season 1 goes. :P

These aired in Canada back in 2014 (I think they're actually a French production—random) I guess maybe the US picked them up now due to the relative success of the movie? Regardless—they're pretty charming I think. As you mention they're just short (under 2 min) vignettes that seem pretty much lifted from the…

It's a huge ride—for a long time it remained the state of the art theme park ride and I still think it's pretty incredible. At one point it was set for Disney Studios in Florida but I think they ran out of money. There is a slightly different version in Tokyo. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/…

Who drive a vagina truck or something. Oh Gary Marshall.

I would believe that for Stepford-at the least we know all about the production probs, though I always thought Isn't She Great, which really should have been great, just missed the mark on tone from the start. I did wonder what happened to him—I remember a couple of years his Libby movie humour column was resurrected,…

Absolutely. But see the people I specifically have in mind, two of whom worked on a project with our grad prof on Victorian serialized sensation fiction, should be able to appreciate both elements. 😉
But that is a good point. Some people have a hard time getting past the very concept. And then others are disappointed…

Because the Emmys love shows with major gay elements? I am missing something

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I think the fact that Rudnick wrote both Jeffrey (play and film) and In and Out (well along with tons of other movies that gay men, myself mostly excluded, seem to love like First Wives Club) shows a lot. Jeffrey is clearly written for and marketed towards a gay audience. In and Out is not. I still think it mostly…

I will never see Mother's Day, but from the reviews, doesn't it have a lesbian character?

It's typical Paul Rudnik humour and squarely aimed at a mainstream market (unlike his other gay comedy—Jeffrey, first a play and then a movie which is squarely aimed at gay viewers). I have to be in the right mood for his old style camp/gay humour but I can't see anyone thinking it's homophobic—it mocks the…

It has a pretty large Irish community (well by Canadian standards)

Dracula was a great reader of Verne?? :P

I saw it (and I admit this is me reading a lot into it) her realizing that in a way, because of Victor, she has been given this new opportunity (re what she said to her new, umm, ward). So she's giving him a free pass and can't truly destroy him (physically)

I've found it a frustratingly hard sell. People I know would love it simply seem unwilling to give it a try.

I'm guessing it will end with her and Ethan finally seeing each other again (or at least come to a climax?)