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From: keith@whuxl.UUCP (TITUS)
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Subject: Re: An Early Frost
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Date: Tue, 12-Nov-85 17:19:27 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 12 17:19:27 1985
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> I thought it was reasonably well done; for a prime-time TV movie it was
> quite impressive.  The characters were believable and not overdone (well,
> Michael & Peter's $1,000,000 apartment was a bit much), and Victor's lines
> were hilarious!
   
     AGREED!  While I think the characters in this and many of these
     movies are entirely plausible, the settings that they take place in
     (million dollar condos, doctors, lawyers etc... are in general 
     unrealistic.  Where are all the real people??  If the set were in
     NJ, (my home state) 3/4 of them would be hairdressers, airline
     attendents, or retail salesmen!  Not bad professions but a little 
     bit more normal in Jerseyana.

  
> The segment with Tom Brokaw had the facts, but seemed particularly
> brutal; maybe I was just tired.  One thing I'd like to know:  what's
> the status of AIDS in Africa?  I.e., how many cases, what groups?
      

     I must give job well done to NBC for at least trying to inform
     rather than scare the general public who waited up to see this segment
     after the 11:00 news.  However for better and more complete    
     information I would suggest getting the NY NATIVE or the
     ADVOCATE.  I think the politics of AIDS prohibits the general
     press from really getting all the pertinent information out 
     to the public.  
> Anyway, it was good to see a realistic portrayal of gay people (my god,
> they actually said they *loved* each other!!) and their families on TV.
> Too bad it had to be about this.
> 
     QUESTION ??????

     Does anyone know if either of the actors portraying the central
     gay characters are in fact GAY themselves??  I ask this only in
     reference to the film industry ruling of years ago that said that  
     blacks should play blacks, indians should play indians, etc...
     It would be interesting to find out in the light of the fact that
     there are many well known good gay actors in Hollywood.



Keith Titus
Bell Laboratories, Whippany NJ

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